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A Placeholder Has More Traction
“This isn't a pitch — it's a cursor blinking in a void.”
The pitch
New pitch 1
What to fix (if you dare)
Actually Describe What You're Building
A pitch needs a problem and a solution — ideally ones that exist outside of a document filename. Start with one sentence: 'We help [who] do [what] so they can [outcome].'
Tell Us Why You, Why Now
YC bets on founders first. Give them a reason to believe you're the obsessed, uniquely qualified person to solve this specific problem — because right now they don't even know what the problem is.
Show Any Signal of Reality
A single user, a waitlist, a prototype screenshot, a revenue number — anything that proves this idea has left your head and touched the real world.
Genuine advice
The best YC applications are embarrassingly specific — a real problem, a real founder, a real number. Come back when "New pitch 1" has a plot twist. 😉
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