- Single founder, not a large group
- Hasn't raised any outside capital
- Working on idea full time.
He's even local to YC!
The YCF page says you don't need traction to apply. It doesn't say you can't have traction.
Moreover, it turns out that the funding structure for "Apply HN" is "YCF terms". But that doesn't mean "Apply HN" and "YCF" are the same concept.
Finally, isn't Pinboard basically running away with the HN vote for "Apply HN" at this point?
- Single founder, not a large group
- Hasn't raised any outside capital
- Working on idea full time.
He's even local to YC!
The YCF page says you don't need traction to apply. It doesn't say you can't have traction.
Moreover, it turns out that the funding structure for "Apply HN" is "YCF terms". But that doesn't mean "Apply HN" and "YCF" are the same concept.
Finally, isn't Pinboard basically running away with the HN vote for "Apply HN" at this point?