The people are the secret sauce. Specifically, the people at YC who know everyone worth knowing in the valley. You join YC for their rolodex; nothing else they

The people are the secret sauce. Specifically, the people at YC who know everyone worth knowing in the valley. You join YC for their rolodex; nothing else they do is that different from any other accelerator. Not that YC doesn't add value (they do; especially in companies with very raw founders) but Silicon Valley is all about who you know. That's a lot of value right there.