I can't speak for YC - but what stops you from applying to YC anyway? I have seen PG mention a number of times that a lot of startups they fund eventually end u

I can't speak for YC - but what stops you from applying to YC anyway? I have seen PG mention a number of times that a lot of startups they fund eventually end up launching something else altogether different. YC invests in people, and not just on ideas. Many people could have the same idea, but their implementations will almost always vary given their context, timing and other variables that are not in your hands.