Converge (YC S23) will review your YC application before you submit

12 points by janhenr 2 days ago

Hi HN,

We're the co-founders of Converge. YC was a turning point for us, and we believe that a large contributor to us getting in was the feedback we received from previous YC founders (e.g. founders of PostHog reviewed our application back in the day).

Now that the next YC application deadline is in 8 days, we'd like to pay it forward by offering feedback on your application.

If you’d like a fresh set of eyes, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/H12KqmaaN4zpoYBd9

We’ll do our best to respond with thoughts or suggestions.

conartist6 16 minutes ago

Seems like these days the advice is simple, YC only cares about AIs not human beings, so be sure to tell how your startup will help make the AI bubble bigger before it pops

  • conartist6 9 minutes ago

    Sorry if I'm combative, but most of these companies don't even bother trying to close the loop on justification that these products would make the world a better place for humans.

    It's obvious to me that the technology is good for anyone getting rich off it, but like, our industry is the joke of the country right now. It's like the whole industry has shut its doors: everything it once built or believed or championed has been replaced with the idea that humans aren't good enough. Show me that YC still believes at least ONE other thing!

dthedavid 14 minutes ago

Submitted.

I'm building a copilot for salespeople on LinkedIn (heysalesman.com). I'm using the product to sell the product.

Looking forward to the feedback.

  • conartist6 3 minutes ago

    How would your product make the world a better place for human beings, especially if it were successful?

loktarogar 2 hours ago

I read this as a startup for reviewing YC applications. The reality is much nicer :) Very generous of you!

i_have_an_idea 2 days ago

YC start up idea -- an app that uses AI to help you maximize your YC application

  • redeux 44 minutes ago

    Not just YC, but any start up incubator / accelerator plus pitch decks.

    • conartist6 15 minutes ago

      Now that's thinking. They've already destroyed recruiting. Next: themselves.

uncomplexity_ an hour ago

hey thank you for this! will send ours later.

our product is uncomplexities.com, which has a shit ui but already functional. still working on the v2 to be out next week.

to other founders out there, what are you building / submitting to yc?