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Multi-Factor Analysis of Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 Class

by zackliscio on 8/30/14, 4:07 AM with 4 comments

• by joosters on 8/30/14, 7:55 AM

  Let's just completely make up some weightings to compare these companies! Oh, and we should specify them to two decimal places, because SCIENCE.

• by minimaxir on 8/30/14, 6:12 AM

  This a terrible quantitative analysis because there is zero analysis of objective data, and all the analysis done that is actually presented uses magical nondisclosed algorithms. (how did the OP decide the weights for each metric of importance?

  All of the classification of the YC startups is inherently affected by bias, and there's no statistical logic behind any of the conclusions.

• by joelrunyon on 8/30/14, 8:47 AM

  Seems like tech crunch is trying to take a stab at Five Thirty Eight type reporting...