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A comment on Applications Open for Winter 2012 YC Funding. Parent comment

Re:Applications Open for Winter 2012 YC Funding by redorb on Monday August 29, 2011 @05:15PM (#2939046)
I would say the same reason many established companies have. For the connections and learning that only YC can provide.
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Re:Applications Open for Winter 2012 YC Funding by Tofusensei on Monday August 29, 2011 @06:09PM (#2939275)
I wouldn't say anything YC provides can't be found elsewhere with some good old fashioned elbow grease and networking. But for a lot of people it will offer a big head start.

EDIT: What's with the downvotes? I thought HN was mostly hivemind-free, but I guess not when it comes to YC?

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