But how would you classify something as failed? Was it halted? Was it not executed well? Did the customers not want it?
If you could curate a database with startups and reasons for failure, then I am sure many would be interested.

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10/10 [Opinion] It will take a long time to find a cofounder. It is almost as hard as finding a life partner. So give it time, explore multiple channels.
Most importantly, don't wait until you find a cofounder, just go ahead and build your startup. The more you wait, the more you don't do it.

9/10 [Opinion] I would say keep your expectations low, finding a cofounder is hard, be it through a platform or elsewhere. So being open to different people might be a better place to start unlike me, who went in with a specific profile for a cofounder in mind.

8/10 [Opinion] I am sure many founder teams have been formed through the platform, I think the platform is great for a first time entrepreneur.
Its not for someone like me, already with a product, with a small team and now looking for a cofounder for a specific area of expertise.

7/10 [Pro] It is a transparent platform

YC does not hide any information, I could directly contact people on their linkedin, instead of the YC platform itself. Which I think is great, as many are not active on the YC site anyway.

6/10 [Pro] The idea behind the platform

YC does a great job in ensuring there is no bias, while I complain there are no filters, this also allows us to explore profiles which we might never consider. The value system behind the idea is something I personally appreciate.

5/10 [Con] Inability to filter

The platform does not allow you to filter by region, it automatically decides a specific radius around you or completely shows people in other random countries which you might not want to explore.

4/10 [Con] The 50/50 equity myth

For the last decade I thought 50/50 equity is a basic need in a cofounder relationship. But in reality it is not. Only one sticks around in the end. If you feel you are that person take more. Don't be apologetic. Most people on the the platform want a 50/50 split.

3/10 [Con] Lack of focus

90% of the profiles lack focus on what they want to do in a startup. Everyone is open to do Tech, Product, Sales, Marketing, Ops etc. While its great to have a generalist onboard, so much deviation is not good for the startup.

2/10 [Con] People are fixated on titles

It's shocking to see how many people discuss their title on the intro call. Most of them would like to be a CEO, and in most cases they don't have prior c-level experience or skills needed for a CEO.

1/10 [Con] Educational Accolades ≠ Real deliverable skills

90% of the profiles with top educational accolades, who boast a great STEM profile hardly know how to build a good product from scratch.

Depends, for what you use it. If you build a horizontal cache for all your apis, then reusability would be high, hence much cheaper, obviously involves a bit more coding. But in the long run, I think your don't have to worry about paying these APIs huge subscriptions.

Caching is cheaper by a mile.

Great products combine all four. A great product isn't just used, its loved.

I learn't this when our first users asked if they could be our investors.

That's the biggest trust users can place on your product and you as an entrepreneur.

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