Harvard’s startup culture is now outgunning Stanford, with 2024 founders behind Mercor, Cognition and Etched
Jackyhuang · x · 2026-07-24
A post compares startup culture at Harvard and Stanford, arguing Harvard is currently “outgunning” Stanford. The quoted context points to a surge of founders from the Class of 2024, with Mercor, Cognition, and Etched cofounders all coming from the same year and described as “COVID freshmen” who overdelivered.
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