How many single founder startups have been funded by YC?

Re:How many single founder startups have been funded by YC? by pg on Friday August 27, 2010 @12:42AM (#1638013)

I'm not sure because I can't remember which startups only had one founder when we funded them, but I know there are 2/36 in the current batch and there were 3/26 in the previous one.

Both Xobni and Dropbox were single-founder startups initially.

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Re:How many single founder startups have been funded by YC? by nl on Friday August 27, 2010 @12:56AM (#1638038)

Thanks. That's quite a convincing argument.

I'll get a "Remember Xobni & Dropbox" T-Shirt printed for when you interview me, then.

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Re:How many single founder startups have been funded by YC? by willheim on Friday August 27, 2010 @04:41PM (#1640196)

"Both Xobni and Dropbox were single-founder startups initially"

Initially, I think, is the key here. Am I wrong to assume that you loved the idea, the technology, and the potential of the marketplace and that any concerns you might have had over a single-founder was assuaged by the founder's desire (but not yet accomplished) goal to find a proper co-founder/partner?

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