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I don't doubt that you might change the world, but you should temper your expectations. My question to you is do you really need YC or another incubator to do

I don't doubt that you might change the world, but you should temper your expectations. My question to you is do you really need YC or another incubator to do it? If what you've got is so world-changing, what they can offer you does not matter. Do you have no other alternatives than moving to one of the most expensive work locales in the world and joining in the rat race? Can you bootstrap? Do you have close friends you can trust? Etc. YC seems like good people but the VC model is predicated on convincing people they need it. There are just as many failures as successes and there are other ways to succeed and other ways you can control your own destiny. You may even have a better shot if you don't do what everyone else is.

good_vibes 10y ago
I can't do something this ambitious alone. That's the main thing, I need more engineers, scientists, and designers involved in order for this project to scale and make a significant impact. I understand your train of thought though. I left Tattooine aka Atlanta because there were not very many people who were fit to co-found this project with me. Moved to Utah instead of Denver to improve as a developer and deepen my discipline in other areas of my life. I feel ready to take the leap now. Google offered me the foobar challenge a year ago while flying to Seattle (didn't complete in time). I'm confident that should I 'fail', I can end up working at a very nice company that aligns with my moral compass. I can't live with cognitive dissonance, I have to be around people and ideas that are trying to solve our collect existential crisis.
- sprafa 10y ago
  Good luck. And remember to read! Read read read like your life depended on it
  - good_vibes 10y ago
    Thanks. :) Currently reading a textbook about Math for CS from MIT, written by a Googler. Also, have a stack of books helpful to entrepreneurs/scientists that I will bring with me.
Judgmentality 10y ago
> There are just as many failures as successes There are way more failures than successes - at least an order of magnitude difference

good_vibes 10y ago

I can't do something this ambitious alone. That's the main thing, I need more engineers, scientists, and designers involved in order for this project to scale and make a significant impact. I understand your train of thought though. I left Tattooine aka Atlanta because there were not very many people who were fit to co-found this project with me. Moved to Utah instead of Denver to improve as a developer and deepen my discipline in other areas of my life. I feel ready to take the leap now. Google offered me the foobar challenge a year ago while flying to Seattle (didn't complete in time). I'm confident that should I 'fail', I can end up working at a very nice company that aligns with my moral compass. I can't live with cognitive dissonance, I have to be around people and ideas that are trying to solve our collect existential crisis.

sprafa 10y ago
Good luck. And remember to read! Read read read like your life depended on it
- good_vibes 10y ago
  Thanks. :) Currently reading a textbook about Math for CS from MIT, written by a Googler. Also, have a stack of books helpful to entrepreneurs/scientists that I will bring with me.

Judgmentality 10y ago

> There are just as many failures as successes There are way more failures than successes - at least an order of magnitude difference