--- title: "Daniel Vassallo on X: \"The deadline for YC S24 is tomorrow. Here's why you SHOULD NOT APPLY TO YC: YC seems like a reasonable proposition. They give you some money to help start your business, and the" url: https://daily.dev/posts/daniel-vassallo-on-x-the-deadline-for-yc-s24-is-tomorrow-here-s-why-you-should-not-apply-to-yc-y-z17yzrovu source_url: https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1781751108211511680 type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2024-04-20T20:11:22.649Z updated: 2024-05-09T09:09:48.658Z tags: ["startup", "business", "venture-capital", "entrepreneurship"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Daniel Vassallo on X: "The deadline for YC S24 is tomorrow. Here's why you SHOULD NOT APPLY TO YC: YC seems like a reasonable proposition. They give you some money to help start your business, and the **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post discusses reasons why one should not apply to YC (Y Combinator) despite its promises of funding and access to a helpful community. It highlights concepts like ergodicity and the non-ergodic nature of the Silicon Valley industry, and questions the effectiveness of YC's approach to success. The author emphasizes the importance of embracing randomness, avoiding a singular focus, and building a portfolio of multiple income streams. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business), [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#entrepreneurship](https://daily.dev/tags/entrepreneurship) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/daniel-vassallo-on-x-the-deadline-for-yc-s24-is-tomorrow-here-s-why-you-should-not-apply-to-yc-y-z17yzrovu)