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Actually there is a standard for non-obviousness: what's not obvious to your competitors. We have a question specifically about that. What do you understa
by pg 17y ago
Actually there is a standard for non-obviousness: what's not obvious to your competitors. We have a question specifically about that.
What do you understand about your business
that other companies in it just don't get?
The amusing thing is, this question turned out to be an instance of itself. Many of the YC clones who copied our application form cut this one, because its purpose wasn't obvious.
- 10ren 17y agoI had thought that question was clearly about competitive advantage through new and unique perspectives, as part of evaluating the business/technical idea. As such I'd expect the clones to include it. I'm twice mistaken. I now see it's also about noticing non-obvious things, as a way to evaluate the founders; and that this better fits YC's philosophy of funding people not products.