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Re:What Founders Ask Founders About Getting into Y Combinator by tlogan on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:34PM (#12616313)
My understanding is that YC combinator is either for companies which already made it and any VC would love to invest (like GitLab) or they are in very early stage (pre-revenue).

If your company is so so (i.e., you are making money but growth is anemic, etc.) then YC is not for you. But you can always close the company and start a new one and apply to YC.

At least that is my understanding and experience.

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Re:What Founders Ask Founders About Getting into Y Combinator by sytse on Friday September 30, 2016 @11:33PM (#12616418)
Growth is important because it is what separates a start-up from other companies http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html

But YC knows very well that there can be many reasons for slow growth. Many times easy to make changes can have big effects on product/market fit and growth rate. And YC is great at helping with that. So don't be afraid to apply even with flattening growth, it is called an accelerator for a reason.

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