Imagine a hardware company doing a research which requires lab or special equipment. Is it OK the leave about a half of the team on site and join YC with the rest? Project lead is among those who can move.
I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA
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#172Is YC interested investing in international remittance startup?
Yes! sendwave.com is one of our companies, and they are doing phenomenally well. They have a chance of being the best pivot in the history of YC.
Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA
#173Does the current partnership explicitly cap the partner count or is there some point in the future where you think it would make sense to cap the number of partners?
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#174You say a lot that startups should collect revenue very early. If my startup is currently just a side-project and I haven't yet incorporated, what's the legal concern of collecting payment?
I feel like startups like Door Dash have dealt with this, but I was just wondering if there's anything I should be aware of.
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#176How and why will Pebble win, or be one of the winners, in the "war of the wearables". Ie. how will it be a similar to the android/ios platforms of mobile today
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#177What are your thoughts on teams applying pre-product (but in development) with an experienced/diverse team compared to teams with product/initial traction? Do you weigh them differently during application reviews?
It's hard to give a standard answer to this--it depends entirely on the specifics of each case.
Thanks for doing this AMA anything Sam.
As a follow-up, what would you recommend applicants who are in this position do before the end of next week to increase their chances of being interviewed/accepted? (i.e. get feedback from as many YC alum as possible, iterate on their video, etc). Obviously without specifics, I'm sure your answer may be similar to the above, but any general recommendations here?
Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA
#178What are your thoughts on teams applying pre-product (but in development) with an experienced/diverse team compared to teams with product/initial traction? Do you weigh them differently during application reviews?
It's hard to give a standard answer to this--it depends entirely on the specifics of each case.
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#179What are your thoughts on teams applying pre-product (but in development) with an experienced/diverse team compared to teams with product/initial traction? Do you weigh them differently during application reviews?
It's hard to give a standard answer to this--it depends entirely on the specifics of each case.
Thanks for doing this AMA Sam.
As a follow-up, what would you recommend applicants who are in this position do before the end of next week to increase their chances of being interviewed/accepted? (i.e. get feedback from as many YC alum as possible, iterate on their video, etc). Obviously without specifics, I'm sure your answer may be similar to the above, but any general recommendations here?
Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA
#180Does more than 1 partner review an application? and how do you maintain quality in screening applications and interview teams? Is recommendations from current partners have weight-age in the screening process (from instacart application hack)?