Yeah, I hate the insular attitude as much as anyone, but it doesn't really make sense to look at VCs as gatekeepers to the Silicon Valley world. They are mostly

Yeah, I hate the insular attitude as much as anyone, but it doesn't really make sense to look at VCs as gatekeepers to the Silicon Valley world. They are mostly investing in companies that have already established some traction and gotten early stage investment. If accelerators and angel investors all thought this way, it would be much more of a problem, but thanks in large part to YC blazing the trail, there are a lot of possible ways in for unknown founders--you just have to settle for climbing the ladder and proving yourself instead of having millions thrown at you because you're in the club.