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Appreciate the feedback, but the contrary is true. I'm currently building a business and I find YC a great place to kickstart it from. This is my 3rd company,
by eytanlevit 14y ago
Appreciate the feedback, but the contrary is true. I'm currently building a business and I find YC a great place to kickstart it from.
This is my 3rd company, in my previous two actually dismissed the value of a strong network, mentorship and sitting in Silicon Valley.
Applying to YC in the earliest stages of this company is actually me not making the same mistake I did with my previous startup(raised $350K, busted asses for almost 2 years but failed).
- emillon 14y agoWell, don't misunderstand me; I wish you the best for your future business! But to me it looks like bad means to an end. As an entrepreneur, I believe that you can get known through more classic initiatives. It reminds me of a french deputy who used a hunger strike to defend his cause : noble end but terrible means.
- eytanlevit 14y agoI think that any feedback is a form of caring, so I really appreciate you even writing a response. And don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing, even though I might try to be contrary, I'm still listening to everything written here in the comments, and it will be a factor in future decisions. Anyway, I agree it's not a classy move, much more classy would be to apply with an amazing demo, paying customers and a co-founder, but this is what I think will happen when I'll apply in the next batch. The only decision I had to make was to myself: do I want to start y combinator without traction and co-founder - and I decided that I do. Once I've reached that decision - I allocated a week for the whole effort and did whatever came to mind to get applied. If I don't get accepted, I hope next round I'll come stronger - tractionwise. Cheers