1 Month to Apply to YC – Stripe ($50b), Airbnb ($93b), & Coinbase ($20b) Were in Y Combinator.

A client once asked me to help him in his YC application; So I did my research – here's what you have to know.

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• 🇾 Y Combinator, the accelerator that invested in the likes of Stripe and Airbnb, will close the applications for their upcoming batch in a month.

• 🙋 I’ve had a client who asked me to help him with his YC application.

• 📋 A few rules and guides to follow.

• ❓ Should you apply? Go for the why not moment.

Over a hundred clients - that’s how many entrepreneurs approached me to ask for a pitch deck, business plan, or a white paper. I think I’ve seen it all (but I always get surprised)

• People who asked for business plans in the porn industry.

• The tens of crypto startups that were trying to scam people.

• Clients with businesses that raised over $120 million.

• A new Tinder, a new Coinbase, a new Stripe, many new Lime’s.

• Oh, and me refusing a client with a steak restaurant because I’m vegetarian.

There’s nothing more satisfying than working in this world of entrepreneurship. That reminds me of a client that I had a while back who asked for my help to apply to a YC batch. Hence, I had to do extensive research before he applied.

Here’s what you should know.

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Well, let‘s start with the formalities:

• The deadline for on-time applications is October 13.

• The batch will take place in person in San Francisco.

• They invest $500,000 in every company based on some terms.

If your tap dancing course is occupying you till October 13th, then you can apply a batch later.

Also, don‘t tell me that you can‘t go in person to SF to attend the accelerator‘s program. That’s unbelievable; I mean, how could you not be available to leave everything behind and spend 3 months in another city, or most probably, country? Come on, be flexible.

Sarcasm put aside; I did have a client a while back who asked for my help in his YC application. At that time, they didn‘t require a pitch deck; it was merely a text application with tons of questions.

After reviewing every single question and monitoring YC for quite a long time, I started to conclude vital elements when it came to the application process. Here goes.