YC as a Service
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avaer
ipostragebait
Maybe just trying to get users at a massive loss for now?
Xx_crazy420_xX
Then why not take a small loss and publish at least one example that is something beyond copying the frontend?
cyanydeez
FaaS - Fraud as a Service; the new YCombinator conceptual incubation model
teaearlgraycold
If it’s not a scam and the people behind this aren’t fooling themselves, the way this makes sense is that the YC companies they replicate are going to be requested from multiple clients. And each one gets the same code, with some white labeling on top.
dist-epoch
> totally defying the laws of economic physics.
the laws of economics before or after coding agents?
Now one engineer can work on 20 such projects in parallel.
avaer
Even after coding agents. Full replication and debugging of everything in a company's stack, in perpetuity. It definitely takes more than $1000.
JambalayaJimbo
Pricing is way too good to be true? If they’re claiming a 4 month engagement, this would be much more believable if they actually charged a reasonable price for those 4 months.
ipostragebait
losing money to gain users then they increase prices soon?
dist-epoch
Price can be reasonable if one of their developer is working on 20 such projects in parallel.
random3
The whole take seems to be from the lens of immature software people that have never started or worked in a startup, or have had enough curiosity to learn that the code is not too relevant, especially at early YC stage.
OsrsNeedsf2P
Seems like a scam. How would you possibly clone a company like Delve?
teaearlgraycold
An API with one endpoint that just returns {“compliant”: true}
ipostragebait
If customer data: leak
(https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/another-customer-of-troubl...)
dist-epoch
This is literally what Elon Musk Macrohard wants to be:
> "In principle, it is capable of emulating the function of entire companies. That is why the program is called MACROHARD, a funny reference to Microsoft,"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/musk-unveils-joint-tesla-xai...
mandeepj
.lol domain ? :-)
lschueller
That's what I saw as well.. How to say, it's a scam without saying "it's a scam"
ipostragebait
:-)
Interesting concept, but the pitch is way good to be true, totally defying the laws of economic physics.
> Full refund if we can't deliver.
It would be more interesting if they charged more, so there is a plausible reality in which it works.
The question is, how many sales do they need before the rug if it's a scam? It's hard to believe they'll get away with more than one round.