Is it possible to get into YC as a sole founder?
How can I increase my chance as a sole founder? And most importantly why is this bias against sole founders?
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> Is it possible to get into YC as a sole founder?
Yes, in the sense that they've accepted single founders before.
> How can I increase my chance as a sole founder?
Find a co-founder ;)
> Why is there this bias against sole founders?
Because they have the data to back up the assertion that multiple founders makes a startup more likely to succeed.
Yes, in the sense that they've accepted single founders before.
> How can I increase my chance as a sole founder?
Find a co-founder ;)
> Why is there this bias against sole founders?
Because they have the data to back up the assertion that multiple founders makes a startup more likely to succeed.
I know:)
I prefer to be sole founder as I had bad experiences from previous gigs.
Is there any other attribute (like strong IP and customer demand) that can compensate for not having a co-founder? What else?
I prefer to be sole founder as I had bad experiences from previous gigs.
Is there any other attribute (like strong IP and customer demand) that can compensate for not having a co-founder? What else?
What do you mean by "compensate"? Having a co-founder will always boost your chances vs. being a single founder, no matter what.
But obviously single founders do get into YC because they're strong in other areas.
But obviously single founders do get into YC because they're strong in other areas.
I prefer to have a 2-3 people founding team. But its so difficult to find partners especially when all my school friends are married and busy working for large companies.
We are in the same boat. I am 30+ techie & marketing person. Most of my school friends are happily married and are busy with their jobs in large corporations. I am kindof a misfit when it comes to living a "normal" life of 9-5 job. I have tried 4 times to start new company...and failed all 4 times. Left the job last year and started another company. It was moderately successful (Ramen profitable). But I know its limits..it will not be more than Ramen successful. Now I am trying to start another company. But I know that I can not pull this project off by myself. I need a team. And its so darn hard to build a team. Went to meetups, startup weekends, hackathons etc etc. No luck. I even tried elance and odesk. They are not very useful for startups anyway. How do people find partners to build a company?