[ritwikt]

I must say that we really didn't plan it this way we wrote this yesterday given we felt strongly about it.

The intent was not necessarily to talk about YC but to:

1. Spell out the framework we used to evaluate accelerators so others could use it as appropriate For us it came to two things: a. Did we FEEL that the guys running the accelerator cared b. Had we developed respect for their OPINIONS As I said we found 3 fitting our criteria and YC was one among those – it depends on what pre-access founders get to these guys/their thoughts – being in Seattle guys @ 9 mile have helped us out from even before we left our day jobs, similarly Andy and Techstars alum has been nothing but vested. Thought this will be helpful for others deciding on accelerators.

2. Using YCs app as a tool for improving sales/pitches We found YCs application & what they expect to have most resonance with what customers asked and expected – I would concur that almost all applications have these questions in one form of the other but PG has done well to express what they expect in his essay – we found him echoing what our customers expected but never demanded – so the app could be a tool one could use to refine the sales call/pitch.