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So what happens here, exactly? Say John Doe is picked without an idea. What does John do during his YC time? What does YC get a piece of in return, exactly?
by waterlesscloud 15y ago
So what happens here, exactly? Say John Doe is picked without an idea. What does John do during his YC time? What does YC get a piece of in return, exactly?
On another aspect of it, the negative reaction of some, I think there may be a subconscious message that this makes it more about what someone has done than is doing or will do. That probably threatens some folks a bit, even if it doesn't practically make any actual difference to their chances.
- dcosson 15y agoIdk, I imagine someone in YC without an idea would work just as hard if not harder than, say, someone who already has a product with some traction. I imagine John Doe would wake up every morning thinking "crap, I'm already behind everyone else! I better get moving" (and he'll have to get something together for demo day, which presumably is what YC will get a piece of). I'm sure this is impossible to generalize, but I wonder if in some circumstances it might even save people a few weeks of time. If a lot of teams change their idea during YC, presumably in some cases it takes them a while to decide (or to be convinced by the partners) to do so. Whereas if they go in not attached to any particular idea, it might be easier for pg & crew to talk them out of their bad ideas so that they reach a good idea more quickly.