Not trying to be negative here, but if you just have an idea, forget it. All of the companies selected last year seemed to be already launched and profitable.

Not trying to be negative here, but if you just have an idea, forget it. All of the companies selected last year seemed to be already launched and profitable. Even if you are in the alpha or beta stage, I get the impression that you won't even be in the running. Amazon touts this as though teams with great ideas have a chance, but they are really looking for companies who are already writing large checks to Amazon. YMMV and I could be wrong, but last year I was astonished and disappointed by the lack of real, early stage startups.