Simply upload your draft PDF or fill out our YC-mirrored form. Our AI analyzes your responses against 25 critical factors that can make or break your application, from technical credentials to market validation. For instance, when YC partner Dalton Caldwell notes that teams with technical founders have "5x better odds," you need to know before submitting. YC Score flags these deal-breakers and shows you how to fix them, drawing from YC partners' insights, successful founders' experiences, and official YC guidance.
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> For instance, when YC partner Dalton Caldwell notes that teams with technical founders have "5x better odds," you need to know before submitting. YC Score flags these deal-breakers and shows you how to fix them
There is no "fixing" that issue. My guess is that teams with technical cofounders do 5x better because they have the tools they need to succeed and the drive and passion to do so. If your tool said "Sorry, you've got 3 non-technical cofounders", and you think your solution is "oh, quick let's go get a technical cofounder", you're probably extremely unlikely to go up to that 5x success rate because you didn't have the "organic coming together" of technical cofounders in the first place.
This is classic Goodhart's Law.
There is no faster way to get me off a page than to read that.
I 100% ate that onion.
What is YC now? Ever more it seems like an alternative to college so you can tell your parents you’re doing something respectable, and they give you $500k on the side.
If you gamify the admissions process to this extent, it’s hard to imagine you’ll attract people who are truly passionate about what their company does over those who are trying to meet the “YC investment thesis” criteria. I know so many people who outright lied on YC apps and got in.
A different reading of the question: your service seems specific to YC. Any plans to broaden the offering for other accelerators?