The whole concept of "request for startup" is entirely misguided imo.

YC did well because they were good at picking ideas, not generating them.

>YC did well because they were good at picking ideas, not generating them.

This doesn't line up with the perennial attitude (as discussed by pg) that YC picks people/teams and not ideas, because while ideas and approaches may change, the people are the same and having a good founder, co-founder and team matters the most.

Their M.O. is to avoid getting too attached to an idea because, in the process of actually building the company, pivots may be required. And so the focus is on a team moreso than a business plan, which again, is not something pg is particularly fond of seeing especially the ones that have lengthy (and therefore improbable/unrealistic) forecasts.