This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think YC’s days are numbered, as are many other startup accelerators, and this is just another sign. The model is breaking down and isn’t really up to date with the way startups develop these days. And with the raging bull market of the 2010s winding down, it’s clearly looking like the end of an era.

Without another entrepreneurship catalyst (in the early 2010s it was the rise of mobile app markets and social media) we are unlikely to see the return of the accelerator model in its full glory.