The USC community is big, but of course smaller than what other non-university programs can take (the world). It's not really a problem of winnowing the applica

The USC community is big, but of course smaller than what other non-university programs can take (the world). It's not really a problem of winnowing the applicant pool, it's more of a problem of creating something that makes sense for the participants. One piece of that is not only looking at tech businesses. While YC and other accelerators have to think of financial returns, a university program that is not taking equity can think of other benefits.