You sound like every failed non-technical founder trying to convince an engineer why they get to be the first employee and should be thankful for 5% equity. To reinforce my point, take YC's top 3 outcomes so far:
* Stripe - Paypal but better and dev-focused
* AirBNB - Couchsurfing.com but better and we charge for it
* DoorDash - Seamless and GrubHub but better
Those ideas, on the surface, are all garbage. Yet they had by-far the best outcomes for YC. Why? Execution. That's why YC invests in so many poor ideas -- they're investing in people are likely to be able to execute, not the ideas themselves.
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You sound like every failed non-technical founder trying to convince an engineer why they get to be the first employee and should be thankful for 5% equity. To reinforce my point, take YC's top 3 outcomes so far:
* Stripe - Paypal but better and dev-focused
* AirBNB - Couchsurfing.com but better and we charge for it
* DoorDash - Seamless and GrubHub but better
Those ideas, on the surface, are all garbage. Yet they had by-far the best outcomes for YC. Why? Execution. That's why YC invests in so many poor ideas -- they're investing in people are likely to be able to execute, not the ideas themselves.