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YC Mentor Question That Can Save You 6 Months” Most early-stage founders waste months building things no one wants. A YC mentor would stop you and ask: 💬 “What problem are you solving — and for whom?” Simple, right? But it cuts through the noise.

🎯 How Startups Get Into Y Combinator – The Real Process Getting into YC isn’t about having the perfect pitch—it's about showing you're the right team solving the right problem. 🔥 3 Steps to YC: 1️⃣ Application: Answer key questions + share a sho

📊 Startup Fact Friday – Y Combinator Insight 🚀 YC startups have created over $600B+ in total valuation — starting from the tiniest MVPs. 💡 Lesson? You don’t need to be big to start — just solve one real problem better than anyone else. Your sma

“What YC Mentors Actually Teach You (That Google Doesn’t)” 🚀 What makes Y Combinator mentorship different? It’s not about giving you a to-do list. It’s about changing how you think. Here’s what a YC mentor will tell you that Google never will: ✅ “

Here is a picture from Y-Combinator sharing 14 most impactful lessons for startups and founders!

🚀 Y Combinator Fall 2025 Applications Are Open! ✅ Deadline: August 4, 2025, 8 PM PT 📩 Decision by: September 5, 2025 (if you apply on time) YC does review late applications, but timelines aren’t guaranteed — so apply early! Start building. Start

Y Combinator in 30 Seconds: ✅ World’s top startup accelerator 💵 Offers $500K funding ($125K for 7%, $375K on SAFE) 🗓️ 4 batches/year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) 👥 Backed Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, and 4,000+ startups 📈 Massive network + Dem

🚀 Inside the Y Combinator Selection Journey Want to get into YC? Here's how the magic happens: 🔢 3 Simple but Powerful Steps: 1️⃣ Apply Online 📝 Short application + 1-minute video explaining: — Who are you? — What problem are you solving? — Why

YC Just dropped Requests for Startups. (Summer 25 - AI Agents) 🔥 If anyone doesn't know It's a tradition at Y Combinator (YC) where they share ideas for startups that they would particularly like to see founders work on. The ideas on the RFS list