YC company copied our product, what can we do?

Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by nico on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:02PM (#37423009)

I did miss it, thank you

You can still apply multiple times after getting rejected. There’s plenty of stories of companies/founders that only got into YC after several rejections

To be honest, if I were in their situation I wouldn’t apply again, but it could be a good move regardless

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by jacquesm on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:03PM (#37423047)

I'm not sure what YC's stance is on investing in established businesses, but in the VC world as a rule it is 'not done' to invest in multiple competitors active in the same field. That path is rife with conflicts of interest.

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by nico on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:23PM (#37423364)

You are right. Not sure about their official policy, but I know of multiple instances of where they’ve invested on competitors of their own companies

Sometimes this happens without them even knowing, because they put money into a company very early on, then the company pivots and starts competing with another YC company

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by jacquesm on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:26PM (#37423404)

All of the VCs I'm involved with would definitely have a problem with that.

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by ewe on Thursday September 07, 2023 @03:17PM (#37424169)

I'm not sure at this point I want to apply and talk about our company's vision and mission.

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by jacquesm on Thursday September 07, 2023 @04:51PM (#37425390)

Obviously... that would make a whole pile of assumptions and my put you in an even more difficult spot.

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