Ask PG: Please reply here or write an essay on:

1. how you feel after successfully helping/mentoring/funding 80 companies? 2. What is the secret of YC's success and the success of YC funded companies? 3. How did you came up with YC business model? 4. What is the most important thing you think companies/founders get from your program? (i know most of them will say VC connection, demo day, mentoring etc. but is it anything else that we are not seeing?) and finally 5. what advise would you give to the people who wants to replicate your model (as there are few clones already) not to make money but to help grow the spirit of entrepreneurship, employment and innovation? Pg, your reply/essay will go long way to help - because I think if there are more YCs then there are more successful startups, more startups will bring more jobs in the market, there will be more innovation and it help directly and in-directly the whole economy (especially to the third world countries who might implement your model to get balls rolling).