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meredydd on March 17, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startup School Online: Registration and Deals

10:1 (I'm guessing) sounds like pretty a high contention ratio for a MOOC. I'd be fascinated to see how this compares with the ratios for YC proper (as well as others like the Fellowships).

[Edit note: I misread the post originally, and got 50:1, which I found more surprising.]

Finbarr on March 17, 2017 [–]

Where are you getting that ratio from? We've had about 50k sign ups, and hope to serve at least several thousand in the Founder Track.

meredydd on March 17, 2017 | [–]

Oops - I misread "several thousand" as "about a thousand". Comment now corrected. The ratio is a bit less eye-popping now, but I bet it's still high by MOOC standards.

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