Ycombinator Questions

I'm exploring a potentially untapped market and wondering if there are any accelerators or incubators that specifically target high school students?

Incubators Ycombinator High School Student Accelerators

asked Jul 26 '14 at 02:43

Jolene Knarr
7 points

Usually YC companies use each other's products as a show of support. Yet so many companies (AirBnB and DropBox being just a couple of examples) use BrainTree.Are there some benefits to using...

Ycombinator Stripe Braintree

asked Mar 29 '14 at 11:56

Thomas Goodlow
34 points

If I were to start an early stage fund or incubator, what % should I charge as management fees to partners who invest in the fund?

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asked Mar 18 '14 at 16:27

Janice Bishop
40 points

Almost all startups they fund are people in the early to mid 20s. Numerous people have spoken about the blatant age discrimination that goes on in the valley.Wouldn't investors be more interested...

Ycombinator Startups Age Discrimination

asked Mar 21 '14 at 11:11

Max Mach
25 points

While your company would definitely benefit if you create a strong personal brand, would that create a problem if you later decide to leave the company?Paul Graham has been the force behind...

Branding Ycombinator Paul Graham

asked Mar 3 '14 at 13:28

Steven Shisler
90 points

I have been a solo founder my whole life and have managed to start several businesses without the need for outside funding. Yet, when I decided to explore my options and try to join an incubator...

Solo Entrepreneur Ycombinator

asked Feb 13 '14 at 17:16

User30118
6 points

We'd like to keep expenses at a bare minimum so hoping we can avoid paying a lawyer to get incorporated for now. Since we'll just be building the product the first three months anyway, we don't...

Incorporation Incubators Ycombinator

asked Feb 10 '14 at 03:16

Tylar Michaelson
41 points

My startup has been selected to fly over to Mountain View and interview for YCombinator. What are some of the types of questions we can expect Paul Graham to ask us?

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asked Jan 29 '14 at 18:41

Tylar Michaelson
41 points

I wonder how companies like Y Combinator are structured. Y Combinator is a seed accelerator, investing in and consulting businesses. On Y Combinator's web site, there is a list of partners. Y...

Consulting Corporate Structure Investors Shares Ycombinator

asked Jun 22 '13 at 21:58

Feklee
148 points

What are the best incorporation (and related) document resources? Are the YCombinator incorporation docs available? There are a number of 'model' or 'open source' documents for a startup's first...

Funding Incorporation Legal Documents Ycombinator

asked Jan 25 '12 at 15:50

Chris Busselle
36 points

There are two of us already on the team and have some knowledge of programming but no qualifications. Do you think we will be disadvantaged by not having a technical co-founder?

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asked Sep 18 '11 at 22:08

Logi Kal
37 points

How many people get asked for an interview and how many get offered a place in a YC batch?

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asked Sep 21 '11 at 01:18

Logi Kal
37 points