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The complaint that Y Combinator has jumped the shark is permanent rather than observational — it has been made since 2008, and it concedes that YC was once great.
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Subjectstartups
What Paul Graham actually said
- Paul Graham Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb
people are always saying that YC has jumped the shark. You know, and like I remember when people started saying this, which is in about like 2008, right? YC is always this thing that was great, but now it's not what it was, right? Cuz they can't say it was always terrible. They have to admit it was once great.
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Watch from 1:17 plays here↗Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Foundersyoutube.com
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