Ask HN: YC, what happens when a candidate idea competes w/another YC investment?

Posted by kiubo on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @06:36AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Is there a conflict of interest? Or is it just a case of hedging bets? I would imagine at some point the portfolio would reach a size that would make it difficult to avoid.

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Re:Ask HN: YC, what happens when a candidate idea competes w... by kiubo on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @07:50AM (#2583623)

Also, is it recommendable for startups to apply to places like YC if this scenario is true for them? This has to happen all the time. What's to stop a VC from protecting his investment by giving a heads-up?

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Re:Ask HN: YC, what happens when a candidate idea competes w... by ig1 on Thursday May 26, 2011 @09:54AM (#2587699)

It's fine. YC startups Etacts, Rapportive and Xobni are all competitors in the email CRM space.

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