How do you decide if Y Combinator is worth it?

Jan 24 11 Comments

YC takes 7% of any startup wanting to join, and in exchange, the firm invests $125,000.

For a SWE/PM at MAGA or a company like Snap, Uber, etc, 125k is arguably not a lot of capital but 7% is a lot of equity.

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  • Meta
    deprssd

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    deprssd
    It no longer is. Those days are gone.
    Jan 24 1
    • Google
      fJHP05

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      fJHP05
      This right here, it made sense early 2010s, nowadays that money doesn't help you all that much, most of their connections you can also get if you try a little harder networking. There's tons of knowledge on the internet. If your product is good and you can market it, you're good to go.
      Jan 24
  • New
    Ro 🤖

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    Ro 🤖
    They now do $500K. Also, they are worth it if you are at idea or early MVP stage because they make it easier to raise a sizable seed round. Their alumni network is also worth it, especially if you’re B2B, since you can get some early customers through that network.
    Jan 24 0
  • Coinbase / Eng
    coinbaes

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    coinbaes
    I’ve talked to partners from sequoia and a16z and they always say the equity y comb takes is laughable
    Jan 24 3
  • Boeing
    DesiChakka

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    DesiChakka
    Does YC provide any other resources?

    There is probably non-zero value in being able to say you’re a YC startup

    It’s like going on shark tank. Part of it is money, but also getting connections or resources from mark cuban
    Jan 24 0
  • Apple
    TrjD37

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    TrjD37
    7% is really not that much equity. Sure $125k isn’t a lot but they’re giving your business a free almost $2 million valuation
    Jan 24 0