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For all the YC alum, When you were admitted into the YC session was it just the founder(s), or did you have/bring a team to work on the product as well? I am curious to know if any…

The algorithm is private, but these sites function in a straight forward manner. Think of it as psychology coding 101. The easiest way to emulate is this process is through a numer…

If you have not done so already I would look at the algorithms that E-harmony, Zoosk and Match.com use to link people up. Because most co-founders will tell you that when they ente…

From one college student to another, if you can find any internships for start ups in your area do it. If you can't then get involve into any business our entrepreneurial clubs. Th…

Go to your student entrepreneur clubs, business clubs, computer clubs, or other business oriented organization at your school. You may be surprised and find that what you are looki…

Dilution is apart of the entrepreneurial game, I am not surprised that Westergren only has 3%, his value proposition for the first 2 years to investors was less than stellar. inves…

For all the applicants on the fence my only response is that yo have nothing to lose. If you don't get picked then so be it but there have be a lot of successful start-ups that are…