<story><title>Updated Request for Startups</title><url>https://blog.ycombinator.com/updated-request-for-startups/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tptacek</author><text>Try to remember that this is probably just a marketing document for YC. It&amp;#x27;s aspirationally what they&amp;#x27;d like people to think about YC startups. There&amp;#x27;s not much point in debating it. If you have a good idea in almost any field, they&amp;#x27;re going to consider it.&lt;p&gt;With 25 categories, their cost to saying &amp;quot;we&amp;#x27;d like YC to help end global warming&amp;quot; is zero. As the world&amp;#x27;s leading early-stage investment vehicle, the cost to them leaving out, say, adtech is also zero: the same people will apply either way.</text></comment>
<story><title>Updated Request for Startups</title><url>https://blog.ycombinator.com/updated-request-for-startups/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>justcheck</author><text>I am hesitant to ask this as it seems you only hear about young folks being accepted into YC and succeeding.  But I also know that YC thinks differently - so here goes:&lt;p&gt;I am a 62 year old solo founder working on my fifth startup - all have been bootstrapped and successful to varying degrees. How much does age factor into YC&amp;#x27;s acceptance decision - if at all. What is the oldest founder YC has ever accepted?  
Thanks!</text></comment>