YC Value Debate
Comments discuss the worth and benefits of Y Combinator for startups, questioning its necessity for success, selection process, and overall impact compared to going solo.
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Congratulations on your success!YC are just people, not some infallible oracle.
May make folks think twice before applying to YC
Not everybody has the benefit of being a yc-backed startup.
Does YC generally care about this kind of thing?
Sounds like you are at a point beyond where YC makes sense.
And YC probably doesn't see many of those...
Why do you think YC does what they do?
because YC is not special, simple as that
What do you seek to gain out of YC?
Any statement from the YC partnership?