Really? Then I don't think you'd be running it very effectively. That's like Apple saying, "we're selling tons of iPhones. Let's stop marketing them." Or a

Really? Then I don't think you'd be running it very effectively. That's like Apple saying, "we're selling tons of iPhones. Let's stop marketing them." Or a better analogy is Harvard saying, "we have a lot of applicants this season-- let's not market or recruit". If Harvard said that, they'd slowly watch the quality and quantity of their applicant pool drift towards the other ivy-league schools that WERE marketing. YC has a HUGE marketing advantage in PG (and his amazing and linkworthy essays), Jessica (and her amazing book) and the success of the portfolio. But it's not an unassailable position. edit: Duh-- news.yc is another incredible marketing asset that YC has!