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Ask HN: YC Application Advice
The deadline for the 2015 Summer YC Batch is on Mar 27. What advice do previously successful applications have to offer founders applying for this batch?
- brandonlipman 12y agoHere is are some past YC applications that I have saved over the years. These may help. Lot's of great applications to learn from. The recent course, "How To Start a Startup" run by Sam Altman has tons of actionable lessons from past founders many of which are YC companies and partners. 1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/111078156/Yc-Application http://www.scribd.com/doc/111078156/Yc-Application 2. Dropboxes Application - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27532820/app.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27532820/app.html 3. http://blog.zactownsend.com/our-yc-s13-application http://blog.zactownsend.com/our-yc-s13-application 4. https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-muses-successful-application-to-y-combinator-w12 https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-muses-successful-applicat... 5. A failed but insightful one - https://open.bufferapp.com/buffers-y-combinator-application/ https://open.bufferapp.com/buffers-y-combinator-application/ 6. http://alexisohanian.com/our-y-combinator-summer-05-application-what-w http://alexisohanian.com/our-y-combinator-summer-05-applicat... 7. http://www.nancyhua.com/2014/10/08/successful-y-combinator-s13-application/ http://www.nancyhua.com/2014/10/08/successful-y-combinator-s... 8. https://medium.com/@mattangriffel/getting-into-y-combinator-42a418a110d5 https://medium.com/@mattangriffel/getting-into-y-combinator-... Hope this helps. Best of luck!
- sparkzilla 12y agoI does help. I'm looking more specifically for recent successful applicants to say what was special about their application that got them through to the interview stage.