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Re:Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open by EGreg on Thursday August 06, 2026 @04:00PM (#49201633)
Wow, congrats! Can you discuss how you got YCombinator to select your open source project? I know they sometimes fund open source… I’ve been building several large platforms since 2011 but I have never considered applying like that.

Would something like this qualify:

https://github.com/Qbix

https://github.com/Intercoin

https://github.com/Safebots/Safecloud

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Re:Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open by rrr_oh_man on Thursday August 06, 2026 @06:20PM (#49203430)
the secret sauce is traction
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