Not OP, but from experience, entrepreneurship can get lonely and it's nice to be in a cohort. I've been in several with different startups and the low quality

Not OP, but from experience, entrepreneurship can get lonely and it's nice to be in a cohort. I've been in several with different startups and the low quality cohorts can be quite demotivating. There are several groups by self-made entrepreneurs and a good bunch of them are sociopaths. I'd say YC is nice because they genuinely care about making a positive impact on the world.