Y Combinator launches Early Decision for students who want to graduate first, build later | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Y Combinator has introduced a new application track called Early Decision.
- The program is designed for students who want to start companies but don’t want to drop out.
- It allows them to apply while still in school, get accepted and funded immediately, and defer their participation in YC until after they graduate.
- The move could broaden YC’s applicant pool to include more cautious, deliberate student founders who are committed to startup life but unwilling to sacrifice education to get there.
- YC notes that the program is open to both graduating students and those earlier in their academic journey.
For decades, Silicon Valley has valorized the college dropout. Founders like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg left school early to build companies and became billionaires.That ethos was [+3368 chars]
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