[andykmaguire]

Have you done an accelerator program?

We did 500 Startups and while some startups obviously don't make it - I think that if you ask the founders on the whole there will be overwhelming consensus that it was extremely helpful. Any good entrepreneur needs to develop a filter and learn how to cut through the noise. If they fail for that reason at an accelerator, they would have failed regardless.

It's still a great mashup of talent, timing, and LUCK. A lot of companies will take years to hit their stride (500S is only 3 years old).

This article reads a bit like it was written by somebody who is unable to speak from first hand experience.