Forgive me for sounding harsh, but it sounds like your real startup idea is "to get into YC". If you believe in your thing, then do it. Life is short, and being

Forgive me for sounding harsh, but it sounds like your real startup idea is "to get into YC". If you believe in your thing, then do it. Life is short, and being poor is not great, but better than being rich and unhappy. Why is YC a "dream"? YC and other forms of capital are tools to speed you up. If you can't speed up, trudge along with the rest of us mere mortals, get more paying customers, and grow organically. If you cannot execute your business without capital, revise your business model and see what you can do to kickstart sales process.