Super last minute advice for startups applying for Y Combinator

Re:Super last minute advice for startups applying for Y Comb... by ThanksBudRJ on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @08:40AM (#519783)

Great post Gary! My favorite is #5 "A little help from friends." It took me a long time to realize the value of letting everyone know what you're doing and what you need. I use to try to keep everything secret until launch. Now I realize that if you tell people what you're doing and what you, they're much more likely to HELP you.

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Re:Super last minute advice for startups applying for Y Comb... by jlees on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @10:14AM (#519873)

Even if they can't help you, they get excited about you and tell other people who can help you. I'm amazed at the amount of support, help, advice and ideas I've been getting from people even in entirely unrelated fields. Of course, dealing with it all and not following every last piece of fishwives' wisdom is another story... ;)

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Re:Super last minute advice for startups applying for Y Comb... by domdelimar on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @11:59AM (#520019)

I should probably listen to this advice myself. And thank Gary and other people who're trying to open my eyes. All in all great advices for someone like me who's only just getting started.

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