"then why YC?" This stood out in the post: "If I could only pitch you one reason why Y Combinator is worth it, it would be the people." Exactly. And along th

"then why YC?" This stood out in the post: "If I could only pitch you one reason why Y Combinator is worth it, it would be the people." Exactly. And along the same lines the reason that I always give for why it's good to go to a "known" grade a institution (say a top business school if that is your major) is not necessarily for the education but because of the people that surround you and raise the experience level. In other words a higher degree of non slackers and people who are serious just like you are. Of course they exist everywhere. But there are generally more of them at the top schools. And likewise there are more of them in YC. (And if you read some of my other comments you will see that I'm not a fanboy by any means but this benefit stands out clearly to me..) And this doesn't even have to do with whether those people became life long friends or associates or not (although that is icing on the cake for sure). It has to do with the immersive experience in being in that type of group.