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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by jedc on Friday July 17, 2009 @05:07AM (#709536)
My instinct is that I agree. But YC seems to be the top-tier choice for companies applying to the whole group of incubator-type programs. Is that because YC is seen as a better/bigger step toward connections and further investment?
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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by rms on Friday July 17, 2009 @05:37AM (#709562)
It's not just that YC is seen as better; by the numbers alone they offer the best outcomes of any of the micro incubators/micro seed stage funds.
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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by jedc on Friday July 17, 2009 @05:48AM (#709574)
I would love to be able to verify that, though I agree it looks to be true. My dream would to get a fairly comprehensive list of startups to come from all of the different programs, and see which of those are a) still in business, b) received follow-on funding, and c) exited.

I know PG has these stats for YC, I'm just curious if he would share.

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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by pclark on Friday July 17, 2009 @10:55AM (#709982)
those stats wouldn't be hard to acquire. There are various lists of all the YC winners. Love to see a comparison of YC vs Seedcamp.
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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by jedc on Friday July 17, 2009 @11:17AM (#710033)
I'm hoping to compile them; I just know that PG keeps accurate records. :)
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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by alex_c on Friday July 17, 2009 @11:20AM (#710045)
Couldn't that be partly because YC has had a head start, and its companies have had more time to grow than the newer micro incubators?
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Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh... by rms on Friday July 17, 2009 @07:17PM (#711003)
That's certainly one of the reasons that the numbers are so favorable.
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