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YC applicants: In case there needs to be some explanation as to why to allow or discourage this, maybe we can give some explicit rationale here. Why did some o
by charlief 16y ago
YC applicants: In case there needs to be some explanation as to why to allow or discourage this, maybe we can give some explicit rationale here. Why did some of you guys share your submissions and how does it benefit you as a YC applicant? What problem is this solving? I could guess some of the reasons, satisfy curiosity, inspire, a sense of community, relieving some anxiety, exposing some common valuable information ( no one got a YC response yet), etc. danielsiders: what is the story in setting this up?
- danielsiders 16y agoWe were curious about the field at large, independent of being applicants. Tired of relying on pg/yc to share aggregate data. We're hackers, we like raw data.
- kellyreid 16y agowe're curious, and it helps alleviate the stress and anxiety by having people to commiserate with
- ig1 16y agoWhy not disclose it ? Assuming you're not in stealth, it seems a reasonable way to get additional feedback and publicity for your startup.
- alexl 16y agoExactly. Especially since the vast majority of investors I asked replied "No! No! No! I can't... la la-la-la-la-la-la laa-laa la-la-la" Just like in Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill, if I may :)
- benzheren 16y agothere are about 50 users on it now...seems to be working okay