In my experience, the answer is almost always “just apply” - there’s no harm in it and answering the questions can be helpful to consider various aspects of your idea in more detail.
Unrelated: In a previous talk, Brian Chesky mentioned writing down the core values of Airbnb before they had hired a single employee - do you think (other) startups should follow this example in the early days and consider the future culture of the company?
Thanks Michael! For teams that start out this way, what is your advice for iterating on this initial seed of an idea and finding product-market fit (and making sure that you find an idea you can be passionate about for the long haul)?
I recently purchased one of their "one for one" backpacks. It's of excellent quality, and the founder, Salima, truly cares about the company's mission.
I'm a Gyroscope user and really enjoy it. It combines tracking from different sources well, making it easier to understand your day, and take action based on that.
Thank you for your constructive criticism. I never intended for this to offend or anger anyone. I just wanted to build a service, that people who lived in Canada could use.
I did not want to get viral, or for money. I just wanted something similar to Magic, that worked in Canada. I hope to make it different to Magic in the future, and meant no disrespect.
This was mostly just a weekend side project, and I did not build it to capitalize on Magic's success, I did it because it was something I wanted, in Canada.