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Ask PG: Does YC review single founder applications?
PG,
As part of the YC application, I noticed a question asking if I'm the only founder. The answer to that is,unfortunately, yes.
My question is - in that scenario, should I even submit the YC application ? Will it be reviewed ? The rest of the questions that are grouped with this one give me an impression that (a) its unlikely to be reviewed or (b)rejected from get go.
thanks.
PS: I have read your essay about the whys of having a co-founder. And I agree. Its just that I havent found a worthy co-founder yet.
- davidw 18y agoYes, they do, and accept some of them too, according to comments PG has made here. What are you working on?
- unohoo 18y agoa web app for recruitment space
- pg 18y agoYes. (http://ycombinator.com/faq.html http://ycombinator.com/faq.html)
- unohoo 18y agothank you. I'd reviewed the faqs, but was looking for a confirmation.
- j2d2 18y agoHmm... when I saw this in the app it seemed like a big red flag for not applying. Would you mind elaborating a bit on what makes a single-founder worthy?
- pg 18y agoThe same qualities we look for in other founders: being smart and effective. There's a paradox here though: if a single founder were as smart and effective as we'd want, he'd already have found a cofounder and convinced him to join. So in practice the single founders we accept tend to be people who are good at hacking but not so good at sales.
- prakash 18y agoGood insight. Have you seen the corollary in practice in YC applications or in general i.e. If a sales guy/gal is good they can convince hackers to be co-founders?
- pg 18y agoBy definition if a sales person is good they should be able to convince a Woz to join them. The problem is, though, that they tend not to be able to judge Wozzes very well.