Deckmatch research of ~5,000 YC-backed startups finds YC commonly accepts startups that are building similar or nearly identical products to previous YC grads
Julie Bort / TechCrunch : X: @garrytan , @leofjord , @eagleonamound , and @ayushswrites LinkedIn: Julie Bort and Léopold Gasteen X: Garry Tan / @garrytan : More choice is good, people building is good, if you don't like it don't use it Leopold / @leofjord : A glimpse of what product level data unlocks. Pretty cool to see our work featured here @leedoe_h Arne Tonning / @eagleonamound : Interesting article by @TechCrunch, solid work by @deckmatch and @AlphaLens_ai 💪 Ayush S / @ayushswrites : @BryanOnel86 there seems to be an increase in this phenomenon inside YC. we had a YC company use our product for 6+ months without disclosing and then launch their own copycat down to messaging and landing page language. LinkedIn: Julie Bort : A deep dive on YCs nearly 5K companies reveals a secret to get in: copying another successful project. YC startups don't have to be unique. … Léopold Gasteen : Stoked that Julie Bort and TechCrunch explored our Y Combinator portfolio product analysis, made possible with AlphaLens AI. …