This is a great post, but mis-titled. "Does success of Y combinator point to existence of many alternate investing and incubation models" (in addition to tradit

This is a great post, but mis-titled. "Does success of Y combinator point to existence of many alternate investing and incubation models" (in addition to traditional VC, Angel, and office space based incubators). There are several very thought provoking ideas in his list of alternatives, in particular: A FPGA centric fund (certainly Xilinx, Altera, Actel might sponsor), revenue generating startups with a dividend focus (or venture buyout/buyback, especially if YC2 puts last investment dollar in and doesn't have to worry about dilution), mixed business and technical teams, more experienced professionals.