Have there been applicants that were accepted but ended up turning it down for whatever reason (job, move, visa, etc)? Have any of these reapplied and participated in the subsequent go?
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#82If someone were accepted into YC, and circumstances arose which meant that the founders couldn't remain in the bay area for the entire three months, how would that be handled?
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#83Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
My cofounder and I both have mortgages and good jobs. We will be making a daring life change, but my co-founder has family commitments which prevent him from leaving town for months. Should I apply to attend alone or really scour my list of talented acquaintances? How often do you take teams with only one member on-site?
To be clear, I'm referring to leaving the corporate environment and possibly even selling a house. I can fully control my own life situation, but I can't ask my co-founder to travel out West when his wife won't allow him to move away from the family for three months.
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#84Another single founder question.
What if the startup (single founder) is already passed the building stage and is now looking to scale.
Would it make more sense to start hiring a team instead of finding a co-founder?
In this specific scenario (obviously an exception), would the single founder issue still be that much of a problem, or is it diluted down now that they company is established somewhat.
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#85Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
Probably premature/overconfident to ask this, but ... for founders with families willing to move if we get funded, is it hard to find a good place to rent? What areas/neighborhoods are best? (would prefer as south as possible)
We are down in San Luis Obispo, 3.5 hours south ... is working from here and commuting up for meetings out of the question?
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#86Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
I have only one question: how to get an invitation to the interview if you are single founder (like Dropbox)? Looks like "single founder problem" is a flaw in YC's business model, because your biggest hits (Dropbox, Greplin) all came from initially single founders. Well, I know that the odds aren't good for single founders...But the problem here in Russia (where I'am from) is that it's virtually impossible to find an…
email me - jpug98@gmail.com. i'm looking for a start up business partner with serious programming experience. I too started and ran a successful construction company as a means to make money in order to start another business. I also do not have a partner, because it's hard to find someone that understands starting your own business is work.
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#87Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
Probably premature/overconfident to ask this, but ... for founders with families willing to move if we get funded, is it hard to find a good place to rent? What areas/neighborhoods are best? (would prefer as south as possible) We are down in San Luis Obispo, 3.5 hours south ... is working from here and commuting up for meetings out of the question?
People always find somewhere fairly close. Mountain View itself seems a good option. If you're more than an hour away you tend to miss stuff.
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#88Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
I'm a single founder with an idea and a very early mvp with no traction but an idea on how it could be positioned/modified to be an interesting startup in a pretty hot area. If it moved forward (through YC or elsewhere) i have a team that i could put together that i think could then really move it forward. Have you ever said 'we like you, and we think the idea has potential... put the team together and we'll back ya'…
No, because the team is the most important thing to us.
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#89Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
Videos are now required? Were any video-less applications accepted last cycle?
I don't think so, because if we were considering a group that didn't have a video, we'd usually ask them to add one.
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#90Also, if anyone has any questions about applying that aren't answered on our site, feel free to ask them here.
PG: How do I know if this time is the right time to apply? Group of 4(!) founders. Heavily leaning towards waiting until Winter or next Summer.
If you're heavily leaning toward applying later, apply later.