Does not being a hacker make you less desirable in YC's eyes?

If you're not a hacker and dont have any idea about programming, does that make you less desirable in YC's eyes?

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pg 18y ago ↗

We've funded one company started by non-hackers, but they had studied science in college, so they understood technical matters.

jpalacio486 18y ago ↗

I studied Networking in college for a few semesters, so I have a pretty good understanding tech matters. I just want to make sure that just because we're not hackers the possibilities of us being funded don't go down.

Ultrapreneur 18y ago ↗

When you say "not hackers" does that mean you still only have an idea for a site, or that you aren't familiar with programming, but are still moving along with the site? i.e. are paying someone to do the programming for you?

jpalacio486 18y ago ↗

Yeah my partner and I arent't very experienced programmers, but (like everyone with an idea) we think our idea is awesome. We are looking to partner with a third party on the programming side.