Indian Startups14mo
by FluffyLlamaStudent
Ycombinator experience
Any grapevines who started there careerIn ycombinator startup? , if so can you share your experience on how did you got in ?
SparklyKoala
Experience with Y Combinator
Has anyone applied to YC? If yes what was your experience, what all have you done before applying to YC? What was your market segment? Any other stories and gyaan related to applying and working with YC please!
22mo ago
Jobs
One interview, 1000+ job opportunities
Take a 10-min AI interview to qualify for numerous real jobs auto-matched to your profile 🔑+322 new users this month
BubblyRaccoon
Stealth22mo
Write a simple and clear application. Don’t over optimise or waste too much time. 90% drop off anyway. Here its either traction or team
We got an interview call based on just an idea last batch. 2 founders with 8 yoe each (engg, PM).
Interview itself is random af. 10 mins only. Ours was going well till they realized we had not launched (they honestly thought our figma prototype demo was a real app despite us mentioning it was a demo). Asked to apply again later once launched. Probably won’t.
YC is great for saas with some initial revenue, otherwise if you have an mvp and some traction- indian seed ecosystem will give you a much better deal and relevant connects going forward. YC may help only if you are a bit of an outlier AND have traction
SparklyKoala
Oracle22mo
What was your segment if I may ask? Also, thanks for pointing out the need for an MVP. YC says that it's fine to apply even with an idea and don't require to even establish your firm legally. Is it true? You have any idea how many such teams get selected to their program?
BubblyRaccoon
Stealth22mo
200-250 is batch size. 90% or so are SF based. Past few batches had 4-8 from India afaik
We are working on a consumer app with a fintech monetisation layer. Just got started full time last month so were super unprepared when the interview happened in May.
You can apply with an idea but expect to need to have something launched by interview stage - which is fair tbh . The partners don’t have india context and take 10 mins to interview. So without traction its almost impossible to take a call. Then again, with traction its much much easier and useful to raise a pre seed/seed from Indian funds
ZestyBagel
ShipRocket22mo
Are you looking to startup?
ZestyBagel
ShipRocket22mo
What segment?
SparklyKoala
Oracle22mo
Payments primarily
Discover more
Curated from across
Indian Startups12mo
by DerpyWaffleEY
Anyone who got YC approved? You or someone you know
What advice will you give you to someone applying the first time?
P.S. someone posted rejection question, I took the chance for approval lol
Indian Startups15mo
by SqueakyDumplingFounder
YC Application
So did you guys fill out YC application for S24 batch? I'm pretty curious to know anyone planning to go in with a product which already has been funded by YC. And does YC backs up competition?
by SnoozyMochiSoftware Developer
Experience working with a YC company ( Indian Founders )
One of the founders come from a very big tech giant. And both of the founders were IITians (might be a signal for you what not to look for when choosing a company)
It has been the worst experience of my life in all honesty.
In intervie...
Top comments
Name and Shame. What is the use of this post if we dont know as to who has done this so that other GV Users can be sa...
Name and Shame