YC This YC That -- Why Don't You Go Make Some Revenue Instead

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A screenshot of a tweet on X.com (dark mode) by user 'janak' (@janaksunil, verified with blue check) posted Nov 12. The tweet reads: 'YC this YC that' followed by a line break and 'Y dont i C u go make some revenue'. The tweet has 144 replies and 189 retweets. The joke is a wordplay on Y Combinator (YC), the famous startup accelerator, breaking it down as 'Y' (why) and 'C' (see) to form 'Why don't I see you go make some revenue' -- calling out the obsession with YC acceptance as a status symbol while many YC-backed startups struggle to generate actual revenue

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick YC acceptance rate is 1.5%, but the rate of YC startups reaching profitability is the real selective metric nobody brags about

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

YC acceptance rate is 1.5%, but the rate of YC startups reaching profitability is the real selective metric nobody brags about
@f0cu53d 7mo

The fuck is yc
@ZeusExMachina 7mo

Requesting dispatch of dedicated explanation squad.
1. @deimossos 7mo
  
  ycombinator is a startup incubator. I guess it doesn't make a lot of revenue
  
  @ZeusExMachina 7mo
  
  Thanks. Didnt know yc == YCombinator