Re:The new YC: As it tries to scale from 200 to 2,000 companies
by smt88 on Thursday February 04, 2016 @01:16AM
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Exclusivity has so much practical value than the entire university system in the US is built around it. If you participate in a program that's considered to be exclusive, you will have an easier time standing out when competing in the future. It applies to people, and it applies to companies.
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Re:The new YC: As it tries to scale from 200 to 2,000 companies
by paulsutter on Thursday February 04, 2016 @02:57AM
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If YC isn't exclusive enough for you, I'm sure you can find a more exclusive accelerator.
In the eyes of customers, I don't think it would give you an "easier time standing out when competing", but I guess everyone is entitled to place their own bets.
Re:The new YC: As it tries to scale from 200 to 2,000 companies
by smt88 on Thursday February 04, 2016 @11:19AM
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Not in the eyes of customers, but in the eyes of future investors. I don't think customers should know or care what accelerator a company went through, although Cinder does advertise itself as "YC-backed" in order to convince customers that it's not a Kickstarter scam.