It's too easy to diss the smaller, less effective accelerators, but they have many forces working against them to improve. They don't just attract lower quality

It's too easy to diss the smaller, less effective accelerators, but they have many forces working against them to improve. They don't just attract lower quality applicants, but lower quality mentors, operators, etc. Most people that can make it to the big leagues leave Pittsburgh, making it harder to invest in the ecosystem there. Those startups need to work their way up, and naturally many of them don't make it.