(EXHIBIT)DATA ANALYSIS

The Decline of YC

5.4x MORE SCANDALS PER YEAR UNDER GARRY TAN

(EXHIBIT)SCANDAL FREQUENCY BY YC PRESIDENT

DOCUMENTED EXHIBITS PER YEAR OF PRESIDENCY

0.6/yr
Paul Graham
2005–2014
9 yrs · 560 cos
1.0/yr
Sam Altman
2014–2019
5 yrs · 1,123 cos
2.8/yr
11 exhibits
Geoff Ralston
2019–2023
4 yrs · 2,102 cos
6.3/yr
19 exhibits
Garry Tan
2023–now
3 yrs · 1,947 cos
GARRY TAN ERA: 6.3 exhibits/yr vs 1.2/yr pre-Tan average — 5.4x increase
0
Companies Funded
0
Documented Exhibits
0/yr
2005–2022 Scandal Freq
6.3/yr
Garry Tan Era Freq
(EXHIBIT)SCANDAL TIMELINE

DOCUMENTED EXHIBITS BY YEAR · EACH BLOCK = 1 SCANDAL · HOVER FOR DETAILS

Paul Graham
Sam Altman
Geoff Ralston
Garry Tan
1
'05
1
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
2
'12
1
'13
'14
2
'15
1
'16
'17
2
'18
1
'19
3
'20
3
'21
4
'22
7
'23
5
'24
3
'25
4
'26
EXHIBITS (PRE-TAN)
EXHIBITS (GARRY TAN ERA)
EACH BLOCK = 1 EXHIBIT

“If Paul Graham still has control, it's probably time for him to step in and right the ship before the brand goes to zero.”

— ADAM COCHRAN, INVESTOR

“Die slow motherf*ckers”

Garry Tan's since-deleted tweet directed at seven San Francisco supervisors, which led to multiple police reports and death threats against elected officials.

— GARRY TAN, JAN 2024

“Right now we're in a moment where AI lets you generate code faster than any human can review it, and the answer from people like Garry seems to be ‘so stop reviewing.’”

— SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ON TAN'S “37,000 LINES/DAY” CLAIM

BATCH DATA: YC OFFICIAL BLOG, YCDB, TECHCRUNCH · EXHIBITS: PUBLIC RECORDS · FREQUENCY = EXHIBITS / YEARS OF PRESIDENCY

SATIRICAL PROJECT. NOT AFFILIATED WITH Y COMBINATOR.