Why Combinator, the inverse incubator

Field notes

Applicants are asked for a name, email, and worst idea, with a demo explicitly optional because making the pitch worse is part of the format. The page says submissions are posted for public voting on marketability, necessity, and defensibility, then the least viable idea becomes “Funded™.” Batch W∅26 is advertised with a deadline of “whenever,” while the site reports $0 capital deployed and 0 unicorns.