Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding
by dpapathanasiou on Monday July 02, 2007 @05:48PM
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Has your position changed regarding single founders, or is it still a case of single founders need not apply?
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That's covered in the fourth from last paragraph.
Basically, we'll bend any rule if you're a genius, but anyone, even a genius, is more likely to succeed if they have a cofounder.
Re:Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding
by cperciva on Monday July 02, 2007 @06:56PM
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You'll bend any rule? Does that apply to the "must move to the Bay area" rule? (Yes, I am a genius.)
If it weren't for that rule, I'd seriously consider applying -- but if I wanted to move to Silicon Valley, I'd work for Google.
We once funded a company that didn't move. It didn't work very well. A startup would have to be really good to convince us. And if we did agree it would hurt them, relative to what they might have done if they'd moved.