Beff Jezos worries YC becoming the new MBA status checkmark risks 'mode collapse'
beffjezos · x · 2026-10-07
e/acc figure Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon) voiced concern about YC: if it becomes the new MBA / Stanford-dropout high-status checkmark, a status game and 'mode collapse' are bound to follow. He clarified he likes Garry Tan and YC — his worry is the strategic conformity such a status signal incentivizes.
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