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If you're applying, reply below with what you're building so we can cheer you on!

If you're doing a startup and not applying, why aren't you applying?

If I were starting a company today, I would 100% apply even though I've done it before with (S19) for a few key reasons:

  1. The partners help. A lot. (this isn't common. Most people who say they help startups are neutral or harmful)

  2. The network is insane, especially for b2b companies. It will accelerate your G2M like nothing else.

  3. You'll learn what real speed looks like, by grinding alongside the top early stage founders. Every time I talk to a current or recent YC company or go to the events, I'm reminded what top speed looks like. And I'm also reminded that the speed that start-ups are capable of gets faster every year, especially with AI.

As for hesitations...sometimes people balk at the dilution, but generally speaking, the higher price that startups command in their next round at Demo Day more than compensates.

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Giving a second thought to applying to YC with

A few concerns:

  1. Batch sizes have grown significantly

  2. Multiple batches per year

  3. Original partners like Paul Graham and Michael Seibel are less involved

  4. Support may not feel as personalized as before

  5. Several startups in the same batch often work on similar ideas

    Any clarification from recent YC founders would be super helpful! 🙏

 

1, 2, 4: Batch sizes have actually shrunk. The attention you get from each partner is higher than it was in the past. They've sharded the batches, smartly.

  1. The caliber of new partners is incredible. I would look into who some of the new partners are. E.g. Dave Lieb made Google Photos (and Bump before that). It's also a huge benefit to start-ups to have partners whose startup experience is a bit more fresh than Paul and Michael, although they are legends.

  1. This has always been the case, and I wouldn't be deterred. You are an orde of magnitude (or two) more likely to die from not finding product-market fit than you are from a competitor killing you.

 We had a near competitor in our YC batch, and although we were a bit competitive during the batch, they've since become friends. It turns out your competitors often are the people who see the world the most similarly to you. And if you can navigate that, you can become really good friends.

We are applying for YC (Fall 25)!

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 ooooh devops for agents. You should launch on PH! I'm not close enough to know what the problems in detail are, but I have a feeling that if it works well, lots of people would use it.

 Thx, it means a lot to us!! We are currently working on the production version and def have plan to launch on PH once we ready!

I just recorded demo video for our application, if anyone have interest to check out how it works and what it does, here you go:

Can I apply from anywhere? working on from the Netherlands and wondering if its possible to apply from here.

 Pretty sure you can! YC accept applications from all around the world and many of them already incorporated in their own country.

 You can apply from anywhere. My stats are a bit out of date, but I think at some point half of the companies were international.

🚀 Yes, we're applying!

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We believe the fastest-growing companies will be the ones that understand talent best. That's what we're building.

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We want to apply, but we're waiting for the first traction as MAU/DAU. I heard that the traction is very important for them to make the decision on whether to get you in or not.

 I've been watching some videos on YC application and you bring up a solid point, I do think Michael & Dalton said something along the lines of traction could be users, customers, or even progress building!

Will apply for suere :)

Forth application, but now updated with more traction and more clear vision.

 awesome. Good luck!

 Thank you :)

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Excited to be part of this YC batch! 🚀

Good luck to everyone applying!

We'll be applying!

We are applying at Vulnetic.

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We applied! My co-founder and I built Entreprana - A web app that helps founders build resilience by managing their stress and energy in real-time through behaviorally and psychologically personalized guidance.

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