Sam Altman: Why YC Beats All Other Startup Accelerators "The difference between the number one and the number two at our stage looks more like the difference between Facebook and my yearbook. People ask why and my answer is always that there is actually a network effect at this... stage of funding." Sam Altman talking about Y Combinator in 2015show more

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their portfolio is 5000+ so it’s actually they have more portfolio companies than the russell 2000 and nasdaq combined…

@garrytan In the short term network effects will determine which startups get funding but in the medium term everything bc will just be mcp. We need a good way to transfer value across the ai agent stack

That network effect is real YC's alumni & mentor connections create insane leverage for their startups At the early stage is it all about who you know?

so it's true, they're basically the Spiderman meme passing ARR between each other?

Great point! The network effect really is a game-changer. @DavidRobinX84’s insights on how top-tier networks drive value helped me see this clearly. YC’s dominance makes total sense—it’s not just funding, it’s the ecosystem.