Yeah, it seems to be the natural evolution of anything that starts out small and obscure, then becomes famous and cool. I have no doubt that there's some obscu

Yeah, it seems to be the natural evolution of anything that starts out small and obscure, then becomes famous and cool. I have no doubt that there's some obscure, ramshackle accelerator out there that will someday be as prestigious as YC, just like there is some small, tight knit festival that will eventually become as huge as Burning Man. But taking part early also means foregoing the prestige factor, and accepting that this obscure accelerator/festival will most likely never get big or cool. You can't have it both ways.