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Why is it so Hard to Get into YC? To understand why it's difficult to get into YC, let's first review the application process: Step 1: Fill out the YC application form online. Step 2: Strong applications are selected for an interview round. Step 3:

Day 2 of The Startup Mafia Series: Why YC Founders Have an Unfair Advantage The world thinks startups are a meritocracy—that the best ideas win, the smartest founders get funded, and anyone can build a billion-dollar company if they just work hard e

Why do YC startups raise more money than others Because YC is the IIT of startups, and we all know how desi investors love a shiny "tagline" over actual substance. The moment you're YC-backed, VCs throw money at you Here’s why: 1. Branding Flex

Day 6 of The Startup Mafia Series: How Top Founders Get Investors Before Everyone Else Most people think raising money is about having a great idea. But if that were true, why do some founders raise millions before even launching, while others stru

Why and How YC Was Started? So, raising seed funding was always slow, complicated, and a hard job. Founders often relied on informal investments from friends or family, with little to no standardization, leaving them vulnerable to legal and financi

Day 4 of The Startup Mafia Series: The Hidden Power of Networks – Why Who You Know Matters More Than What You Know The world tells you that success comes from hard work and intelligence. But if that were true, why do the same people from the same n

Blinkit’s Mic Drop: First Groceries, Now 10-Minute Ambulances! Remember in 2021, when everyone roasted Blinkit for delivering groceries in 10 minutes? People were like, “We don’t need groceries that fast—how about ambulances instead?” Well, guess w

We all love a good progress report. Numbers, charts, that satisfying feeling of ticking boxes – they tell us we're on the right track. But what if all that measuring is, well, measuring the wrong things? Imagine you're trying to get fit. You lace up

OnlyFans might be banned from app stores, shunned by banks, and scorned by governments, but it's raking in billions—$6.3 billion in 2024, to be precise. All with just 40 employees. Five years ago, its revenue stood at $300 million. So how did it mul

𝗬𝗖’𝘀 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 Imagine you’re 19 years old. You walk into a room full of inves