>I feel like people think if you're in YC you're a sure bet. Did not mean to imply I feel YC makes success a sure bet, that is obviously and demonstrably false

>I feel like people think if you're in YC you're a sure bet. Did not mean to imply I feel YC makes success a sure bet, that is obviously and demonstrably false. That said; non-monetary resources made available to YC companies are 'mostly' available to every startup? Really?[0] -Regular founders dinners(networking, helps with initial traction) -Free legal counsel -AWS/Azure credit well above what the respective companies offer non-yc startups. -Being YC alum helps with future funding rounds. ->but even YC companies that raise smaller-ish rounds fail all the time. Yes...Of course they do, that's the point of VC Yes blog posts and AMA's are great learning material, but I'd argue they aren't nearly as valuable as regular 1on1's with the people that wrote them. I'm not trying to say YC is a magic bullet or that YC alum 'have it easy', it's hard as hell to create a successful startup. I am saying that there are not-so-trivial advantages to being incubated at/by YC [0]http://www.fastcompany.com/3042861/the-y-combinator-chronicles/the-secret-million-that-y-combinator-invests-in-all-its-startups http://www.fastcompany.com/3042861/the-y-combinator-chronicl...