Field notes for getting into YC.

Sharp essays on applications, interviews, rejections, and the parts of founder storytelling nobody explains cleanly.

Applications

The YC application is not a pitch deck

YC does not need your prettiest market map. It needs the cleanest proof that you see something real before everyone else does.

7 min read

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Interviews

Founder-market fit is not a slogan. It is the unfair reason you kept going when the sane move was to quit.

5 min read

Re-applies

A YC rejection is not a personality verdict. It is a signal that your proof, clarity, or timing was not strong enough yet.

6 min read