You can see a list of companies YC has funded at http://yclist.com http://yclist.com There's an awful lot of consumer facing web "product" companies (most of t

You can see a list of companies YC has funded at http://yclist.com http://yclist.com There's an awful lot of consumer facing web "product" companies (most of them clones like "Twitter for Teachers") and very few, if any all-purpose software/consulting companies. My only guess is they prefer companies that can be condensed into a laser-focused story in the form of a well-oiled slide-deck and elevator pitch for the YC Demo Day. Meanwhile, software/consulting companies like Fog Creek or 37 Signals can do very well for themselves.