The biggest question I had for a while about YC has already been answered. That is, how much does the educational background of an applicant impact the analysis of an application.
I know a few former and current YC founders and they all seem to have the same thing in common: CS degrees from elite universities.
Harjeet put my concerns to rest with his answer that it is only relevant if it directly relates to the problem being solved.
I'm sure a PhD in Machine Learning from Stanford doesn't go unnoticed even if the problem being solved is technically somewhat simple. However, it is nice to see that everyone is treated equally at least on paper.
Nobody wants to be portrayed as elitist so I'm not so sure about this. Given 2 people who both have done impressive projects I would bet the one with the Stanford degree would be more likely to get in. It might even be a sub-conscious decision.
The biggest question I had for a while about YC has already been answered. That is, how much does the educational background of an applicant impact the analysis of an application.
I know a few former and current YC founders and they all seem to have the same thing in common: CS degrees from elite universities.
Harjeet put my concerns to rest with his answer that it is only relevant if it directly relates to the problem being solved.
I'm sure a PhD in Machine Learning from Stanford doesn't go unnoticed even if the problem being solved is technically somewhat simple. However, it is nice to see that everyone is treated equally at least on paper.