3 ms·
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=145749 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=145749 "The odds of being accepted are much greater (roughly 4x) with a cofounde
by pchristensen 19y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=145749 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=145749
"The odds of being accepted are much greater (roughly 4x) with a cofounder, but it's not impossible to get funded as a single founder." - pg
- aschobel 19y agoMy prodding was more along the lines that since there was an order of magnitude more applicants this round and they only had a week to look over the applicants, was it nearly impossible to get in being a solo founder? I'm a bit annoyed with myself since I didn't apply to the previous rounds. I first read Hackers & Painters over two years ago, ah well!
- pchristensen 19y agoI think that figure was based on evidence from the previous 6 (?) rounds. I would guess the 4x more likely for co-founders figure holds. pg usually won't throw out a number unless he really means it.
- aschobel 19y agoI would guess the 4x more likely for co-founders figure holds. Right, my guess is also the same. My question was so pg could chime in with data since YC has gotten much more popular.