This method of deletion (prod) is sometimes used as a way to force people/fans to improve the article. To contest the deletion all one has to do is remove the tag, and hopefully improve the article before it is sent to a full deletion discussion.

It's not even an AfD, just a prod? I just removed the tag. Now it has to go to AfD to be deleted.

I already moved the tag, this article links to a specific revision of the article, not the actual article

Rats! You win. You even beat me to undoing the damage I caused.

I don't know. When you read the definition of what is notable, you can argue someone has a point. Useful? yes, Interesting? of course, Popular? definitely. But you have to dig deeper to decide if YC is notable.

After some thought, I think it is. One can say YC is just another VC firm, so why should that be notable. But the unique way in which they are investing and developing companies is notable.

The fact that several imitators of YC have since popped-up seems to me to make the original notable.

I'd agree completely. Y-combinator is the leading example of a company that is shaking up the the way technology investing is being done.

People who believe in the YC model and people who challenge alike all follow its progress closely as it is the flag-bearer of a new wave of investment.

This is why just about every major tech/business publication and many newspapers have written about YC.

The reality is that YC is now starting to get to the point where it is challenging some parts of the industry. This is why every Techcrunch article that mentions YC or a YC company is filled with the obligatory comments.

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –Gandhi

The page is actually pretty crappy, IMO.