Re:Ask YC: Accepted YC and regret it?
by SwellJoe on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:55AM
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No complaints. We heartily recommend it. (Virtualmin winter 07)
I believe the three months was worth the equity, and we're still able to call on them when we need some advice or an introduction. My only hesitation in recommending YC to any relatively inexperienced entrepreneur would come from the increasing size of the programs...but I'm a serious introvert and I don't like crowds, so I might be judging the impact it has incorrectly.
But, it's hard to argue that YC doesn't have a very real positive impact on the companies it funds. The success rate, given how early they invest, is quite high so far, and the biggest successes are yet to come.
I believe the three months was worth the equity, and we're still able to call on them when we need some advice or an introduction. My only hesitation in recommending YC to any relatively inexperienced entrepreneur would come from the increasing size of the programs...but I'm a serious introvert and I don't like crowds, so I might be judging the impact it has incorrectly.
But, it's hard to argue that YC doesn't have a very real positive impact on the companies it funds. The success rate, given how early they invest, is quite high so far, and the biggest successes are yet to come.