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When is the Right Time to Apply to Y Combinator? - Jared Friedman
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Y Combinator partner and Scribd cofounder Jared Friedman answers the question, when is the right time to apply to Y Combinator? https://twitter.com/snowmaker Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
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Meet Jared Friedman
Jared Friedman introduces himself as a partner at Y Combinator and shares his background as a co-founder of Scribd. He sets the stage for discussing the right timing to apply to Y Combinator, emphasizing the importance of understanding the application process.
"hi I'm Jared I'm a partner at YC before I joined YC I was a founder of a company called Scribd which was in the summer 2006 batch of what Combinator the right time to apply to YC is when"
The Two Key Ingredients
Friedman outlines the two essential ingredients for a successful Y Combinator application: having the right founding team and an exciting idea. He dispels common misconceptions about needing traction or revenue, highlighting that many funded companies start with just these two elements.
"the right time to apply to YC is when you have two key ingredients the first ingredient is you need your founding team that means you need the right set of people to work on your idea and the second i..."
Reapplying to Y Combinator
Jared discusses the process of reapplying to Y Combinator if initially unsuccessful. He encourages founders to make progress on their idea and team before reapplying, reinforcing that there's no downside to applying as soon as the foundational elements are in place.
"now if you don't get in on your first application that doesn't mean we're not going to fund that founding team and that idea it just means you should make some more progress and then reapply again the..."