YC may be closest to being this startup.<p>If their process was an &quot;Empirical, blinded, skills-assessment&quot;, and they funded anyone who met their predefined requirements, we&#x27;d have a real alternative to class-based universities. At least for anyone willing to create their own business.<p>YC is already more fair (less gameable) than the elite universities, but it&#x27;s still far from being fair enough or big enough to really change things.