Why not spend your effort growing your business? Must you get into YC? If you wish to raise, why not raise without YC? I can understand if you're out of the country and don't have a VC in your area.
We have raised, around 700k, with a core team of 15. And every month has been our best month for the past 8 months. As we gear up for our A round (or US seed round) we'll try our best to maximize our chances to get in front as much investors as we can and YC will def be a great bonus for this part
You are telling me you are gearing up for Series A and still can't get into YC?
Why are you still chasing YC when you could be talking to customers, growing business, adding features?
Honestly, if I had the time to apply for YC I would but I would either spend the time relaxing in my hobby or growing my business. Investor talk is good if both you and VC are learning something from the meet. With YC it's just throwing hat in the ring with nothing to learn if you fail
