You have a 1 in 20 chance of being chosen by YC. Pretty good odds!

Re:You have a 1 in 20 chance of being chosen by YC. Pretty ... by nostrademons on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @06:15PM (#47629)

I liked the previous (~4-5 minutes in) version of your comment better. ;-)

Anyway, I also think you're right in doing all of the above. And it looks like you'll find your cofounders, judging from other responses to your comment. Good luck with that.

I'm just saying that even if the investors (including YC) say no, you can still build something, see if people want it, and then get investment. You don't really need investors to start something, nowadays, and when you do need them they'll usually be there.

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Re:You have a 1 in 20 chance of being chosen by YC. Pretty ... by vlad on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @06:27PM (#47630)

"You don't really need investors to start something, nowadays, and when you do need them they'll usually be there."

Thanks, but like I said in my post, I would rather get an exciting team together, get the legal and accounting stuff out of the way, and build a trusted relationship with an investor, and put to use what I've learned over the past 4 years. And none of those people work for free.

If it's possible to take care of all that stuff right away, it makes life very easy.

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