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> "I recently wrote a recommendation letter..."

Since when YC asks recommendation letters in its applications?

2012 I think. There's a place existing founders can go to recommend people.

Which is probably why YC is so homogenous.

I've seen at least in two YC videos a very clear mention that the recommendations don't have much weight, basically saying "don't worry about it".

Secondly, is YC even that homogenous? It may be skewed towards enterprise software, but they do invest in a far wider range of startups than any other VC. And the ethnical and gender diversity is not that bad either, all things considered.

An applicant might request one even if not required by YC.

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