Sorry. That was perhaps a poor choice of words. I mostly just meant that older folks might be more inclined to skip YC based on the existing YC knowledge that's freely available.
The knowledge is freely available, widely shared, and well covered/ commented on by many.
As someone who went through YC at 27, I think the structure, personal input, coaching, and the community (IMO most important) are incredible resources to increase the likelihood of success for your startup.
When you are creating a startup (defined as company hoping to experience hyper-growth/ hyper-impact), it is so hard that you need to accumulate as many resources and success factors as possible.
Knowledge is a huge portion of that - but YC packages significantly more advantages not only into ~3 months but also into the constantly evolving network it has cultivated.
