Do you favour companies on your request for startup list? Such as a pharm/biotech company > a software startup?
I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA
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#12what is YC's stance on cannabis related startups that take the plant?
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#13The application for YC has recently changed. You no longer ask the question about what is a person's greatest achievement, which was previously said to be the most telling question on the app. Where are you now getting that info on the new app?
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#14Let's say someone is a fresh college dropout and wants to focus on learning programming and start a startup, and apply to YC Summer 2017 in March. What advice do you have on how to go about that?
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#15When interviewing, what key points are you looking for?
Determination
Effectiveness
Clarity of vision
Clarity of communication
Intelligence
Quality of the idea
*Potential to be huge
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#16What order do you look at an application -- is the video last?
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#17Are applications confidential?
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#18The application for YC has recently changed. You no longer ask the question about what is a person's greatest achievement, which was previously said to be the most telling question on the app. Where are you now getting that info on the new app?
We do still ask that, and it's still one of the questions I read first. It's on the individual section (each person has to fill it out after the submitter enters their email address).
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#19What do you look for/like to see in a solo founder application? What makes you believe that someone could be successful as a solo founder?
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#20Do you favour companies on your request for startup list? Such as a pharm/biotech company > a software startup?
No.