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Re:Tips for applying to YC by jconley on Friday September 30, 2011 @08:06PM (#3058972)
The least emphasized, and I think most important, point here is that the application will help you better define your business and why you're doing it with your current cofounder(s). Much like an AngelList profile, I'd say it's worth a few hours of your time, if only for the exercise of thinking hard about your business rather than just executing on it.
Re:Tips for applying to YC by kashd2001 on Friday September 30, 2011 @08:10PM (#3058980)
Absolutely, I should have emphasized that more (maybe an edit). Being forced to confront each of the questions in the app is an amazing exercise for any startup and will do wonders for you direction and understanding of the business.
Re:Tips for applying to YC by littlegiantcap on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:08PM (#3059072)
Ironically, I submitted my app with the some sort of thinking, and my startup is trying to compete with them.