[pgt]

Now that YC has deal flow from more established companies, it no longer needs to take the same kind of risk.

[w1ntermute]

Also, it’s gotten substantially easier for a team of 1-2 to build a polished product on a shoestring budget than it was when YC originally started.

The claims of big customers are likely mostly exaggerated—product-market fit is as difficult to achieve as ever.