Here're a couple. - Major life disruption for at least 3 months, as you must live in Mountain View whilst in the YC program. This makes it untenable for founde

Here're a couple. - Major life disruption for at least 3 months, as you must live in Mountain View whilst in the YC program. This makes it untenable for founders who have any other time obligations, like a family. - Startup living stipend sufficient to split an apartment in MV in lieu of real salary. This makes it untenable for founders who have any other monetary obligations, like a family. Granted, this is a sector limitation, but it's not something that YC had to follow. Most tech investment seems to be about getting as many naive college kids as possible to offer practically free labor to investors.