In this issue:

• If Y Combinator is the New College, What’s the New Y Combinator?

• Chipotle

• WhatsApp’s Social Credit

• Policy Omnipotence

• Amazon’s Critics

• SPAC Bubble

• UK Contrarianism

• Low Status as a Service

• Big Tech Sees Like a State

• Microsoft/Slack

If Y Combinator is the New College, What’s the New Y Combinator?

A thesis I’ve explored before is that Y Combinator is un…