In addition, the ānot funding a company that will make the world worseā constraint on this program likely makes unicorn status substantially less likely
Citation needed on thisāIām not sure what net-bad unicorns youāre thinking of (and Iād be interested to know), but I think at the outset they probably mostly looked like not-making-the-world-worse ideas and by the time theyāre getting to unicorn status the original incubator has very little influence over what they do.
I actually think the overlap between those interested in EA and founding unicorns is weak
Perhaps, although as the post says you donāt need to found a unicorn to have a very promising exit and give a large amount to charity. Iām one of the people who became a software engineer back when 80K recommended it as a promising career path. I think more of us should start EtG startupsāand suspect there are many like me who donāt feel themselves a good fit for direct work (or just like tech) and would make good founders.
Citation needed on thisāIām not sure what net-bad unicorns youāre thinking of (and Iād be interested to know), but I think at the outset they probably mostly looked like not-making-the-world-worse ideas and by the time theyāre getting to unicorn status the original incubator has very little influence over what they do.
Perhaps, although as the post says you donāt need to found a unicorn to have a very promising exit and give a large amount to charity. Iām one of the people who became a software engineer back when 80K recommended it as a promising career path. I think more of us should start EtG startupsāand suspect there are many like me who donāt feel themselves a good fit for direct work (or just like tech) and would make good founders.