YC had successfully filled the gap between the low cost of starting software companies and the high barriers VCs placed on funding them.
However, today there are three key shifts have fundamentally changed the startup landscape: the commoditization of starting up (AWS, no-code tools, standardized playbooks); massive capital influx making early funding widely available; and market saturation in many software categories.
What do you think YC's model should evolve into for the next 20 years?
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What you have identified is nurturing tech development and this has become easier. But more complex tech development should now be the next focal point of incubators. And this means founders who have more speciality in the work they do.
There is still a gap that needs fulfilling. YC is one player who can fulfill it. Late-stage startup development is a business structuring problem and the biggest blank slate for new founders. From term sheets to understanding convertible debt to navigating VC maze.
However, today there are three key shifts have fundamentally changed the startup landscape: the commoditization of starting up (AWS, no-code tools, standardized playbooks); massive capital influx making early funding widely available; and market saturation in many software categories.
What do you think YC's model should evolve into for the next 20 years?