The YC S23 applications have an April 7th Deadline.
The recent AI boom might do to the world what Mobile & Internet did when they came out. That coupled with the possibility of a recession makes it a nice time to start a business. The productivity gains unlocked by AI could find adoption quicker in this market than a bubbly market. Real estate is cheaper, people are cheaper to hire, advertisement spots might become cheaper and for the first time in years developers are looking for jobs & getting laid off at fairly big companies.
I am London based. I am a Software Engineer with about 5-7 years of experience working in both big tech and startups.