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YC's current guidance is to apply online as soon as you're ready, not wait for more traction, and not worry about needing an introduction. YC says about 40% of funded companies are just an idea, and that it considers all applications equally rather than relying on warm intros.
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Aaron Epstein is a General Partner at YC. He co-founded Creative Market (YC W10), which he sold to Autodesk in 2014 before it later spun out again.