"... The companies were much higher quality than I expected. The founders were nearly all coders and hackers but did a surprisingly good job at presenting their idea, target market, and business model ..." ~ Don Dodge
Is YC being embraced by the larger VC community?
If so, this is a further tick of approval of the YC techniques used to get startups to market. The quoted comments are a remarkable turn-around in opinion from Don Dodge ('Since when does growing $4 Billion a year = Dead?') and It's great to see the candidates flexing their skills of persuasion. Selling the idea(s) as much as building it.
How much effort went into making sure other VC's could also see the new recruits?
Is YC being embraced by the larger VC community?
If so, this is a further tick of approval of the YC techniques used to get startups to market. The quoted comments are a remarkable turn-around in opinion from Don Dodge ('Since when does growing $4 Billion a year = Dead?') and It's great to see the candidates flexing their skills of persuasion. Selling the idea(s) as much as building it.
How much effort went into making sure other VC's could also see the new recruits?