Using the Golden Research Engine to Query the Y Combinator S19 Batch • Hacker News Board

Re: Using the Golden Research Engine to Query the Y Combinator S19 Batch

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Post by pgt » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 10:17 AM UTC

TekMol wrote: post #8

The batch looks like it's full of established companies with polished products and big clients. Wasn't YC about funding people before they even have a product?

Now that YC has deal flow from more established companies, it no longer needs to take the same kind of risk.

Re: Using the Golden Research Engine to Query the Y Combinator S19 Batch

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Post by w1ntermute » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 10:30 AM UTC

pgt wrote: post #11

TekMol wrote: post #8

The batch looks like it's full of established companies with polished products and big clients. Wasn't YC about funding people before they even have a product?

Now that YC has deal flow from more established companies, it no longer needs to take the same kind of risk.

Also, it’s gotten substantially easier for a team of 1-2 to build a polished product on a shoestring budget than it was when YC originally started.

The claims of big customers are likely mostly exaggerated—product-market fit is as difficult to achieve as ever.

Re: Using the Golden Research Engine to Query the Y Combinator S19 Batch

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Post by anirudhmurali » Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 7:18 PM UTC

glennon wrote: post #2

Thanks, Jude! From a quick scan, it seems there are quite a few companies in direct competition--particularly in: 1) incoming sharing education, 2) bespoke computer processors, 3) medical billing, and 4) recruiting software.

off-topic, @glennon, I remember you compiled a list of all YC companies under github/investor-school before their official launches on demo days. Was expecting similar for YC S19. Not doing it this time?