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Why? Y Combinator funded companies don't build real businesses.
by angelasimpson 19y ago
Why? Y Combinator funded companies don't build real businesses.
- Sam_Odio 19y agoWhat about listing some specific reasons why YC companies aren't real businesses, so we can get a thoughtful discussion going here?
- create_account 19y agoThey don't generate revenues, and more likely than not, have no plan to generate revenues. They're made to be acquisition targets.
- nostrademons 19y agoReddit was profitable before it was acquired.
- Sam_Odio 19y agoThey don't generate revenues, and more likely than not, have no plan to generate revenues. Source? I think that's based on anecdotal evidence. There are a number of startups generating revenues (reddit, loopt, TextPayMe, Inkling). And a number of others that have a reasonable way to get revenue: (justin.tv - sell video service to celebrities; scribd - contextual advertising; shoutfit - sell trends to fashion houses; thinkature - sell collab software to businesses; octopart - sell product advertising; wufoo - sell upgraded forms that can be embedded into your website). Come to think of it, I have a hard time pointing out specific YC companies that don't have any revenue model. Maybe there's a few - but the fast majority of them do have the potential to be self sufficient.
- create_account 19y agoYes, until more YC companies show they can stand up on their own (not everyone is going to get acquired, after all), the "burger" (build-to-flip) criticism is going to stick.