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yCombinator ON sospep

 

Below you will find an example outline for a 'sospep' that i am creating on the subject of ycombinator(YC) the company. Think of 'this sospep' as "my notebook" - aka everything that I know about this particular company.

> HOW TO: USE sospep-subjects TO create your own ycombinator notebook by starting with my notebook

Keep in mind that I am looking at ycombinator from the perspective of an entrepeneur considering applying to YC's startup accelorator program. Therefore the information contained in this 'demo sospep' is primarily focused on the YC application process and how to best present my company(or yours) in said application aka my yc application

> HOW TO: USE sospep-systems TO quickly create your own ycombinator application starting with our ycombinator applicaition

Now, the good folks over at YC have put together a pretty detailed how to apply to YC page, which I would highly reccomend as the first step on your application journey.

 > HOW TO: USE sospep-people TO keep track of all the people associated with your ycombinator application and get a jump start by using our contact research

Now, for all of you 'go getters' out there who are going to GO immediately to the application, and start typing, I would advise you to STOP IMMEDIATELY and reread the previous sentence. On second thought, never mind, if you don't do that, it could make my application's chances a little bit better ;)

Now, even though there is a lot of good info in the YC article about how to write your application, that certainly isn't going to stop me(or you) from digging a little deeper to see what, if any, additional insight, tips/tricks, resources, what have you, that I or you can come up with, to put our companies best foot forward, so to speak.

There are several 3rd party "guides to applying" that have been published with helpful resources that are certainly worth a look and there are also many entrepeneurs who have succeeded in applying and many who have not, who have published their experiences and insight.

> HOW TO: USE sospep-places TO track all of the locations associated with your ycombinator application

Should your application be successfull, you will be invited to an interview in Mountain View, CA, aka the next step in your application journey. 

> HOW TO: USE sospep-events TO track all of the tasks associated with any project - aka your ycombinator journey

The interviews are notorious in the industry because they are essentially only 10 minutes long, due to the volume of interviews the yc partners are processing in a short period of time. We've annotated the KEYPOINTS from Paul Graham's essay on How to prepare for you interview, and we have also compiled a comprehensive listing of the interview questions that ycombinator are known to ask. I've included some example answers from my application but your going to want to know the answers to these questions, as they pertain to your company.

> HOW TO: USEing sospep-systems TO practice the ycombinator interview questions with your team

At the end of the interview day, you will either recieve a phone call or an email from a ycombinator partner.

If your response is the email I would suggest that you read this and then remind yourself that the reason that your doing your startup, is NOT to get into an accelorator  the reason that your doing your startup  is _<insert your reasons>_. Enjoy the rest of your time in California and then get back to the task at hand.

> HOW TO: USE sospep-places TO document the locations you want to visit in a given area

If your phone rings, you are one of the chosen ones and will have the opportunity to proceed with your application journey. You are going to be moving to California, for at least 3 months filled with tuesday dinners, office hours with the partners and then ultimately culminating with demo day. 

> HOW TO: USE sospep-objects TO create packing lists of the items you want to bring with you

> HOW TO: USE sospep-places TO research locations in a given area

> ....

 

 

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outline - the yc application process

 

[previously]

1. ] outline YC sospep
2. ] # 3548 you didnt get in
3. ]

[currently]

1. [you]
2. ] me
3. [CONTENT - about YC]
4. ] S what is YC
1. ] # # - overview - breif description of what yc is/does for those who dont know
5. ] L where is YC
1. ]
6. ] Y the YC application
1. ] "the questions"
7. ] Y how to apply
1. ] summary <- yc articles(#)
2. ] summary <- guidetoyc.com 
3. ] summary <- ultimate guide
8. ] Y my application
1. ] answers to "the questions"
9. ] S my project
1. ]
10. ] my result
1. ] no ->
1. #] 3548 so you didnt get into YC,now what?
2. #] next accelorator
2. ] yes ->
1. ] book flight
2. ] book interview time
3. ] book hotel
4. ] arrange transportation
5. ] set itineries(agenda)
6. ] interview prep
7. ] travel(SFO)
8. ] ... other ...
9. ] the interview
10. ] interview analysis (debreif)
11. ] ... other ...
12. ] travel(home)
11. [the process]
1. ] the submitter (you)
2. ] the application(your app.)
3. ] the reciever(yc)
4. ]

[next]

1. ]
2. ] the yCombinator application
1. ] questions on version - recent
2. ] questions on version - previous

 

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outline - accelorator.sospep.com

[SUBJECTS]

1. libraries =
1. ] accelorators
2. books =
1. ] yc
2. ] guide/course - how to start a startup(altman/yc course 2014) - +] sam a - guide to startup - SUMMARY articles for each of the lectures in
3. ] guide/course - how to to startup(theil course 2011?) -    
3. chapters = ,
1. ] how to apply to yc -
2. *] my yc experience -
4. articles =
1. +] OVERVIEW - ycombinator - the company
2. +] SUMMARY sam a VIDEO how to start a startup @platzi
3. ] SUMMARY- how to apply to YC -  - PG article 
4. +] YC application tips - SUMMARY  - ( guidetoyc.com)
5. +] YC application tips - SUMMARY  - ( ultimateguide.com)
6. +] techcrunch article about the value of YC
7. ] ] blog posts by __ ON __ -

[OBJECTS]

1. warehouses= ,
1. ] accelorators
2. inventories= ,
1. ]
3. itemcategories= ,
1. ]
4. items=
1. ] sam a pdf on startups

[SYSTEMS] 

1. servers=
1. ] accelorator
2. apps=
1. ]
3. procedures= ,
1. ] application questions ] your applicaton answers
2. ] interview questions ] your interview answers
4. steps=
1. ]

[PEOPLE]

1. communities=
1. ] accelorators
2. members= ,
1. ] founders,
2. ] partners, 
3. ] staff
4. ] companies,
5. ] applicants,
6. ] vcs, angels, ...
3. membergroups= ,
1. ]
4. person= ,
1. ] altman,sam -
2. ] bucheit,paul -
3. ] graham,paul
4. ] livingston, jessica
5. ] tan,gary -
6. ] theil,peter -
7. ]

[EVENTS]

1. calendars=
1. ] accelorators
2. ]
3. ]
2. plans= ,
1. ] batches, demo days, applications interviews,
2. ] project-my-application - to do, done
3. ] summer 2015 dates - application opens, closes, interview dates, start, end, demo day
3. taskgroups= ,
1. ]
4. tasks= ,
1. ]

[LOCATIONS]

1. atlases=
1. ] accelorators
2. maps=
1. ] websites
3. sectors= ,
1. ]
4. location= ,
1. ] SITE guide to yc application
2. ] SITE ultimate guide to yc application
3. ] VIDEO sam a course on "starting a startup - the summary"
4. ] dinners
1. ] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS6IjZFPYZ25t68wLF8_nG90GXRbzBSzv - startup founder interviews playlist (NOT yc)
2. ] Travis Kalanick(Uber) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ6GoY2_Ujw (2012)
3. ] Tom Preston Warner() -
4. ] Ron Conway(SVAngel) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z87RGFGuxQ (2012)
5. ] Patrick Collison() -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnllRegL_NI (2012)

 

 

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ID: 4914

NAME: CREATE-demo

DESCRIPTION: ] a sospep FOR YCombinator -

START DATE TIME: 2015-03-15 13:27:11

EST DURATION: 01:00:00

END DATE TIME: 2015-03-15 14:27:11

STATUS:

PRIORITY: -5

OWNER ID: 75

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