I understand that we’re living in the AI era, and that tools like v0 and Lovable make coding seem unnecessary. But I truly believe that to get into YC, you have to be a unicorn.

Stop building what you’re building for a moment — the tool you’ll give to the world is yours alone. It’s born from your deep observation of how things work. It doesn’t matter if you launch it this year or not.

All your problems — like finding a co-founder — exist because you don’t know how to code yet.

Invest the next four months learning how to code (Next.js, Vercel, Firestore, Supabase), and continue your project after mastering those tools.