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I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by rojobuffalo »

sama wrote: post #113
rojobuffalo wrote: post #110

I noticed you guys added Food and Farming to the RFS. How did that decision come about?

The same way every other item on the RFS got there--a partner was passionate about it and chose to add it.

What is a company (other than SpaceX) with a super long-term goal that you are excited about?

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by ta11 »

I have applied many times . I now have a patent for a technology that I believe is a disruptor of enormous proportion. I have asked repeatedly to get a few minutes with someone to discuss this technology, because your application process doesn't seem to work for this.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by Finbarr »

fitzwatermellow wrote: post #109
avi0103 wrote: post #94

What is the minimum stage the product should be in to be selected in yc ?

I'd guess its probably something on order of: $10K revenue per month 100,000 monthly users (or 100 recurring enterprise customers) 10% monthly growth

There are no minimums. We assess each application on its individual merits.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by no_protocol »

ta11 wrote: post #123

I have applied many times . I now have a patent for a technology that I believe is a disruptor of enormous proportion. I have asked repeatedly to get a few minutes with someone to discuss this technology, because your application process doesn't seem to work for this.

Why don't you share your idea right here to try to catch someone's attention? Being vague isn't going to help.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by wcchandler »

rojobuffalo wrote: post #105
wcchandler wrote: post #78

I want to be a farmer. Is there a place for me in YCombinator? (p.s. I have several other follow up questions I'd love to ask if you entertain me with a response)

Hey, I applied to YC with a web platform for farmers. Are you strictly wanting to be a farmer or are you primarily interested in helping farmers?

Whats your product and use case?

Right now I'm only interested in being a farmer, but I'm a technologist at heart and would love to hear about your product.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by robbiemitchell »

ta11 wrote: post #123

I have applied many times . I now have a patent for a technology that I believe is a disruptor of enormous proportion. I have asked repeatedly to get a few minutes with someone to discuss this technology, because your application process doesn't seem to work for this.

If I were in their shoes, I would avoid conversations with someone who boasted a patented technology. It's just begging for legal trouble.
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