Any other program that at least comes close to YC?

Posted by commaander on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:44AM
from the self-post dept.

Is there any other program than YC that has a similarly high reputation. Maybe Techstars or 500Startups. I heard that those programs are quite good but not very good compared to YC.

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Re:Any other program that at least comes close to YC? by cj on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:55AM (#9374702)

I did YC in 2012 and am in Techstars NYC currently with a new company.

YC's reputation is probably 2x stronger than Techstars, but that doesn't directly translate to a 2x higher value-add.

Both programs are a lot different and will jumpstart your company. They've both been 100% worth it.

Note: Techstars programs between cities can be dramatically different (different people running each city), so I can only speak for Techstars NYC.

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Re:Any other program that at least comes close to YC? by davidw on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:56AM (#9374712)

Techstars has produced several fairly successful companies:

http://www.techstars.com/companies/stats/

Doesn't seem bad to me.

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Re:Any other program that at least comes close to YC? by commaander on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @12:01PM (#9375204)

Ok, I get it. What about 500 startups?

But you're right Being in Boston or Boulder can be quite different.

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Re:Any other program that at least comes close to YC? by haidrali on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @01:24PM (#9375822)

Kickstarter, Inc. and angellist

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