The difficulty isn&#x27;t in identifying the above average companies, it&#x27;s in getting them to take your money. Given how little money it takes to get to an MVP these days, most companies backed by the top VC firms already have significant traction, or the founders have a prior success, pedigree, connections, etc.<p>&gt; you should be picking companies that YC&#x2F;a16z will like.<p>Just look up any of the articles on YC&#x27;s demo days - you&#x27;ve got dumb money coming out of the woodwork from all over the world, trying to get a piece of the action.