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Converge (YC S23) will review your YC application before you submit

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Post by oulipo »

conartist6 wrote: post #9
conartist6 wrote: post #6

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…

Exactly. Unchecked AI is going to ruin our democracies, like they did with Trump election

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Post by bilekas »

user_7832 wrote: post #18
bilekas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stand corrected. Well then I guess the onslaught of AI slop is here to stay for a while at least. Great.

I think it’s interesting and funny (in a funny-weird, not funny-haha) way that despite YC and Paul Graham being so respected here, they (at least YC, don’t know how much say PH still has) are promoting this AI slop thing. 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.

Thats a tough one honestly, if you're an incubator, you almost want to always be at the ground level for those that will take off,YC has a history of that. Looking back I'm not sure anyone was a "visionary" to see the potential but maybe it was a case of threw enough ** at the wall and some stuck.

Either way I don't think it's a bad thing, small startups should have the ability to flourish and fail. I am just surprised it's all AI at the moment when we still have problems left unsolved.

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Post by dthedavid »

conartist6 wrote: post #10
dthedavid wrote: post #8

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?

We will be able to help sellers find buyers faster. This improves selling efficiency, therefore helps grows world GDP.

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Post by waonderer »

conartist6 wrote: post #10
dthedavid wrote: post #8

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?

Good products can reach those who really need it. If this works successfully, I can say it does make the world a better place.
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