How to Apply And Succeed at Y Combinator | Startup School

YC Group Partner Dalton Caldwell shares his strategies for how to think about applying to YC. This talk goes beyond the information on YC’s website, and reflects Dalton’s latest advice on the topic. (Fun Fact: An earlier version of this talk is frequently mentioned by YC founders as instrumental in their decision to apply to YC and to getting in!) Apply to Y Combinator: Work at a startup: Chapters (Powered by ) - 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Why It’s Worth Applying to YC 01:11 - Creating Luck 02:16 - Weird Reasons Not to Apply to YC 02:27 - I Am Too Early 03:36 - Being a YC founder is different than watching YC YouTube videos 04:42 - How to Stop Being Discouraged From Applying to YC 06:21 - Other Reasons Why People Don’t Apply to YC 07:16 - Don’t Overthink 09:05 - YC’s Application Tips 10:37 - YC Application Reviewing: The Basics 15:59 - What Are Your Odds of Getting an Interview at YC? 18:12 - How to Prepare for Your YC Interview 22:22 - What Makes a Successful Interview at YC? 23:38 - Post Interview Feedback 24:38 - Outro