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I was going to apply and found out that a YC W'11 startup was working on something extremely similar. Do you consider applications on products that are similar

by gilbax 16y ago

I was going to apply and found out that a YC W'11 startup was working on something extremely similar. Do you consider applications on products that are similar to those of another YC company ? If yes, is there any history of YC doing this ?

wulczer 16y ago
See the answers to this question: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2251940 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2251940
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malandrew 16y ago
See this answer by Harj on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Would-Y-Combinator-invest-in-a-company-that-directly-competes-with-one-of-its-portfolio-companies http://www.quora.com/Would-Y-Combinator-invest-in-a-company-...