Terms of Use

By accessing or using whynotmeyc.com (“the Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service. We reserve the right to update these terms at any time — continued use constitutes acceptance.

whynotmeyc.com is an entertainment and creative feedback service. It uses artificial intelligence to generate humorous, satirical commentary on startup ideas styled after the perspective of a fictional YC partner. The outputs are:

• Generated entirely by AI and are not the opinions of any real person, investor, or organisation
• Intended to be funny, thought-provoking, and occasionally useful — but not authoritative
• Not professional business, legal, financial, or investment advice of any kind
• Subjective and may be inaccurate, unfair, outdated, or completely wrong

You should not make significant business, financial, or personal decisions based on any output from this Service.

whynotmeyc.com is entirely independent and has absolutely no affiliation, partnership, endorsement, or connection with Y Combinator, YC Management LLC, or any of their related entities, employees, partners, or alumni. The name “why not me YC” is a parody expression and is not an official communication from Y Combinator.

The views, scores, and feedback generated by this Service are AI-generated satire and do not reflect the actual views, criteria, or decisions of Y Combinator.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, whynotmeyc.com and its operators, developers, and affiliates shall not be liable for:

• Any loss of profit, business, revenue, data, or goodwill arising from use of the Service
• Any business decisions made (or not made) based on AI-generated feedback
• Emotional distress caused by a low score (we warned you it would be brutal)
• Inaccurate, outdated, or unfair AI-generated assessments of your startup idea
• Any interruption, suspension, or termination of the Service
• Any third-party services (Stripe, Supabase, Resend, Anthropic, Cloudflare, Vercel) failing or experiencing downtime

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

All roast verdicts, scores, and feedback are generated by a third-party large language model (Anthropic Claude). AI outputs can be unpredictable, biased, or factually incorrect. We do not review individual outputs before they are displayed. If you encounter content that is genuinely harmful, discriminatory, or offensive — rather than just brutally honest — please contact us.

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Submit content that is illegal, threatening, harassing, or that violates any law
• Attempt to manipulate, jailbreak, or circumvent the AI system or rate limits
• Scrape, copy, or reproduce the Service's outputs at scale without permission
• Use the Service to harm or defame any real person or organisation
• Create accounts or circumvent paywalls through automated means

We reserve the right to terminate access to users who violate these terms without notice or refund.

Payments are processed securely by Stripe. When you purchase roasts ($5 for 20 roasts), you are purchasing a digital service that is delivered immediately upon successful payment. As a digital product delivered instantly, we do not offer refunds unless required by applicable consumer law in your jurisdiction.

If you experience a technical issue that prevented your roasts from being credited, please contact us and we will make it right.

The AI-generated roast text for your pitch is provided for your personal use. You may share your result link freely. The underlying service, branding, and website code are owned by whynotmeyc.com. Your startup pitch belongs to you — we make no claim over any idea you submit.

You must be at least 13 years old to use this Service. If you are under 18, you must have parental or guardian consent. By using the Service, you represent that you meet these requirements.

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, unless mandatory consumer protection laws in your country provide otherwise.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part of it) at any time with or without notice. Unused paid roasts at the time of discontinuation will be refunded on a pro-rata basis where possible.

Questions about these terms? Email hey@whynotmeyc.com or use our contact form.