# The Problem With Startup "Experts"

**Author:** Dalton Caldwell, Michael Seibel
**Type:** Video
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/LM-the-problem-with-startup-experts
**YouTube ID:** ClWQCm2h9iI

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Despite the most successful tech founders being centralized in the Bay Area, there are founders, accelerators, and
investors located around the world. In this video, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the phenomenon of local
startup experts and why they may be doing a disservice to your entrepreneurial journey.

