Does Y Combinator accept purely app ideas like WhatsApp, Flipboard, etc.?
24th February 2014
My answer to Does Y Combinator accept purely app ideas like WhatsApp, Flipboard, etc.? on Quora
Yes they do, but you’ll need to demonstrate that your team also has the ability to execute on the idea.
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