Applications open for Y Combinator's summer 2012 funding cycle • Hacker News Board

Re: Applications open for Y Combinator's summer 2012 funding cycle

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Post by pg » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 9:28 PM UTC

jmathai wrote: post #97

pg wrote: post #41

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We seem to get more and more who have. It hurts your chances slightly, but we wouldn't turn down a company just for that. There are a whole bunch of things in that category (being a single founder, cofounders who won't quit their jobs, still being in school, etc). We wouldn't reject an application for having just one of these qualities, but when an application has several it starts to tip the balance to no.

If our company is a potential competitor to another company YC already accepted then does that have any measurable impact on being accepted? We're The OpenPhoto Project ( http://theopenphotoproject.org ) and you've accepted SnapJoy.

No, that has no effect.

Re: Applications open for Y Combinator's summer 2012 funding cycle

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Post by garry » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 9:47 PM UTC

Maro wrote: post #105

pclark wrote: post #70

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I question what reasons someone would have to be unwilling to move to the Bay Area for 3 months given the amount of founders that claim that YC was the tipping point for their companies.

I think YC is great, but. YC is not for founders who like to go their own route, who like to figure stuff out on their own, even if it takes more time and is more risky. If you have too much handed to you, you will not learn as much as you would from your mistakes. Also, just based on HN there seems to be an awful lot of groupthink around YC (not the partners I'm sure), which is annoying to lone-wolf types. Btw. I th…

All founders by definition must figure out stuff for their own and take risk. This invalidates your assertion that "YC is not for founders who like to go their own route." YC is for founders.

Re: Applications open for Y Combinator's summer 2012 funding cycle

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Post by rougefeta » Sat, Jan 28, 2012, 2:11 AM UTC

abstractbill wrote: post #4

If you want a little honest feedback on your application before you submit it, feel free to contact me. I was the first engineering hire at justin.tv, I'm the cto of ZeroCater now, and I love talking about startup ideas.

Also, if you'd like to get feedback and information about the market you are entering, feel free to ask without feeling ashamed:

http://rougefeta.com

This implies you need to find out who can help you :)

(Please don't start extending offers to YC people directly. They probably have their hands full advising already. And we want Rougefeta to be helpful, not harmful.)

Re: Applications open for Y Combinator's summer 2012 funding cycle

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Post by Maro » Sun, Jan 29, 2012, 9:29 AM UTC

garry wrote: post #112

Maro wrote: post #105

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I think YC is great, but. YC is not for founders who like to go their own route, who like to figure stuff out on their own, even if it takes more time and is more risky. If you have too much handed to you, you will not learn as much as you would from your mistakes. Also, just based on HN there seems to be an awful lot of groupthink around YC (not the partners I'm sure), which is annoying to lone-wolf types. Btw. I th…

All founders by definition must figure out stuff for their own and take risk. This invalidates your assertion that "YC is not for founders who like to go their own route." YC is for founders.

It does not invalidate my assertion at all.