Probably the same reasons it funded JustinTV when the idea was live streaming Justin Kan’s life. YC bets on founders not ideas because that’s how they get Twitch paydays.
Remember that the “Air” in AirBnB came from the idea of renting air mattresses. Smart motivated people can have dumb ideas. Iterating from a dumb idea is how good ideas are made.
I found a few of the companies that YC invests in have two non technical founders looking for a “founding engineer” to build their product who they were going to pay $150K to and “equity”.
Remember that the “Air” in AirBnB came from the idea of renting air mattresses. Smart motivated people can have dumb ideas. Iterating from a dumb idea is how good ideas are made.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uy2aWoeRZopMIaXXxY2E...
I found a few of the companies that YC invests in have two non technical founders looking for a “founding engineer” to build their product who they were going to pay $150K to and “equity”.
I guess there are people that gullible?
Because everyone is funding AI slop.
The example you gave is more about AI workflow management vs actual slop. It's a slop enabler.