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Based on the way that's worded, is it safe to assume you hold a low opinion of the programs those two startups (FlightCar and another?) went through prior to being accepted into YC?

If so what do you think was lacking in those two "accelerators"?

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I don't know much about either of them. There are so many of these things now. It seems like every few days I hear about another one I hadn't heard of. And I don't really know what goes on inside of any of them. Except Imagine K-12, which was started by friends of mine with my encouragement, and one of whose founders, Geoff Ralston, is also a partner at YC. IK12 is definitely good, and we recommend education startups apply to them.

Heh, I have an Airbnb guest staying with me tonight that's in Imagine K-12 right now. I should drop by and see what it's about, considering it's 10 minute walk from my place!

I'm curious what makes them different from the others?

I'm guessing that the difference is that he trusts them?

We essentially gave IK12 our source code. When Tim and Geoff were starting it, we told them everything about how YC works, and even brought them in to watch how we did things.

Yo pg, can you swing me some of that source code? I been thinking about accelerating it up, and me and my bro hungry pete are what you'd call pretty cool dudes. Hungry pete can attest! Get back. -Peace-

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