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OK, does this mean the time is right for a YCaaS site? ("For just $X/month we will poke and prod you along a simulated YC path. Start anytime!")

Thats what nReduce was (http://www.nreduce.com/). Not sure if its still running.

If there is the option for online interaction, why not?

Your market would be terribly small though ;)