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I don't think he's saying that. He's just observing that if after the initial successes YC had coasted and another not-YC accelerator had coasted, YC would sti
by ethbro 11y ago
I don't think he's saying that.
He's just observing that if after the initial successes YC had coasted and another not-YC accelerator had coasted, YC would still continue to be more successful as a result of the brand & network effect.
- paulsutter 11y agoIf he'd actually read the article he'd know that Sam directly admits they have a positive feedback loop > A lot of the best entrepreneurs in the world want to join YC. There's a ton of evidence (for example, many founder testimonials) that YC has a great deal of authentic value add. So his comment comes across as uninformed sour grapes to me and I stand by my question.