Funny, watched that video right after I posted the question.
I think the problem can be broken down into specific steps fairly easily.
Executing those steps is not easy though - it is rocket science after all.
YC doesn't seem to shy away from ideas that are really out there. I'm wondering if the lack of rocket "startups" is due to something from YC's end or if it's a matter of numbers.
That is, the number of people with skills to build a rocket ship startup is so small that there isn't a critical mass of founders starting these companies. As a result, people are not seeing enough of them to be accepted into YC.
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Funny, watched that video right after I posted the question.
I think the problem can be broken down into specific steps fairly easily.
Executing those steps is not easy though - it is rocket science after all.
YC doesn't seem to shy away from ideas that are really out there. I'm wondering if the lack of rocket "startups" is due to something from YC's end or if it's a matter of numbers.
That is, the number of people with skills to build a rocket ship startup is so small that there isn't a critical mass of founders starting these companies. As a result, people are not seeing enough of them to be accepted into YC.