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A comment on Introducing YC Series A Batches. Parent comment

Re:Introducing YC Series A Batches by alfredallan1 on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:53PM (#17234859)
Why?

If someone has “seeded” from personal funds/friends/family and gotten to a stage of reasonable traction, why disqualify them from direct entry into Series A, or artificially force them into Seed even when they’re clearly past that stage?

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Re:Introducing YC Series A Batches by vecter on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:44AM (#17235055)
Easier to start with a focused group of people you have some relationship with.
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Re:Introducing YC Series A Batches by lemiant on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:16PM (#17239144)
Because the Series A program is free (no equity) and YC, although very founder friendly, isn’t a charity.
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Re:Introducing YC Series A Batches by alfredallan1 on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @06:47AM (#17245925)
No charity expected, being very founder friendly is sufficient. I must have missed this bit - “Series A program is free”.

In any case, what I wanted to say is an independent Series A program (that allows direct entry in addition to Seed Program graduates), parallel (and similar) to the seed program, sounds like a good idea. Maybe that’s what this experiment might morph into eventually.

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