5% for the chicken man

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7852222
by jamesibex • 12 years ago
2 4 12 years ago

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.

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