How about figuring out how to advance Open Education in some meaningful way ? For example: Would it be possible to create a YC branded online University which

How about figuring out how to advance Open Education in some meaningful way ? For example: Would it be possible to create a YC branded online University which confers honorary degrees ? Even if the degrees are not fully recognized would it even matter so long as the professors carry enough weight ? I know this might sound crass but basically it might look better on someone's LinkedIn profile than a "recognized" degree, and perhaps over the long term the University's stats would be impressive since you could be selective. Perhaps it can be scoped to CS post-grad only as a way to make it less controversial. It's not a very pie in the sky vision either.. just onboard some of the world's top college professors, rotate in unique "star power" professors (examples: Paul Graham, Eric Ries, Brad Feld, David Heinemeier Hansson, Bruce Schneier whoever has the time for a professorship), then build out the curriculum, the web IDE / screen-sharing / webcam platform. If it were me I'd have an emphasis on pair-programming throughout the technical bits because it's an exciting way to learn. You could think of it almost as another accelerator program but without all the messy bits. This would allow YC to have more of the "full stack". Maybe there could be some kind of a VC-backed scholarship program for it. You might end up biting the hand that feeds you (Standford, etc) but maybe they wouldn't look at it this way, either way that is how it goes with tech innovation. Think about all those programmers who applied to YC who were executing brilliantly but who YC dismissed simply because the market conditions were not ripe for their particular startup idea. Now you can capture them in a different part of your funnel and maybe by the time they graduate they'll have a more palatable idea. In my view education has always been YC's core competency, the venture stuff feels more like a monetization layer to me, it's kind of a hack isn't it ? j/k p.s. All jokes aside, I am merely a programmer, so I don't know if there is actually a market for this, but if it existed I'd probably apply