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All that is true and I get it (really, I do)... but I guess my point and the thread came about trying to understand what it means to be open to idea-stage becau
by jseeff 11y ago
All that is true and I get it (really, I do)... but I guess my point and the thread came about trying to understand what it means to be open to idea-stage because surely by definition an idea-stage venture is that- only an idea?
- thaumaturgy 11y agoWhat YC earnestly wants you to believe is that if you just have a really good idea and nothing else, you should apply because they might be able to help you get started. What it means in practice is that they'll receive probably tens of thousands of applications but only be able to accept 20 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9917491 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9917491), so your competition will be fierce. (BTW, see also this note from sama: "We will be slightly more open to solo founders because we think at this stage you still have a good chance of finding a cofounder. But the bar will still remain higher for solo founders given all of our historical data.: -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9917470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9917470)
- jseeff 11y agoTHIS is the answer I was looking for. Thanks. I do, of course, still get the inherrent risks (especially as a non-tech founder) and the intense competition, but the crux is that idea-stage is therefore open (even if limited in liklihood) to less traditional "winning applications" :)