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		_qc3o on July 16, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things I wish someone had told me before I started... The YC network effect is the secret sauce. Most YC companies would not even be able to bootstrap if it wasn't for YC alums like AirBnB.

tstyle on July 16, 2017 [–]

Definitely. For an organization that spent a decade teaching startup the importance of building moats, it's no surprise that they've built their own.

thecrazyone on July 17, 2017 | [–]

If they hadn't built such a moat it would surely be irony but wouldn't have unusual to do what they preach

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