YC is great and am interested to see how their investment thesis progresses. It is an answer to Harvard/Ivy league criticism that if the teaching methodologies

YC is great and am interested to see how their investment thesis progresses. It is an answer to Harvard/Ivy league criticism that if the teaching methodologies were as good as the institutions claim; scaling them would be a net good. Conversely, they are competitive because they do not scale them and thus Ivy schools have a finite demand and the scarcity boosts the value. I hope YC can continue to deliver value by raising batch levels and providing support to through their satellite offering. It is difficult to replicate; or if replication is the wrong word-- provide a service consistent with their brand and values-- via a distributed network with a remote team. In many ways since it started, I think the Stripe Atlas program is a great way to address this issue and I can see it evolving into an investment model. I hope YC has the resources to scale their efforts. Scaling is hard; a mistake hurts their brand, credibility and their companies. Success broadens their Network, their portfolio and gives them a foothold in different markets and verticals. Good luck; and sincerely thanks for pioneering this. It is much more brave than the ivy approach. YC believes-- with good reason-- in it's mission and I'm glad they are willing to expand it's breadth with this, non profit, hard science and funding research