| I agree that YC business is prospecting, but I don't believe they prospect ideas, they prospect people. Ideas are a dime a dozen, and the same idea could be a success or failure depending on execution quality, and execution quality depends on people. Making happen people are actually idea people, each of then have hundreds of ideas in their mind, that just have the guts to make them happen. They go in the arena and fight and most of the time they loose. Over time if they survive they get stronger and wiser and fighting becomes easier for them. For finding those people that are a minority in the world you need attractors that attract people all around the world. YC matches young "make it happen people" with money, resources and old people that "made it happen " in the past. The "idea people" that believe they have a brilliant idea you should pay then 50% for are abundant and completely useless. Once you become successful every day you will talk with one of those idea people that spend so much time dreaming and no time risking or working on their ideas, because getting in the arena and getting hurt is not enjoyable or beautiful. |