HN Explorer

6 comments

[ 8.2 ms ] story [ 128 ms ] thread
SteliE
Thanks for posting :) Let me know if you guys have any questions about the YC interview!
[dead] nk421
Great Article. Though I wonder how much weight is given to your interview/product growth VS. background of the founders(which you can't really hack)
nk421
Great Article. Though I wonder how much weight is given to your interview/product growth VS. background of the founders(which you can't really hack)
SteliE
I don't know for sure but my feeling is that showing that you're the type of founders that will make things happen is much more important than having a stellar background.

Many YC founders are very young and don't have a killer background yet they can show that they have what it takes to succeed as entrepreneurs.

I know that we didn't have an amazing background and still made it in :)

mjward
Do you think there have been changes to the interview process?
tylermenezes
Guys, please. Can we please, please stop using the word "hack" for everything?

It actually implies something totally false - these aren't hacks, you should be doing them anyway!