If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator

Re:If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator by dclaysmith on Thursday March 10, 2011 @02:39PM (#2310422)

I'm a single founder with an idea and a very early mvp with no traction but an idea on how it could be positioned/modified to be an interesting startup in a pretty hot area. If it moved forward (through YC or elsewhere) i have a team that i could put together that i think could then really move it forward.

Have you ever said 'we like you, and we think the idea has potential... put the team together and we'll back ya'?

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Re:If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator by sskates on Thursday March 10, 2011 @07:04PM (#2311388)

I applied to TechStars with a 3 man team a few months ago. We had full time jobs but gave the above line- that we were willing to more seriously commit if we got into the program.

We didn't get in. They advised us that you can send a much stronger signal if you've already committed. The best indicator of future commitment to a startup is past commitment.

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Re:If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator by pg on Friday March 11, 2011 @01:14AM (#2312350)

No, because the team is the most important thing to us.

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Re:If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator by AmericanOP on Thursday March 10, 2011 @03:56PM (#2310737)

Think of the competition. http://gigaom.com/2010/03/23/y-combinator-matures-14-of-star...

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Re:If you're applying this cycle: How to Apply to Y Combinator by dclaysmith on Thursday March 10, 2011 @04:05PM (#2310768)

I don't really think of everyone else applying as competition. I'm more concerned with where I am, the ideas I have, and what I want to do with them. No one should let others' success be a reason not to do something

And now that I know I might meet Ashton Kutcher, I'm definitely going for it.

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