Bickhart applied to Y Combinator eight or nine times before Minnow
Jes Bickhart · Startup Acquisition Stories with Jes Bickhart, Founder of Minnow · Oct 24, 2023 · at 2:00
Minnow founder Jes Bickhart reflects on his early entrepreneurial career and numerous startup attempts prior to Minnow.
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“I think I applied like eight or nine times to YC. With various ideas over the years”
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