[mbesto]

> More likely, since pretty much every VC in the valley needs access to the YC dealflow

Dealflow is everything in the VC community, but this is pure hyperbole. Statistically speaking, there are way more companies that drive VC returns that come from outside of YC than the ones that come from it.

[tptacek]

I see clearly how reasonable people can disagree about how important access to YC deals are to a tech VC firm, and that it's useful to have the counterpoint here on the thread.