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Ask HN: What is the probability of getting picked/funded by YC for a Start Up?
Given the fact that
1. I have never been to US before nor attended a reputed Business School
2. I am not a techie, but can understand the basics
3. Possess a very good Idea and dying to create something great
- patio11 12y agoYou should know that the sweet spot for YC founders is a team with at least one person capable of building the product, and that the competition includes folks who once had a very good idea but, as of the time of application or their interview, possess a working prototype of the idea which they have begun to expose to market feedback. In many cases, they will already have revenue, sometimes meaningful revenue. If you want to get into YC, I would advise taking whatever steps are presently possible to create the business, and then demonstrating that you're making forward progress when you apply. Happily, this is exactly what you'd try to do if you weren't trying to get into YC, so it shouldn't be a major imposition.
- enigami 12y agoThanks patio11 for your inputs
- phantom_oracle 12y agoGiven what you've said and if it is correct, this means that YC is no longer a seed-stage accelerator for ideas but more a hyper-growth accelerator for businesses with proven product/business-model?