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Re:Just did the Y Combinator interview: here are my notes by tnolet on Friday November 08, 2019 @12:42PM (#21484694)
OP here. Fair enough, but I’m 100% all in. I’m as far away from a startup fashionista as they get: trust me. I just like sharing this stuff for catharsis reasons and because I genuinely think it’s interesting to read for some.

On the disruption part, I disagree. There are markets that are just old or aging. Fairly small improvements and a rethink of the market can already make a new product viable.

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Re:Just did the Y Combinator interview: here are my notes by sillysaurusx on Sunday November 10, 2019 @04:25AM (#21497238)
A startup is fundamentally disruptive. That's what a startup is: something that grows until it can't be ignored.

I just tried to think of a single successful startup that wouldn't be classified as "disruptive" and couldn't do it.

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Re:Just did the Y Combinator interview: here are my notes by HatchedLake721 on Sunday November 10, 2019 @05:32AM (#21497408)
I think you’re confusing a startup with a startup unicorn. You can start tomorrow a niche SaaS, e.g. a debt collection CRM for French market, and become a startup.

Are you successful startup? Yes (e.g. you turnover $20k a month solo). Are you disruptive? No.

Truly disruptive startups are in two digits range. Successful startups that “made it”, whether it’s revenue, money raised, or profit, are in the hundreds of thousands/millions.

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Re:Just did the Y Combinator interview: here are my notes by sfjailbird on Sunday November 10, 2019 @06:07AM (#21497504)
According to YC (at least Paul Graham's classic definition) a startup is something that grows very fast.
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Re:Just did the Y Combinator interview: here are my notes by MCneill27 on Sunday November 10, 2019 @10:08AM (#21498200)
It might be a startup in the colloquial sense of the word, to friends, family, etc., but I and many others here would argue that it's a small business rather than a startup.
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