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no, that's correct - YC used to be adamant that you needed a cofounder and has flipped that on its head
by VeRCEFluMtESTi 5y ago
no, that's correct - YC used to be adamant that you needed a cofounder and has flipped that on its head
- edouard-harris 5y agoYC has always tended to encourage finding a cofounder, but they've been funding solo teams since at least Dropbox in S07. Given that multi-founder teams still represent 90% of the startups they fund, I could understand calling this a moderate shift. But "flipped on its head" feels like an exaggeration.
- dang 5y agoedouard-harris has made the important factual correction here. I was just observing how...let's say "non-factual" the first sentence was, at both ends of the stick. Did you not notice how you had to reword it in order to defend it?
- mtc010170 5y agoYea idk dang.. Clearly it was hyperbolic, but I think satya71 was drawing attention to some legitimate mixed messaging on the part of YC over the years. I certainly had a similar (perhaps cynical/incorrect/unfair) reaction to this announcement. Maybe that's not the reality, but the perception is something to consider, too.
- dang 5y agoOh for sure. I think "hyperbolic" is maybe soft-pedalling the GP a bit though. Is it really a contradiction or a natural evolution? I don't know. I think it's fine to raise the question - Kyle and I were chatting about it beforehand too.