YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday).
Who's giving it a shot?
We're a bit too far along, but we might.
http://ycombinator.com/w2009.html
We're a bit too far along, but we might.
http://ycombinator.com/w2009.html
We held a meetup last night, and had the founders of Heysan and Snipd talk about the YC funding experience and about having a startup.
I was really surprised that out of 40-45 attendees, only about 3-4 were thinking about applying for YC funding. Everybody else was bootstrapping. Some of the guys have really cool web apps that they've built in their spare time like http://www.dabbleboard.com .
I wonder if people's attitudes towards getting funded is changing, or if it's just the demographic of the group that we're attracting. Most of the group is fairly ambivalent towards getting funding.
Current Number of Applications: 23
Then, we can see how competitive it is for Winter 2009 application.
Thanks.
P/S: I will update this comment with the latest number of applications.
The whole point of YC is to get connected with some great people and build something people want.
I hope we at least get an interview so we can present to PG & Co.
My advice is, don't bank your startup dreams on getting in. If your team and idea truly have merit, you can and should have a startup plan that does not depend on getting into YC. View it as the best-case scenario instead.
Not getting in, by the way, does not imply that your team and idea don't have merit. Last time they couldn't accept many that did.
Only 50-60 groups will get invited to the interview. :(
Also I read that 75% of the apps are submitted in the week before the deadline.
We got our app in this morning. We listed about 4 or 5 other ideas in the app too. Not sure if that helps or hurts.
Sometimes I go back and forth on what idea is most attractive/viable/appropriate.