Venture capitalist Gabriel Jarrosson, an investor exclusively backing YC companies, reveals the intense reality behind the world’s most competitive startup incubator. The acceptance rate alone screens for exceptional founders, leading to the classic debate: are they talented before YC, or does the environment create the success? Jarrosson also unpacks the program's brutal intensity—a seven-day-a-week gauntlet designed to force builders to ship product at breakneck speed. Discover the secrets to the momentum YC generates and how an expert evaluates founders in this hyper-competitive sphere.
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