Ask HN: Please share your YC applications

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7288377

30 13 12 years ago

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I'm not applying, but I enjoy reading applications from the few who published them and I don't seem to be the only one. Whether of this year or past, please share or link YC applications here!

adamzerner5• 12 years ago

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ortttosqmnxbfw/s2014form.html

I'd love to hear any feedback!

herpaderpa2000• 12 years ago

Honest or not, starting a startup for the sake of making money (whether that money will fund a more altruistic "end-goal" or not) is probably not the right reason to build a company.

...or at the very least I don't think it's the reason that you want to advertise.

adamzerner5• 12 years ago

What other reason is there? I could think of 1) money to use yourself, 2) money to use altruistically, 3) because your startup itself will benefit the world, 4) because the market "is just begging to be disrupted", 5) because you need to prove it to yourself, or to someone else. (They're all reasons for me.) So what is the reason that you think is the best to advertise?

And it's definitely honest.

sillysaurus2• 12 years ago

Honest or not, starting a startup for the sake of making money (whether that money will fund a more altruistic "end-goal" or not) is probably not the right reason to build a company.

Making money was exactly pg's reason for starting Viaweb. YC wouldn't be so hypocritical as to deny someone for advertising that as their reason, when YC itself wouldn't exist if its founder hadn't started a startup for the purpose of getting rich.

zt• 12 years ago

http://blog.zactownsend.com/our-yc-s13-application

unignorant• 12 years ago

http://ethanfast.com/2011/10/deconstructing-a-successful-yc-...

Ask HN: Please share your YC applications

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