I agree the network is extremely valuable, but Kiko was funded by YC before they had ready access to the best angels in Silicon Valley, and one of the most valu

I agree the network is extremely valuable, but Kiko was funded by YC before they had ready access to the best angels in Silicon Valley, and one of the most valuable things that Y Combinator gave us was just the affirmation that it is possible to go start a startup out of college. I didn't got to MIT or Stanford (not complaining, I went to Yale :P) so it was a bit of a leap to go try and start a tech startup right after graduation.