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At YC, we have a healthy problem. It’s cool to start a startup lately, and YC is an increasingly  popular place to do so. But this kind of popularity can be a double-edged sword: In the last month, I’ve spoken to more than 50 high-quality founders who would make strong candidates for our upcoming class but feel intimidated out of applying to YC. There are a lot of reasons. Some think they’re too early. They don’t have a fully-functional prototype, user growth is lower than they’d hoped, their