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I don't understand why YC is even mentioned in this blog post if the purpose is to encourage people to apply to Techstars (other than the obvious: to be linkbai
by dtran 15y ago
I don't understand why YC is even mentioned in this blog post if the purpose is to encourage people to apply to Techstars (other than the obvious: to be linkbait). The best way to get people to apply is just to talk about your experiences and how the program helped your company, regardless of how it compares to other programs (Just google to find dozens of great blog posts by founders on their YC experience, none of which trash other programs while claiming to be unbiased).
Sure, the OP mentions that lots of YC and Techstars founders have already sung the praises of each, but I for one still enjoy reading about each company's unique experience, so more posts in the vein is in no way redundant. It's also much, MUCH more exciting than all this YC vs. Techstars nonsense. Let's keep the focus on the startups rather than the startup accelerators.
- edanm 15y agoI don't entirely agree. I think of it like source code - sending a diff is much more efficient than sending a completely new file. In the same way, as someone who knows a lot about YC from reading numerous posts about it over the years, it's much easier to understand TechStars in terms of how it's different from YC.