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Literally Just Two Words

You named your startup "New idea." That IS the pitch. YC is not amused.

The pitch

New idea

YC reads 40,000+ applications a year. Some are bad. Some are delusional. Some are ChatGPT wrappers with a $10B market slide. But "New idea" — two words, zero context, negative traction — is a first. Congrats on the historic achievement. Paul Graham once said ideas are cheap; you've found a way to make them even cheaper.

What to fix (if you dare)

1

Have An Actual Idea First

A pitch needs a problem, a solution, and a market. You have none of these. Start there — literally anywhere — before submitting to YC or a roast bot.

2

Tell Us Who Gets Paid And Why

Even one sentence on who your customer is and why they'd hand you money would put you miles ahead of where you are now.

3

Prove You Exist As A Founder

YC bets on people before ideas. Give them something — a GitHub, a prototype, a napkin sketch, a strongly-worded tweet — that proves you've done anything at all.

Genuine advice

Every legendary company started with a real, specific problem the founder personally felt — find yours, write one honest paragraph about it, and *that* is your pitch. 😉

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