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As an attempt to defend my no-demo application, i think requiring a demo is a poor route to take. I just found out about YCombinator ten days before the deadli
by ram1024 18y ago
As an attempt to defend my no-demo application, i think requiring a demo is a poor route to take. I just found out about YCombinator ten days before the deadline. i can see merit to reducing the number of applicants to sift through, but i think erecting such a significant barrier-to-entry isn't the way to accomplish it.
- walterk 18y agoFwiw, I'm also a no-demo applicant. But odds are odds, and if last summer's less competitive round tilted almost exclusively in favor of applicants with demos, in virtue of the fact that they had demos, then we're de facto excluded from the process anyway.
- ram1024 18y agoit's okay though. i have faith that really great ideas backed by great people <cough> will persevere despite the tilted odds. i'm sure you feel the same way, if we weren't dreamers we wouldn't be here. may fortune smile upon the applicants who aren't selected, i hope you don't ever give up.
- siong1987 18y agoPrototype is something that can help to express your idea better. But, it really contradicts with what everyone always said - the best idea is the idea that can be expressed in one sentence or fewer words.
- trevelyan 18y agoIt also demonstrates a minimum level of competence.
- morphle 18y agoI have a demo because my startup is allready in operation for months. But what is a demo? The technology I demo is very special, but will Ycombinator spot that in a minute? I doubt it, it needs a person presenting the demo. If it is very obvious how good the technology is (it is!), we would not need to apply anymore.