Does YC fund companies outside US ?
I am from Brazil and I would love to apply, but there is no mention about US ousiders.
Thanks
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
Get a cofounder. If your startup succeeds, you could spend 5 years or more working on it. It's rounding error to spend 6 months making a concerted effort to find a cofounder first. And while it can be hard to find a cofounder, it's not as hard as starting a successful startup.
For me has been extremely hard to find a cofounder. Hey there people from Dallas TX, do you want to create something awesome and needs a developer!? Please contact me.
If you're not set on being in the same location, check out my entry in the co-founder spreadsheet and see if we could match.
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#113Already applied.
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#114PG, When you fund startups, what do you look for beside founders. If the technology is not patentable or it can be easily copied, would you still fund those startups?
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#115Are you looking for a co-founder? I've created this Google survey so that you can put in a little information about yourself, and what you're looking for: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDAtOWh... When you fill it out, you can see the other responses. Perhaps you won't find a co-founder, but at least you might meet other people to talk to. [edit: This is my first survey on google docs, so if I n…
Good idea. I've filled in my entry.
Some spam entries on there already though.
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#116in the video, is humor generally seen as a good thing or as distracting from the pure message? what about a 'fucking [adjective]' sprinkled here and there to drive the point home?
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#117If there are any teams who want to do security or network/server/cloud infrastructure stuff for S13, I'd be very interested in talking with them -- I know a lot of YC founders and might be able to give you useful advice.
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hey kaolinite, where are you based? Are you still in school?
I'm from Liverpool, UK. I turned down a place at university to become a programmer as I was sick of formal education, preferring instead to teach myself. It's a choice I regret in some ways but the past few years since leaving college have been fun, working as a programmer.
There's a growing startup scene in the UK. You may have to travel as far as Edinburgh or London, but go to enough events and you should run into plenty of people with the same kinds of passions. Add to that looking in places where people share your subject passion, and I'm sure you'll find someone. It's all about hustling.
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#119PG, if my co-founder and I are currently bootstrapping a company and starting to work with a law firm to go through all the formalities of incorporation, would you recommend holding off on that for a few months in case we are accepted into YC? It's not cheap (by far) to pay for that stuff out of pocket, and I imagine YC has a lot more experience guiding young companies through the formation process, so curious about…
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2246544 : > Don't incorporate, though, if you can avoid it. It's easier to start with our paperwork than to transfer an existing LLC or S-Corp to a C-Corp. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1778985 : > It's not a deal-breaker unless it's botched. The right way to do it would be to use a convertible note written so that YC funding wouldn't trigger conversion. If you have a lawyer…
you can also incorporate before applying (if you're serious about the idea). Use services like LegalZoom, they cost around $300-$600.
In the event that you do get into YC, or raise 5-6 figures of seed money, you can always go to a lawyer and reissue stock certs, articles of incorporation, etc.
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#120We are still waiting to hear back from AngelPad after 2 months. I personally prefer the smaller size of AngelPad to YC. But I'm hopeful we'll hear back and get into AngelPad before application date of YC, if not we'll be applying to YC to hedge our bets.
They are both excellent programs. I definitely wouldn't be disappointed if I got accepted in YC or AngelPad. If you get a confirmed yes from AngelPad, ONLY then re-evaluate your choice. Remember that YC graduates have a convertible note from StartFund as well.
To your point, we'll plan on applying to YC. But just so you know, AngelPad also gives about $100k of additional fund from other investors on top of the $6k/n.
However, the size of angelpad 10-12 makes me feel you get a lot more attention and focus than a class of 70-80.
BTW, are you a YC applicant or graduate yourself?