The alum network of other founders is helpful for technical expertise, startup advice, introductions, morale boosts, and idea exchanges; so consider in your dec

The alum network of other founders is helpful for technical expertise, startup advice, introductions, morale boosts, and idea exchanges; so consider in your decision the number of alums and where they ultimately reside. In YC's case, there are 9 sessions of alums and a big handful who stay in the Bay Area (even when the sessions were in Cambridge). Maybe some of the other programs form strong alum powerhouses in Boulder, DC, Philadelphia, Boston, or Seattle.