Getting into Y Combinator is harder than getting into Harvard 🤯
Top 10 resources to make the difference in your application
Getting into Y Combinator is harder than getting into Harvard 🤯
But here’s the uncomfortable truth:
Most founders don’t get rejected because they lack access.
They get rejected because they never learned how YC thinks.
Everyone knows this, YC is NOT just capital. It’s an entire culture and philosophy about how to build product, growth, speed, and focus 🔥
And almost all of it is public.
If you internalize these principles, you don’t just increase your odds of getting in, you dramatically increase your odds of building something that survives.
This is the closest thing to a YC curriculum you can study on your own.
What you’ll get:
The YC Pocket Guide
The Startup Playbook (Sam Altman)
YC Seed Pitch Deck Template
YC Series A Pitch Deck Template
YC Guide to Fundraising
How to Build a Successful MVP
How to Hack Systems
60 Questions to Work on Your Startup
YC Ultimate Startup Job Guide
Veed.io’s YC Application (S19)
And one more thing.
If you are seriously applying to YC (especially this following batch), I built an intense deep dive that breaks down exactly how to get into YC and maximise your odds, structure, positioning and application strategy 🔥
It’s not necessary. But it’s high leverage.
Now, let’s go through the resources that matter 🔥
