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I wonder what YC expects from such investments (considering the multitude of FOSS solutions in this area).

While this may sound a bit counterintuitive (maybe?) we actually pivoted to this field based on YC input and discussions they have had with their previous companies. The multitude of FOSS solutions in this area indicates this is a real problem people are willing to spend time on, and yet there is no go-to solution and every team we have talked to selected different tools based on a very specific requirement.

This may not mean success, it means that game is not over in the documents field :)

Thanks for the perspective. Indeed, this is an area with real demand. I haven't evaluated YC's recent startups but I trust they do know a bit about what has a better chance in the market. Best of luck :)

ps.: As someone with very minimal PDF needs personally and at work, I'd say the beautiful templates are what caught my attention the most.

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