Certainly not! Especially being the forerunners of their new model.
I just meant that SVA and AH could, if anybody anywhere could, and if they so desired, have concentrated their resources to try to set up a new program that emulates YC. Compared to anyone else's chances, in the universe, to emulate YC, SVA or AH would have had the financial, intellectual, and social resources to have had a relatively easier go at it.
But neither of them tried to emulate, they both chose instead to coalesce around and go to war with the YC they had.
I think that choice is non-trivial, and significant; and it lends ever more acceleration to YC putting ever greater depth between itself and any potential competing program.
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"easily"
Creating and running YC is not in the least bit easy.
Certainly not! Especially being the forerunners of their new model.
I just meant that SVA and AH could, if anybody anywhere could, and if they so desired, have concentrated their resources to try to set up a new program that emulates YC. Compared to anyone else's chances, in the universe, to emulate YC, SVA or AH would have had the financial, intellectual, and social resources to have had a relatively easier go at it.
But neither of them tried to emulate, they both chose instead to coalesce around and go to war with the YC they had.
I think that choice is non-trivial, and significant; and it lends ever more acceleration to YC putting ever greater depth between itself and any potential competing program.