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> the importance of the batch itself This may be the most profound statement about YC relative to the rest of VC. YC provides founders with a founder community
by ericand 8y ago
> the importance of the batch itself
This may be the most profound statement about YC relative to the rest of VC. YC provides founders with a founder community, which is very valuable and fairly inexpensive to offer. Traditional VC resources are variable in quality based on often based on expensive experts.
- akharris 8y agoEven with how well I understand the batch - having been part of one and having seen 5 years worth as a partner - I'm still amazed by how powerful the structure is. Part of what's cool is that the strengths of the batch have evolved and changed over time as the environment changes.