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1) I think there are several people without ideas but who also want to be polymaths. So they would become wrapped up in whichever RFS they chose. 2) I think th
by dbul 17y ago
1) I think there are several people without ideas but who also want to be polymaths. So they would become wrapped up in whichever RFS they chose.
2) I think the applicant pool is getting large enough that it is worth the risk. pg said the applicant pool was eclipsing 1000. The first round had, what, 220? And most of those companies were successful. If I were to apply, I would stick with one of the 5 ideas that I have brewing, and I think a lot of other people would stick with their ideas too.
- mofey 17y ago"most of those companies were successful" - that's not even true
- dbul 17y agoMy bad. Leave out that bit of information. Restating what I meant in point 2 is that there is a large applicant pool, and ideas are just one factor. Doesn't YC choose based mostly on the applicants themselves? The idea is hardly relevant. One of the factors in funding "smart" founders I think is that they know when to abandon an idea and select another one.