Why not go earlier and just steal babies from parents, figure out which ones are Destined For Greatness, then throw away the rest?  After all, you&#x27;ve either got it or you don&#x27;t.  (Imagine if you could genetically test people for Founder Greatness.  But then you&#x27;d have to take them away from home at a young age so they don&#x27;t see their mother sold into slavery.  Otherwise they&#x27;ll return 10 years later for revenge, fully succumbing to the dark side.)<p>At some point life experience has to happen outside of YC VC invest startup win exit pivot iterate mvp lean partner found excellence smartest-founders-under-8-years-old bubble land.<p>There&#x27;s also the risk of &quot;startup dynasty&quot; — like how mark&#x27;s sister became an associate parter at a VC firm and his other sister turned into a &quot;self-made&quot; social phenom of blandness-by-association.   meritocracy for all, but meritocracy more for the friends and family of the already successful.