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		pg on July 7, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who Applied to Techcrunch TECH20? I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think any YC-funded startups did. The problem is that you have to launch at the event. Most startups can't plan their launch so precisely so far in advance. You should launch as soon as you're ready, and no sooner. Usually you don't know when that will be till a few days before.

nickb on July 7, 2007 | [–]

Very smart! We haven't applied either... for a multitude of reasons.

drusenko on July 7, 2007 | [–]

i know of at least 1 YC startup that has applied

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