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by outericky 4301 days ago
This. I'd think batches with 200 (500? 1000? startups) will come before Series A's. If only on principle.
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With batches that large the positive effects of the 'classes' model will vanish, it will also require a much more efficient way of processing the applications and that will lead to (percentage wise) more rejections of good applicants.

YC is as good as they are because they really work hard on processing those applications and even though it is software assisted it is still to a very large extent handwork.

Yes, this leads to philosophical questions about the relative compounding of labor, creativity, capital and future-constraining financial instruments.