2012 I think. There's a place existing founders can go to recommend people.
Which is probably why YC is so homogenous.
Which is probably why YC is so homogenous.
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.