This article is being misread by almost every commenter on this thread. The author is - very politely to TechStars - pointing out the many good things about Y C

This article is being misread by almost every commenter on this thread. The author is - very politely to TechStars - pointing out the many good things about Y Combinator, and some of the flaws with the TechStars model. As currently constructed, TechStars in NYC will benefit a startup that's already built a product and is looking for sales / marketing / fundraising assistance more than a startup that's just beginning to build a product. The relative performance of OnSwipe, Red Rover, and CrowdTwist in the last NYC class serve as examples. Obviously I don't think TechStars is completely useless for pre-product startups, because I've got an application into TechStars for my pre-product startup. I suspect it'll still be quite helpful. But it would be nice to have a highly-regarded, Y Combinator-style incubator in NYC for those of us who would sooner gnaw off our arm than move to the Bay Area. California is simply not for everybody.