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Axios Pro Rata: Elon tries again

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Plus, YC turns over a new leaf | Tuesday, August 30, 2022   Open in app View in browser     Axios Pro Rata By Dan Primack · Aug 30, 2022     Top of the Morning Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios   Garry Tan was a Y Combinator founder in the summer of 2008, back when the famed startup incubator was known for its exclusivity. But Tan has no plans to return YC to its limited roots, when he takes over as president and CEO early next year. There were 21 startups in the same batch as Posterous, which Tan co-founded and later sold to Twitter. The most recent summer batch was more than 10 times larger, despite having been culled from the 414 startups involved last winter. What Tan's saying: "There are some people who say only 10 or so companies matter per year and some say it's 100 or hundreds of compan...