5% for the chicken man
What would convince YC to look at a VERY late application for Summer 2014 batch?
Paul Graham wants this application.
He asked for it in 2008, as my idea absolutely nails #17 of his list of "Start Ups We'd Like to Fund."<p>If extenuating circumstances count: I live in rural Nicaragua and only heard of YC weeks ago. I had no idea when the true, final deadline was as I couldn't find an actual YC '14 start date anywhere. I was ready to send in the application 7 hours ago.<p>I understand there must be a cut-off date.
I understand the YC summer batch might start today (I could be there tomorrow). But I have worked for 9 months on this idea and it will not wait.
My application is done. The idea is simple. It could launch in a month. It will take YC maybe two minutes to realize the massive potential. They want this.
I had the entire application ready to go at about 1 AM last night (after my 1 minute intro video finally uploaded to YouTube - which took forever on my limacious internet connection).
I went to paste my answers into the online application and I read "Sorry, we are no longer accepting applications for Summer 2014."
Fuck me !
Impossible.
But so it is.
And so here I sit in the jungle asking myself, and now you: "What would convince YC to look at a VERY late application for Summer 2014 batch?<p>If I were in Mountain View right now, I would be on the side of the road, dressed in a bright yellow chicken costume (why not?), next to a huge hand-painted sign that reads:
"Hey Paul, I have #17 in my pocket. Please let me apply late. Jamesibex@gmail.com"<p>In fact, I am willing to make this insane offer:
I will give 5% equity of my start up to the first person (one person) who does this (chicken suit with sign), IF I get into the YC Summer 14 batch.