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j_baker on March 26, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Paul Graham Says Y Combinator Is Pickier Than Ever...

“There are hardly any startups in this batch that are bad,” Graham said.

I believe one of two things about this statement, neither of which is what pg likely meant by it:

1. YC has bad startups it just hasn't recognized yet.

2. YC has an entirely mediocre batch of startups due to not taking any risks on "bad" startups.

bingobangobongo on March 26, 2013 | [–]

Or bad means "bad bet" (before the fact) instead of "unsuccessful bet" (after the fact).

mapgrep on March 26, 2013 | [–]

Or he was attempting what hu-mans refer to as "humor" :-)

stcredzero on March 26, 2013 | [–]

A better alternative than what hu-mans refer to as "hue-less."

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