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Ask YC: Where are the Other Opportunities?
13 points by DanielBMarkham on Oct 19, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments
Now that we're all past the decision-making process, I'm curious as to what other places there are that are somewhat like Y-Combinator. Anybody got some links?

I hope it's appropriate to ask that question here. I don't have a personal need for the information right now (my application was a lark anyway) but I know others might find it useful. And it's something nice to have in your back pocket for the future,right?



Techstars: http://www.techstars.org/site/page/pg1682-pn_TechStars_2007....

Boostphase: http://www.boostphase.com/


Highland and Lightspeed, two VCs, run summer programs that give free money for living expenses for student entrepreneurs.

http://www.lightspeedvp.com/summergrants.aspx

http://www.hcp.com/news/newsdetails.php/id/49812


http://www.siliconpastures.com/

http://www.kegonsapartners.com/

http://www.goldenangelsnetwork.org/

http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/earlystage/


If you're a wireless startup, you might want to check out Austin Technology Incubator (ATI):

http://www.ati.utexas.edu/

Its a non-profit organization of UT profs and apparently has deep ties in the industry.

The problem is being accepted is even more difficult than YC... They only accept a few, but the ones they do have a high success rate.


Since YC is not really about money but about networking, inspiration, communication, etc. (at least it is how I see it), why those applicants whose applications were rejected couldn't host a bootstrapped "camp"? I mean if several startups could try to grow jointly, sharing experience and expenses that could be an exciting experience.


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I think that losers party is a loser's pattern. Non-accepted people are not losers.

Rejection is a good chance to prove the opposite, either alone or with others.


I agree, yesterday I got denied for Y Comb, but this morning I leased my startup's software for one year to a company for the same amount of money Y Comb was going to give me. So I don't think I'm a loser. Denial doesn't mean those rejected weren't wrong, it just means they weren't right for Y Combinator at this time.


Agreed. I made the edit. Thanks for the call. That was too crass. Sorry.




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