To play devil's advocate, what if YC folks have already thought of the idea you had(and obviously did not pick you for reasons other than your idea)? See, it goes both ways.
Bottomline: it is very difficult in this environment with start-ups launching left and right to claim ownership of a certain idea, even between two parties.
I got the impression that the YCs had discussed the idea my team applied with before we had applied. This only helped us land the interview, because they knew we were trying to tackle a big, important unsolved problem.
They certainly haven't launched a company doing what we wanted to do and no other YC company has, so you really don't need to worry about them stealing/sharing your idea. It's just not worth it for them.
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To play devil's advocate, what if YC folks have already thought of the idea you had(and obviously did not pick you for reasons other than your idea)? See, it goes both ways.
Bottomline: it is very difficult in this environment with start-ups launching left and right to claim ownership of a certain idea, even between two parties.
I got the impression that the YCs had discussed the idea my team applied with before we had applied. This only helped us land the interview, because they knew we were trying to tackle a big, important unsolved problem.
They certainly haven't launched a company doing what we wanted to do and no other YC company has, so you really don't need to worry about them stealing/sharing your idea. It's just not worth it for them.