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Content: use HTML Edit Content <h1 style="text-align: center;">ycombinator</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>]&nbsp;ycombinator is a US&nbsp;company in the business of being a&nbsp;startup accelorator⁴ for technology companies</strong>. They provide&nbsp;seed funding and business advice/mentorship to startup companies. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>] currently ycombinator runs 2 programs annually that they refer to as "batches",</strong> a summer&nbsp;batch(June - Aug)&nbsp;and a winter batch(Jan - Mar).</li> <li>] They accept 'applications' to their programs via their website and then invite a number of the successfull applicants to come to their HQ based in Mountain View, California(at YC expense) for interviews.</li> <li>] Startup companies who successfully pass their <span style="text-decoration: underline;">10 minute interview</span> are invited to join the next batch. The most recent batch(s2015)&nbsp;was 114 startup companies.</li> <li><strong>] FYI</strong></li> <ol> <li>] so what's a ycombinator anyways? - in the computer world, a ycombinator is a program that starts other programs. ycombinator (the company) is 'a company' that starts other companies</li> </ol> <li><strong>] UPDATE - 2015-03-dd</strong></li> <ol> <li>] an article ranking the top accelorator programes in the US, published in&nbsp;techcrunch,&nbsp;says ycombinator is reporting that they are operating as a "Seed Investment" fund, not as a startup accelorator.</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li>]&nbsp;get seed funding for your tech startup company - the <a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/the-new-deal" target="_blank">current deal</a> for accepted applicants is a 120K investment for a 7% equity stake</li> <li>] get connected to the industry connections that your company needs -</li> <li>] learn from some of industries best -</li> <li>] demo day -</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY NOT]</h2> <ol> <li>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">other accelorator programs</span></li> <li>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">other options for seed funding</span></li> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="http://ycombinator.com" target="_blank">http://ycombinator.com</a></li> <ol> <li>] HQ - mountain view, California</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>] founded in 2005</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="/view/steps?id=123" target="_blank">the YC application</a> - listing of the quesitons on the YC application</li> <li>]&nbsp;<a href="/view/steps?id=129" target="_blank">the YC interview</a> - listing of the questions, know to be asked by ycombinator, during their interview process.</li> <li>] the YC experience - dinners, office hours, demo day and ....</li> <li>] Demo Day -</li> <li>] now what -</li> </ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="/view/article?id=4424" target="_blank">how to apply to YC</a> - SUMMARY of Paul Graham article on interviewing for yCombinator, includes annotated KEYPOINTS and additional resources</li> <li>] <a href="/view/article?id=4457" target="_blank">how to prepare for your YC interview</a> - SUMMARY of Paul Graham article on interviewing for yCombinator, includes annotated KEYPOINTS and additional resources</li> <li>] living the YC experience -&nbsp;dinners, office hours, demo day and ....</li> <li>] prepare for Demo Day -</li> <li>] now what - what happens after YC -</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] # <a href="/view/article?id=4914" target="_blank">4914 ycombinator.sospep.com</a> - index - an outline of what i know, about ycombinator, my notebook</li> <li>] # 4423 - ycombinator - qry='ycombinator company success rate' ]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-success-rate-of-startups-that-have-been-funded-by-Y-Combinator" target="_blank">yc success rate</a>, ] some&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-portfolio-stats" target="_blank">yc portfolio stats</a>, ]&nbsp;<a href="http://priceonomics.com/the-big-winner-from-y-combinators-success-sequoia/" target="_blank">sequoia is the big winner behind yc</a></li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h1>