Not sure what you guys mean.

For example, I don't think of YC as a way of getting funding, but as a way of getting things done well, thank to the possibly unbeatable amount of white board advice from so many good people that it's very hard to get otherwise.

You can have a great idea, have a great team and even have good money, but you could still make a mistake in choosing one of the key strategies of your product.

I, for example, think that YC is perfect at trying to avoid making this kind of mistakes and helping you make your idea stronger.