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- 2011
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GeneralNews and discussion around Y Combinator and Y Combinator companies. In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. We invest $500,000 in every startup and work intensively with the founders for three months. For the life of their company, founders have access to the m
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r/ycombinator rules
- 1.
Read the stickied post at the top of the sub.
- 2.
Don't be a jerk.
No trolling or harassment. Flame wars don’t contribute to discussions, and don’t help anyone.
- 3.
Use the search before making a new post.
- 4.
Use the megathreads for requests for feedback and the current application cycle discussions.
- 5.
No self promotion.
- 6.
No hiring or co-founder search posts.
Everyone is constantly either hiring or on the lookout for a co-founder. Please use the cofounder matching tool at https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching.
- 7.
No memes, politics, or shitposts.
Find another sub for that. Low effort posts will be removed.
- 8.
No solicitation of surveys, DMs, external groups, etc
Posts in this sub should be applicable to other members of this community, or promote discussion. Not requests that only apply to the poster.
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No unplanned AMAs.
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No discussions about VCs or other accelerators.
These posts are better fitted for r/startups or r/startupaccelerators — you’ll likely get more insights there.
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