@jedwhite: We're don't fit the stereotype for what YC founders are supposed to look like at Andi. No ivy league creds. No ex-Googl…
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Andi, a search tool, reports helping 654 startups with YC application reviews and 72 with personal alumni feedback, highlighting that YC does not discriminate based on stereotypical founder backgrounds.
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We’re don’t fit the stereotype for what YC founders are supposed to look like at Andi.
No ivy league creds. No ex-Google or Amazon. Wrong demographics.
(None of that matters to YC btw)
But we were lucky to have help from Alumni with feedback and review when we applied.
And we
Andi (@andi_search): Andi helped 654 startups with YC Application reviews in the last 30 days. We helped 72 with personal Alumni feedback. And we recommended 17 to YC.
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