I'm a 14-year-old founder whose YC application went viral. There are pros and cons to starting a company young.

Alby Churven's Y Combinator application went viral on X.

Alby Churven

• Alby Churven founded Clovr, a front-end vibecoding startup. He's 14 years old.
• Churven told Business Insider that his age gave him a "wow factor," but also limited his "legitimacy."
• "The benefits of starting young is that you don't have as much pressure on you financially, so you can just build things," he said.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alby Churven, the 14-year-old founder of Clovr...