Why Every Startup Should Complete the Y Combinator Funding Application (centernetworks.com) 48 points by antigua 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] Andrewski 15y ago ↗ You know, not everybody wants to give away their plans for free. Nor does everyday wat to cut somebody else in on the action. [–] jeff18 15y ago ↗ The whole point of the article is that you use the application as an exercise, without actually submitting it. [–] Andrewski 15y ago ↗ Some HTML forms send every character you type as you type them. [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] cvg 15y ago ↗ The way to check for that is view source. In Chrome: view-source:http://news.ycombinator.com/w2011form. No JS. Does YC or HN even use JS? [–] jules 15y ago ↗ Obviously. [–] gus_massa 15y ago ↗ When you are logged, only the upvotes and downvotes in HN use JS. [–] rjvir 15y ago ↗ You can simply copy the questions to your own text editor or word processor - if you weren't going to submit the application in the first place, why even fill it out online? [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] jeff18 15y ago ↗ The whole point of the article is that you use the application as an exercise, without actually submitting it. [–] Andrewski 15y ago ↗ Some HTML forms send every character you type as you type them. [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] cvg 15y ago ↗ The way to check for that is view source. In Chrome: view-source:http://news.ycombinator.com/w2011form. No JS. Does YC or HN even use JS? [–] jules 15y ago ↗ Obviously. [–] gus_massa 15y ago ↗ When you are logged, only the upvotes and downvotes in HN use JS. [–] rjvir 15y ago ↗ You can simply copy the questions to your own text editor or word processor - if you weren't going to submit the application in the first place, why even fill it out online? [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] Andrewski 15y ago ↗ Some HTML forms send every character you type as you type them. [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] cvg 15y ago ↗ The way to check for that is view source. In Chrome: view-source:http://news.ycombinator.com/w2011form. No JS. Does YC or HN even use JS? [–] jules 15y ago ↗ Obviously. [–] gus_massa 15y ago ↗ When you are logged, only the upvotes and downvotes in HN use JS. [–] rjvir 15y ago ↗ You can simply copy the questions to your own text editor or word processor - if you weren't going to submit the application in the first place, why even fill it out online? [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] cvg 15y ago ↗ The way to check for that is view source. In Chrome: view-source:http://news.ycombinator.com/w2011form. No JS. Does YC or HN even use JS? [–] jules 15y ago ↗ Obviously. [–] gus_massa 15y ago ↗ When you are logged, only the upvotes and downvotes in HN use JS.
[–] rjvir 15y ago ↗ You can simply copy the questions to your own text editor or word processor - if you weren't going to submit the application in the first place, why even fill it out online?
[–] kingsidharth 15y ago ↗ True that, it made everything so clear. After filling it up I knew what was the "exact" problem I was trying to solve.What people are on-board with me, what value they are gonna bring in.Where do we stand. It really makes everything transparent and brings you to the ground.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 32.0 ms ] threadWhat people are on-board with me, what value they are gonna bring in.
Where do we stand. It really makes everything transparent and brings you to the ground.