The main selling point of YC is its network. I've always wondered how effective it is. We're always reading blog posts about the need for warm intros and gettin

The main selling point of YC is its network. I've always wondered how effective it is. We're always reading blog posts about the need for warm intros and getting help with press. With such a large number of hours spent on external e-mails, presumably you're exploiting that network? But you say in the post that is not the main benefit. Can you elaborate because I'm confused.