[greenbay20]

I'm incredibly disappointed this was the top comment. Instead of asking whatever it is you want to know in an optimistic way, you just threw a random comment that with decent chance just makes the OP feel worse.

For starters, a really simple question you could have asked that may update your belief of how weird it is they got into YC: "How much money are they making and how much are they growing per week?"

[AVTizzle]

I appreciate the compassionate nature of your comment, but anecdotally I can very much attest to this thought being the first thing through my mind when I read the post title.

This question sitting at the top further validates that other people are wondering it, so disappointing as it may be - people are curious!

[shafyy]

I do think that an A/B testing platform can be a great business, and making any business work is for sure an achievement.

I just had the impression that YC tries to back more "ambitious" or "important" businesses, but may be I'm wrong about that.

[kipply]

ambition or "importance" don't always manifest in the early stages of a startup (they probably usually don't). Shopify started as a snowboard selling company and I'm sure that the founders here pitched YC a larger vision that was appreciated.