This is a good point. Investors really need to be smarter about deciding which people to invest with. I think they also need to be more creative. YC seems to be

This is a good point. Investors really need to be smarter about deciding which people to invest with. I think they also need to be more creative. YC seems to be the only VC firm that is actively funding creative ideas, different strategies etc. instead of simply a "take this cash and give me stock" strategy (of course I'm being hyperbolic about the latter, but it seems that YC is definitely trying a lot more than conventional VC firms).