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Is there a similar trend in other incubators of adjusting to help ensure long(er)-term success of companies or is YC really the first to do this?
by jbranchaud 12y ago
Is there a similar trend in other incubators of adjusting to help ensure long(er)-term success of companies or is YC really the first to do this?
- bdcs 12y agoOther incubators/accelerators have focused on companies at different stages, but none that I know of are expanding, as YC is doing, from beginning to middle (to end?). This makes sense from YCs perspective because anything with network effects increases with more people/cos. Additionally to borrow a phrase from a16z, YC is becoming a full-stack or bundled company: Go to YC to get your start, your growth, and perhaps in the future, your IPO, who knows.
- jonnathanson 12y agoThere's definitely a trend, at least among newer VC firms, towards full-service support. Operational guidance, marketing, knowledge bases, best practices, etc. These firms are attempting to differentiate themselves by offering value-added services, and not just capital. I wouldn't necessarily put YC in the same bucket, given that it's been successful on its own terms for years now. This move feels more like an "vertical" expansion through the lifecycle of existing investments, and less like a "horizontal" expansion into whole new services and models.