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"ideas are worth so little" .. that's a very broad and dangerous statement for you to make given that people might want to tell you things in confidence. Obvio
by blazespin 11y ago
"ideas are worth so little" .. that's a very broad and dangerous statement for you to make given that people might want to tell you things in confidence.
Obviously, if you have IP, dont apply at YC because they don't think it's worth anything.
- philip1209 11y agoAn idea is "self-driving cars." IP is how to make it happen. I'd venture to say that it's tough to communicate all of IP during a short application process.
- optforfon 11y agoHave you seen all the companies that have insane valuations? None are based on really novel ideas. If you have some truly novel technology you DEFINITELY shouldn't go to YC. They're not in the "technology transfer"-y business like universities.