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I have a question about the YC Fellowship model. If I had an idea, which I knew would never likely grow beyond $1M in revenue, just because the market is so ni
by phillc73 11y ago
I have a question about the YC Fellowship model.
If I had an idea, which I knew would never likely grow beyond $1M in revenue, just because the market is so niche. B2C, but the entire consumer group is probably only in the region of 10,000.
I'd imagine the company would probably max out at 4 or 5 employees.
I have little to no interest in building a product out to $100M or aiming at an IPO.
The YC Fellowship rules indicate that the $20k funding, for convertible security, at least assumes the goal is $100M or IPO.[0]
I'd very happily offer 1.5% right up front for $20k, no need to worry about convertible security, as long as it was clear my aim was never to hit $100M or IPO.
Would such a view exclude me from a YC Fellowship grant and thus Apply HN?
[0] https://blog.ycombinator.com/fellowship-v2 https://blog.ycombinator.com/fellowship-v2