2 days ago
Fri Aug 1, 2025 2:40am PST
Has any YC founder ever gone to jail for startup-related crimes?
Forbes 30 under 30 has become infamous for it's press-to-prison pipeline.

But YC has selected literally thousands of founders, maybe tens of thousands, and I haven't heard of any of them getting arrested for fraud.

Are there any exceptions? And why is YC so good at screening out impressive-seeming but fraudulent founders?

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