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YC start up idea -- an app that uses AI to help you maximize your YC application
Seems like these days the advice is simple, YC only cares about AIs not human beings, so be sure to tell how your startup will help make the AI bubble bigger before it pops
Sorry if I'm combative, but most of these companies don't even bother trying to close the loop on justification that these products would make the world a better place for humans. It's obvious to me that AI technology is good for anyone getting rich off it, but like, our industry is the joke of the country right now. It's like the whole industry has shut its doors: everything it once built or believed or championed h…
Seems like these days the advice is simple, YC only cares about AIs not human beings, so be sure to tell how your startup will help make the AI bubble bigger before it pops
There are an ungodly number of AI based submissions, if the pool consists of for example 80% AI based, it stands to reason YC will probably be choosing between a lot of AI tech. Almost like survivor bias.
If the new trend of submissions is AI, I don't see why YC should say : "No we want to improve humanity" . Doesn't seem like that's their interest really.
Seems like these days the advice is simple, YC only cares about AIs not human beings, so be sure to tell how your startup will help make the AI bubble bigger before it pops
I don't know if it's YC specifically who 'care' as you say. If you see the launches : https://www.ycombinator.com/launches There are an ungodly number of AI based submissions, if the pool consists of for example 80% AI based, it stands to reason YC will probably be choosing between a lot of AI tech. Almost like survivor bias. If the new trend of submissions is AI, I don't see why YC should say : "No we want to improv…
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I don't know if it's YC specifically who 'care' as you say. If you see the launches : https://www.ycombinator.com/launches There are an ungodly number of AI based submissions, if the pool consists of for example 80% AI based, it stands to reason YC will probably be choosing between a lot of AI tech. Almost like survivor bias. If the new trend of submissions is AI, I don't see why YC should say : "No we want to improv…
They're openly courting it. Read through https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs
Submitted. I'm building a copilot for salespeople on LinkedIn (heysalesman.com). I'm using the product to sell the product. Looking forward to the feedback.
How would your product make the world a better place for human beings, especially if it were successful?
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I don't know if it's YC specifically who 'care' as you say. If you see the launches : https://www.ycombinator.com/launches There are an ungodly number of AI based submissions, if the pool consists of for example 80% AI based, it stands to reason YC will probably be choosing between a lot of AI tech. Almost like survivor bias. If the new trend of submissions is AI, I don't see why YC should say : "No we want to improv…
They're openly courting it. Read through https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs
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They're openly courting it. Read through https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs
I stand corrected. Well then I guess the onslaught of AI slop is here to stay for a while at least. Great.
PG et al probably care more for returns than quality - not saying that’s intrinsically good or bad - but that’s not at all the ideal many hold him as.
Submitted. I'm building a copilot for salespeople on LinkedIn (heysalesman.com). I'm using the product to sell the product. Looking forward to the feedback.
I'm building an AI agents platform (build and run): https://aiconstrux.com
Seems like these days the advice is simple, YC only cares about AIs not human beings, so be sure to tell how your startup will help make the AI bubble bigger before it pops
Sorry if I'm combative, but most of these companies don't even bother trying to close the loop on justification that these products would make the world a better place for humans. It's obvious to me that AI technology is good for anyone getting rich off it, but like, our industry is the joke of the country right now. It's like the whole industry has shut its doors: everything it once built or believed or championed h…
In the background there's an ongoing debate of whether AI will lead to a utopia or a dystopia. There's not much of a middle-ground.