Well, the fact that Bell Labs is/was an actual real thing, whereas YCR currently...

hugh4 on Oct 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA

Well, the fact that Bell Labs is/was an actual real thing, whereas YCR currently consists of good intentions and an amount of money which, while very generous on Sam's part, would fund a Bell Labs size organisation for a couple of days.