[cvaidya1986]

Hi Michael. I appreciate your candidness and openness to accept counterpoints. How would you evaluate a startup that’s only a couple weeks old, however close to shipping a prototype but probably won’t have time to get users by Sunday ( YC deadline ). It’s an idea that could generate a billion jobs and hence we feel it’s better to get YC support than try to grow it slower with a revenue model. Should we apply anyways or wait to get traction and apply late?

[jameshk]

In my experience, the answer is almost always “just apply” - there’s no harm in it and answering the questions can be helpful to consider various aspects of your idea in more detail.

[cvaidya1986]

True. It’s just going to physically hurt if the hurried demo doesn’t do the idea justice. Won’t be fair to the scope and scale of the idea. I guess just apply is the answer regardless. Thanks!

[dfabulich]

If you get rejected, you can apply again for the next batch when you'll have a working demo and maybe some users.

[mwseibel]

Just apply man :)