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Re:Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC... by Taylor_OD on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:07PM (#42247495)
The CEO of YC gave a talk about how you should first assemble a founding team and THEN come up with an idea. The idea seems way less important than identifying founders they want to back.
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Re:Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC... by itsoktocry on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:44PM (#42247908)
>The idea seems way less important than identifying founders they want to back.

Especially when you can take an idea you like from a team you don't, and give it to a team you do!

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