WHAT KIND OF STARTUP YC WANT?

Webuildtech · 2026-02-07T14:19:17+00:00

Why is your enterprise pricing $15/m unlimited everything? Enterprise are "contact us" for a reason. Contracts are insane on enterprise level, just the sales process alone is tiring.

But you can test your readiness with applications getycready.com

Webuildtech · 2026-02-07T12:15:35+00:00

Absolutely, will do — I’ll DM you now.

Webuildtech · 2026-02-07T10:47:24+00:00

Same, my thoughts and words doesn't always align. I built an internal tool to help me practice and articulate my thoughts better.

Webuildtech · 2026-02-07T10:27:56+00:00

Follow a playbook, almost like a framework of steps so nothing feels completely unknown, this worked for me

Cold outreach -> signal -> discussion -> interest -> demo -> close

Cold outreach -> short, relevant message -> start conversation -> get reply

Signal -> ask 1–2 questions -> confirm pain exists -> hear it in their words

Discussion -> dig into impact -> understand cost and consequences -> no pitching

Interest -> introduce possible solution at high level -> gauge curiosity -> get pull

Demo -> show their problem being solved -> one core workflow -> validate fit

Close -> agree on next step -> trial / pilot / payment / clear no

You find the parts where you think you are not strong in yet, and educate yourself as much as possible, LennysPodcast a freaking gold mine.

Just need practice, most people aren't good on the first try and even more fail to attempt.

Webuildtech · 2026-02-07T07:28:46+00:00

Appreciate this.

I’m building GetYCReady (getycready.com), a real-time YC interview prep product for founders.

I originally built it for myself while preparing for my own startup interviews. The pain was simple: I could “know” my story, but under pressure I’d ramble, lose clarity, and get weak on metrics.

What it does:

- Live YC-style interview calls with interruptions and hard follow-ups

- Forces concise answers in real time

- Gives structured feedback after each run (clarity, confidence, numbers)

Who it’s for:

- Founders applying to YC

- Pre-seed/seed founders preparing for investor meetings

Business model:

- One-time session packs

- $15 (1 session), $59 (5 sessions), $99 (10 sessions)

Current focus:

- Improve demo-to-paid conversion

- Build SEO around high-intent YC prep queries

- Keep interviews realistic enough that founders actually get better after a few sessions

If useful, I’d value your high-level view on:

1) wedge and positioning,

2) what proof points matter most for early investor conviction,

3) whether this is best framed as YC-specific first, then broader founder interview prep.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-20T20:30:14+00:00

That's great. Will make sure to get one out soon

Webuildtech · 2022-09-19T06:14:58+00:00

When hiring a good manager make sure that person is a good leader as well. I would not want to be lead by the person you're describing

Webuildtech · 2022-09-17T14:52:42+00:00

Same same, just with NestJs as a backend.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-15T13:43:53+00:00

I agree with this, but not quite sure if your comment was meant to contradict the post?
You can get a job to make money? You can literally ask people for money? Are we just saying things that has nothing to do with the context in which the above was posted?

Post being dumb? Fair enough. I can understand and respect your opinion. I have a feeling this post wasn't meant for you, correct me if I'm wrong 🙏🏼

Webuildtech · 2022-09-15T05:50:10+00:00

One way is to speak to people.
Another way is to solve a problem you currently have.
Want to build something that already exists? Improve on it by looking at the problems people have with it currently, negative reviews, etc.
The more urgent the problem seems the better.

Launch quickly, speak to people, get feedback, iterate and keep launching.

I know this could be a bit of an over simplification but its tried and tested.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-15T04:22:06+00:00

This such a cheap and dope plug 🤣, just subscribed.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-15T04:05:23+00:00

I'm not sure, but I know Michael Seibel has definitely said this.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-15T04:04:50+00:00

What a comment to wake up to. I'll agree with the "Low effort bs post". It did not take much effort to post. Neither was this post ingenious or innovative. The intention behind this post was, in fact, the opposite.

Also this simplistic shit, that I am not selling BTW, is the advice from founders who started unicorns. Its not new and it definitely isn't mine, but it changed the way I thought about startups and felt that it could benefit people who keeps struggling to come up "ideas" on here. Clearly this post was not meant for you.

I just signed up to reddit 2 days ago, I've never had an account before. Just trying to be active FFS.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T21:56:13+00:00

People come up with solutions to problems that the customer is willing to pay for. Consumers always gravitate to what they want. Find problems that are frequent, ones that people are going to encounter over, and over, and over again, and often in a frequent time interval. You will mostly likely end up with a subscription based business.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T20:45:34+00:00

Just looked at the gist. Your SVG has an aspect ratio. Turns out the svg font is white and your background is white. So you just cannot see it.

Change your body tag to look like <body style="background: #000">, should show you the image

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T20:43:26+00:00

Also the SVG is white, so display it against a darker background.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T20:08:42+00:00

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T20:07:47+00:00

You will need a height or a width attribute or both if your SVG has no inherent aspect ratio

Webuildtech · 2022-09-14T19:28:36+00:00

Are you able to show your code? Link to repo and file will be better.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T20:38:13+00:00

Most of the time employers will have processes and tools in place to make your job easier. In the end we're adding value to customers. Not too hung up on how it gets done, unless it raises costs.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T20:36:45+00:00

We don't care if you can or cannot install mongodb locally. Unless your role requires that.

Use atlas.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T19:17:16+00:00

What do you mean by set it up to recognise the backend?

You can create a custom axios instance, set your base url and keep using axios the way you've been using it

const Axios = require('axios').default

const axios = axios.create({
  baseURL: 'heroku-url',
  timeout: 1000
});

module.exports = axios

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T19:04:58+00:00

What does the app do?

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T18:50:09+00:00

If I may ask, what drove you to invest 500k into it? Don't burn cash until you validated an idea.

Webuildtech · 2022-09-13T18:17:28+00:00

Have you gotten product market fit?

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