Armstrong: If YC Becomes the New MBA, Founders Quitting for Big Lab Jobs Is Inevitable
beffjezos · x · 2026-10-06
A YC founder observes that many founders in his batch gave up after roughly six months and settled for cushy roles at big AI labs or late-stage companies, surprising him with their lack of grit — which is why he's more bullish on international founders who have something to prove. Brian Armstrong replies that if YC becomes the new MBA / Stanford-dropout status checkmark, this outcome is bound to happen.
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