"So instead of spending two years building a friendship to apply to yc, just go build the business. Inevitably, someone will want to join you when it is finishe

"So instead of spending two years building a friendship to apply to yc, just go build the business. Inevitably, someone will want to join you when it is finished built." I just connected with an old friend who saw something I just built and wants to join in. If you build something that's cool, people will indeed want to join in.