It's impressive that YC helps founders succeed by putting them through a short but intense program. It's even more impressive that YC helps founders succeed by

It's impressive that YC helps founders succeed by putting them through a short but intense program. It's even more impressive that YC helps founders succeed by rejecting their applications, and motivating them to try harder. The latter is a truly scalable business model. Maybe YC should get a chunk of stock simply for letting companies apply to the program...