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Levels. I think we are somewhere between 2 and 3?

1. YC startups target consumers. (B2C)

2. YC startups target businesses. (B2B)

3. YC network becomes large enough that startups can exist purely to serve other YC startups. (B2YC)

4. A new accelerator is launched which aims to fund YC companies that serve other YC companies. (YC4YC)

5. ?

Mostly joking, but I do sometimes look at the social media accounts of people in YC / Silicon Valley and wonder if they are living in an increasingly insular world. I think they would benefit from stepping outside of that into the greater world economy more deliberately.




Most AI money will be made outside Silicon Valley. If a company can save millions by spending thousands on AI, who profits the most?




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