Agreed. I've worked for a couple YC companies, and founders have complained that its really difficult to post jobs on HN, that pitch day is a wash because of so

Agreed. I've worked for a couple YC companies, and founders have complained that its really difficult to post jobs on HN, that pitch day is a wash because of so many companies pitching, and access to mentors has evaporated/minimized. I believe the Accelerator model can scale, 500SU is a good example, but I'm not sure the value that YC offers can scale.