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Why does YC hate solo founders?

AI Paul Graham: Because YC is a big family, and solo founders don't have a family.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they're the source of all the problems.

AI Paul Graham: YC likes to fund teams, not individuals.

AI Paul Graham: The most common reason we reject solo founders is they don't have a cofounder.

AI Paul Graham: YC prefers teams of 2.

AI Paul Graham: If you're a solo founder, you probably can't do YC.

AI Paul Graham: Because they're usually going to fail.

AI Paul Graham: Solo founders are more likely to fail, and less likely to succeed.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they're bad for business.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they're so risky.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they're the least likely to succeed.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they have a higher chance of failure.

AI Paul Graham: YC hates solo founders because they're statistically unlikely to be successful.

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To AI Paul's credit, he did reiterate the following multiple times:

AI Paul Graham: YC does not hate solo founders.

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Epilogue: Why have vision when users are all that matter?

AI Paul Graham: Vision is the only thing that matters.

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I don't know much about the relationship between solo founders and YC, but I enjoyed these responses when I asked:

Does YC love solo founders

AI Paul Graham: YC loves solo founders, but it's not a good idea to tell the YC partners that.

AI Paul Graham: It's true that YC loves solo founders, but it's not true that we do it because we believe that's the best thing for our portfolio companies.