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Thousands of groups applied for S13. Only 255 groups were selected for interviews. Only 53 companies ended up getting funded. My advice: Stop worrying about pe
by TheMakeA 13y ago
Thousands of groups applied for S13. Only 255 groups were selected for interviews. Only 53 companies ended up getting funded.
My advice: Stop worrying about perfecting your application or trying to game it. Stop worrying about trying to get into YC. Submit it, forget it. Go build a company. You don't need their validation, and you certainly don't need their permission.
Just go freaking make something people want.
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- johnjlocke 13y agoBest advice possible. Do not worry about pleasing YC, just make something people want.
- outericky 13y agoMaking something people want, would please YC immensely.
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- ojr 13y agoAs a 21 year old, "stopout/dropout" computer programmer that is living in Boston, competing with new grads with cs degrees and such, this advice is my exact mentality. Im not going to try to game my resume and cover letter, Im going to submit the application and make myself a better engineer day by day, I dont need a company's validation or permission to do so.
- bennyg 13y agoDon't worry about a thing. I have an Art/Advertising degree, and I'm an iOS engineer right now. I got here by programming my ass off.
- dferlemann 13y agoI totally agree. If I needed validation from someone, I'd not go starting up a company...
- asafira 13y agoThis. There is certainly going to be a lot of noise when they read applications and watch peoples' pitches, and they definitely have far from having 0 false negatives --- that goes for both the selection and interview round. Just push forward even if YC doesn't pan out.
- skizm 13y agoDefinitely. I like your mentality. At the same time thought I actually like reading these articles. Not entirely for their content but I like seeing 1) the kinds of people going through YC at the moment, 2) their company, 3) how their company is doing at the moment. Also I think these articles are helpful in showing people that the YC application process is a no bullshit process. PG is pretty open about the process but it is nice to hear it described from someone other than the big dog himself.
- icpmacdo 13y agoI some what disagree. If I was going to spend time on a YC application I would make it so it had the greatest possibility of getting a interview.