Personally, I don't really see it like that at all. I mean they obviously will ask you for past accomplishments so they can see if you have the aptitude, but I

Personally, I don't really see it like that at all. I mean they obviously will ask you for past accomplishments so they can see if you have the aptitude, but I don't see it as an application where you solely brag about yourself. > YC always said it was more about the founders than the idea I've heard this before. I do believe it's true, but only after the initial idea. They have had some cases where the founders applied with an idea, got accepted, and then found out that their initial idea wasn't going to take off. Now they are really investing in you, the founder, over your idea. The stories of Optimizely (https://soundcloud.com/akharris/startup-school-radio-ep-3-pete-koomen-jeremy-yamaguchi https://soundcloud.com/akharris/startup-school-radio-ep-3-pe...) and Codecademy come to mind.