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A comment here mentions that over 2000 companies joined last year. How do mentors spread their time over this impressive amount of companies? Or does that number include the ones that are simply auditing? And if you're NOT auditing, does that mean that it's an application process where you must be accepted?

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That figure does not include audit.

Advisors use most of their time on this doing group office hours sessions. Last year each advisor had around 25-30 companies each, so we only needed 100 or so. They're all YC alum who love to pay it forward.

Anyone can audit the course. If you'd like to participate fully, it is an application process.

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