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		skeeter2020 on Jan 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YC’s $500k Standard Deal >> brand cachet are invaluable. This was much more a value when there was only a handful of companies in each cohort. Now there's 3 groups: * YC~low number~ that I've heard of: Original signalling value * YC~low number~ that I've never heard of: zombie * YC~high number~ : new batch of spray and pray This is unfair but my initial reaction

exolymph on Jan 11, 2022 | [–]

Be that as it may, I speak from experience, the label and logo help a lot with recruiting.

tinco on Jan 10, 2022 | [–]

So you invest in less YC companies than you did in earlier batches?

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