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Agree on the quality/quantity point - I haven't even heard of most of the companies these mentors work for and I'm always a bit dubious when someone describes themselves as a 'serial entrepreneur'.

However, the fact that there are quality VCs in London doesn't help much if you're 'up North' (yes, there is life beyond Watford). It's good to see something like this outside of the South East region.

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The problem with geographical dispersion is exactly what YC worries about too. Initially YC was Boston + Silicon Valley and then became Silicon Valley only. If you were going to do a non-Silicon Valley YC then you'd need to put it somewhere where there was high connectivity between entrepreneurs, VCs, engineers, etc. etc. You really need the ecosystem.

In Europe there are probably only two places like that: London and Berlin. And I'd argue that Berlin is far behind London. You could include Tel Aviv as well at a pinch.

It's a fact of life that describing someone as a 'serial' anything rarely inspires confidence.

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