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@norsemen Yes, there are several over the years. Although I would like to point out that: - In Winter 20 batch, 12% of admits did not have a technical founder. (there could be a few solo founders in that 12%) - In the Winter 24 batch there, only 1% of startups did not have a technical...

@testament7 We are able to show 5% week on week growth in revenue for 6 straight

@testament7 This is a good place to start - https://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html

@hwereson So in the last 90 days - you build something. That covers the Make part of "Make something people want" But how do you (and the reviewer know) that anyone "wants" it. Since you have no revenue, signed contracts, LOIs or usage you have to show some other indicator that people will use...

@sunshine1973 Thanks. Do you mean my workflow in my product (the one that I am running)? Feel free to dm. Happy to share

@shane26 yeah, could do another post on that. let's keep this to how to get past the application stage

@shane26 This - https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zoko

@christianliving Yeah I think having a cofounder is preferred as opposed to being a single founder. But simply having a cofounder doesn't get you any brownie points. Would be great to show why you are a good combination - for example one is domain expert in transcontinental shipping and other...

@rodney75 Again don't take this as the official advice but let me give you an example. Each of those matter in the end for specific reasons. That's why they are on the application. Let take the market questions From a very practical perspective, at the end of the day it's a Venture Capital...

Writing this because I see a lot of posts wondering what their chances are or if they should even apply. YC grad here. This isn't official YC advice, but a practical guide based on my experience getting in and helping applicants prepare applications and one that helps me in recommending...