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Does Y Combinator accept purely app ideas like WhatsApp, Flipboard, etc.?

24th February 2014

My answer to Does Y Combinator accept purely app ideas like WhatsApp, Flipboard, etc.? on Quora

Yes they do, but you’ll need to demonstrate that your team also has the ability to execute on the idea.

Posted 24th February 2014 at 10:16 am · Follow me on Mastodon or Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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