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Ask PG/HN: Questions about applying to YC

15 pointsby serverdudeover 14 years ago
I have an idea I developed recently that I believe is fairly complicated. I would be able to implement only a prototype in the next few days before the deadline. I am in two minds - either I can apply to YC in this round with a prototype only and perhaps hurt my chances or I can apply in the next round with a reasonable "alpha" version of my idea and perhaps increase my chances.<p>What do you suggest?<p>Also, do you get people who "reapply" after getting rejected and if so, how many of them make it the second time?

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pgover 14 years ago
A prototype is enough for us.<p>We often accept people who reapply. The best known is probably Drew Houston of Dropbox. There were at least two in the most recent batch: FanVibe and PagerDuty. For the PagerDuty guys it was the fourth time they'd applied.
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SteveMorinover 14 years ago
This is good to know, just like startups it's better to iterate early and often