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The batch looks like it's full of established companies with polished products and big clients. Wasn't YC about funding people before they even have a product?
by TekMol 7y ago
The batch looks like it's full of established companies with polished products and big clients.
Wasn't YC about funding people before they even have a product?
- pgt 7y agoNow that YC has deal flow from more established companies, it no longer needs to take the same kind of risk.
- w1ntermute 7y agoAlso, it’s gotten substantially easier for a team of 1-2 to build a polished product on a shoestring budget than it was when YC originally started. The claims of big customers are likely mostly exaggerated—product-market fit is as difficult to achieve as ever.