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Hello, How early stage can the applications be? Do we have a chance with no users, or no significant growth?

• frisco 11y ago
  You don't even need anything built yet - it can just be an idea! Of course, having users or growth makes you a stronger applicant, but you can apply with literally anything or nothing.
  • akshatpradhan 11y ago
    I think YC wants you to apply to their fellowship batch if you have "Just an idea, no prototype"
• tlb 11y ago
  You definitely need to have talked to potential users and learned from them. If it's something you can build an MVP of in a couple months, we'd expect you to have put that in front of users. Some things take longer to build, and that's OK too.
• dannysu 11y ago
  Do work through the application and learn what sort of questions you should be asking. Do you have insights? Things you know about the world or have learned from customers? How do you know what you're working on is worth your time? If you have answers for those questions, even with no growth or product out yet, still apply!