The very point of this article is an argument in favor of applying to YC and not against it.
Like it or not, all successful web companies have at some point taken on funding. It is an inevitable part of building a company.
Raising funding is a resource and time drain. The author argues that we should all be spending time building our products. I completely agree and that's why I applied to YC. It's the equivalent of outsourcing your "distractions". Being a YC company dramatically reduces the amount of time you have to spend finding PR and investment (things you will have to do at some point). These things will find you.
The real power of YC is not the money. It's their ability to take away most of the distractions that cause startups to fail and let you concentrate on what really matters - building your product.
The author shouldn't be so short sighted and should take a longer term view of building a business.
Like it or not, all successful web companies have at some point taken on funding. It is an inevitable part of building a company.
Raising funding is a resource and time drain. The author argues that we should all be spending time building our products. I completely agree and that's why I applied to YC. It's the equivalent of outsourcing your "distractions". Being a YC company dramatically reduces the amount of time you have to spend finding PR and investment (things you will have to do at some point). These things will find you.
The real power of YC is not the money. It's their ability to take away most of the distractions that cause startups to fail and let you concentrate on what really matters - building your product.
The author shouldn't be so short sighted and should take a longer term view of building a business.