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Answered raw tape
D 5 · C 5 · P 4 · Cm 4 4.60
Q Where did you put that up? Did you do any, uh, product hunt, beta list type sites, or did you just throw it up?
A You know, to be honest, so this was, uh, beginning of So this was before any product hunts, uh, and all that. So we just put it up and, uh, then we got into a consumer rights show in Denmark. And, um, that meant that overnight we had 3000 people come to our site asking whether or not we could help them. And, um, then we actually started building the process of the, the product on the back of that. So we, you know, spent too much just calling all the airlines, figuring out the, the processes, Figuring out what the pain points for these, uh, consumers were. And, uh, then we got our CTO Greg on board and built the, the system and the product on the back of that.
AI assessment note: “this was before any product hunts... So we just put it up”
Answered raw tape
D 5 · C 5 · P 4 · Cm 4 4.60
Q Where did you put that up? Did you do any, uh, product hunt, beta list type sites, or did you just throw it up?
A You know, to be honest, so this was, uh, beginning of So this was before any product hunts, uh, and all that. So we just put it up and, uh, then we got into a consumer rights show in Denmark. And, um, that meant that overnight we had 3000 people come to our site asking whether or not we could help them. And, um, then we actually started building the process of the, the product on the back of that. So we, you know, spent too much just calling all the airlines, figuring out the, the processes, Figuring out what the pain points for these, uh, consumers were. And, uh, then we got our CTO Greg on board and built the, the system and the product on the back of that.
AI assessment note: “this was before any product hunts, uh, and all that. So we just put it up”
Answered raw tape
D 5 · C 5 · P 4 · Cm 4 4.60
Q You did briefly touch on the interview itself there. Um, obviously an infamous event in the tech sector. What was yours like, and how are the interviews structured?
A Um, so they're structured that you have three to four, um, of the partners that sit with you in a room, and then you have, um, about 10 minutes where you, uh, talk about your idea, and they ask questions. So they will literally, you know, bombard you with questions because they want to make sure that what you wrote in the application is actually also the truth. So there are, they have the most fine-tuned bullshit detector, um, out there, to be honest. So, so, you know, I think, again, it's just important that you, you know, you are yourself, and if you, you know, have an idea of what you're building and why, then it shouldn't be a hard thing. It should actually be more of a good conversation where they give you feedback as well, and, like, whether or not you get in, just use that interview as the best source of feedback you can get from some really, really smart people that can You know, give you an idea on how to do things.
AI assessment note: “they're structured that you have three to four, um, of the partners”
Answered raw tape
D 5 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 4 4.30
Q And the Tuesday night dinners, are they with the other members of YC that term?
A Yeah. So that's the whole batch coming together. So you start off the day with having office hours with your, uh, with your batch. So you have different groups in each batch where you have, um, I think it was like five, six companies, and then you sit like sort of a round table and you present your numbers, and then you get feedback from, uh, the partners that are your tutors for the, um, for the duration of the, um, of, of YC. And I think, um, One of the biggest takeouts I, I, I really got from YC is having, of course, the, the bigger strategic vision in place, but really, really, um, you know, trying to go into week by week growth rates. So every week, you would present your numbers, and you would say, well, this, these are my KPIs, and then you would go in, and then you would say, well, you know, this week we accomplished so and so and so, These are growth rates. These are the things that are challenging right now, but just having that, you know, that weekly thing that kept you up on your numbers.
AI assessment note: “Yeah. So that's the whole batch coming together.”
Answered raw tape
D 4 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 3 3.85
Q You did briefly touch on the interview itself there. Um, obviously an infamous event in the tech sector. What was yours like, and how are the interviews structured?
A Um, so they're structured that you have three to four, um, of the partners that sit with you in a room, and then you have, um, about 10 minutes where you, uh, talk about your idea, and they ask questions. So they will literally, you know, bombard you with questions because they want to make sure that what you wrote in the application is actually also the truth. So there are, they have the most fine-tuned bullshit detector, um, out there, to be honest. So, so, you know, I think, again, it's just important that you, you know, you are yourself, and if you, you know, have an idea of what you're building and why, then it shouldn't be a hard thing. It should actually be more of a good conversation where they give you feedback as well, and, like, whether or not you get in, just use that interview as the best source of feedback you can get from some really, really smart people that can You know, give you an idea on how to do things.
AI assessment note: “they're structured that you have three to four, um, of the partners”
Answered raw tape
D 4 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 3 3.85
Q And the Tuesday night dinners, are they with the other members of YC that term?
A Yeah. So that's the whole batch coming together. So you start off the day with having office hours with your, uh, with your batch. So you have different groups in each batch where you have, um, I think it was like five, six companies, and then you sit like sort of a round table and you present your numbers, and then you get feedback from, uh, the partners that are your tutors for the, um, for the duration of the, um, of, of YC. And I think, um, One of the biggest takeouts I, I, I really got from YC is having, of course, the, the bigger strategic vision in place, but really, really, um, you know, trying to go into week by week growth rates. So every week, you would present your numbers, and you would say, well, this, these are my KPIs, and then you would go in, and then you would say, well, you know, this week we accomplished so and so and so, These are growth rates. These are the things that are challenging right now, but just having that, you know, that weekly thing that kept you up on your numbers.
AI assessment note: “Yeah. So that's the whole batch coming together.”
Partly raw tape
D 3 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 3 3.55
Q And at what point did you realize that Y Combinator was the place to go for you? And did you consider any more local incubators?
A Um, so I think to be honest, you know, Y Combinator, you know, in the last, um, you know, decade or so has just been such a Big, um, massive force in the tech industry. And if you start a startup, you, you know, you've obviously heard of a white combinator. So for us, it was definitely like, you know, the holy grail. We were, you know, entrepreneurs from Denmark and thought, you know, to be honest, that it was kind of a long shot, but we said to ourselves, well, you know, at least it's going to be a good, um, you know, experience for us just like writing up this application, um, And then, if not, then, you know, we could check it off the bucket list. And, um, and we applied, and, uh, they ended up, um, you know, inviting us for an interview. And so we, uh, we flew to, uh, to Mountain View to, to interview with, uh, with Paul Graham and, uh, and Jessica. And that was, you know, that was a couple of weeks after we had submitted the application. So it was, it went really fast.
AI assessment note: “for us, it was definitely like, you know, the holy grail.”
Partly raw tape
D 3 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 3 3.55
Q And at what point did you realize that Y Combinator was the place to go for you? And did you consider any more local incubators?
A Um, so I think to be honest, you know, Y Combinator, you know, in the last, um, you know, decade or so has just been such a Big, um, massive force in the tech industry. And if you start a startup, you, you know, you've obviously heard of a white combinator. So for us, it was definitely like, you know, the holy grail. We were, you know, entrepreneurs from Denmark and thought, you know, to be honest, that it was kind of a long shot, but we said to ourselves, well, you know, at least it's going to be a good, um, you know, experience for us just like writing up this application, um, And then, if not, then, you know, we could check it off the bucket list. And, um, and we applied, and, uh, they ended up, um, you know, inviting us for an interview. And so we, uh, we flew to, uh, to Mountain View to, to interview with, uh, with Paul Graham and, uh, and Jessica. And that was, you know, that was a couple of weeks after we had submitted the application. So it was, it went really fast.
AI assessment note: “for us, it was definitely like, you know, the holy grail”
Partly raw tape
D 3 · C 4 · P 4 · Cm 3 3.55
Q And the application itself, what do you have to have ready? Are there any financial forecasts, product roadmaps? What do you need in terms of documentation?
A So I think the most important thing is just that you're very clear and very concise on what you're doing. Um, you know, you should be the expert on whatever you're building. So you should be able to, in a very, very simple way, explain what it is that you're doing. So as an example, um, air help, we help you get money back from airlines when they screw up your flight. That's something that's really simple. It's something everybody can understand. And I think, so every, every year when there's applications to YC, I get a lot of Of, um, of applicants asking me to give feedback on their, um, on their applications. And, and what I see most of the time is that it's just one big document of industry lingo and, and, uh, abbreviations. And the first thing I say, don't assume that they know what, uh, what, whatever your industry is, um, is like, you need to make it so that your grandmother would be able to understand what it is that you're doing.
AI assessment note: “the most important thing is just that you're very clear and very concise”
Redirected raw tape
D 2 · C 4 · P 3 · Cm 3 3.00
Q And the application itself, what do you have to have ready? Are there any financial forecasts, product roadmaps? What do you need in terms of documentation?
A So I think the most important thing is just that you're very clear and very concise on what you're doing. Um, you know, you should be the expert on whatever you're building. So you should be able to, in a very, very simple way, explain what it is that you're doing. So as an example, um, air help, we help you get money back from airlines when they screw up your flight. That's something that's really simple. It's something everybody can understand. And I think, so every, every year when there's applications to YC, I get a lot of Of, um, of applicants asking me to give feedback on their, um, on their applications. And, and what I see most of the time is that it's just one big document of industry lingo and, and, uh, abbreviations. And the first thing I say, don't assume that they know what, uh, what, whatever your industry is, um, is like, you need to make it so that your grandmother would be able to understand what it is that you're doing.
AI assessment note: “most important thing is just that you're very clear and very concise”
Not addressed raw tape
D 2 · C 4 · P 2 · Cm 3 2.75
Q Am I right in saying that only one of the four members needs to vote yes for you to be accepted?
A Um, so they have this, uh, so you have two sets of voting, right? You have one, which is the, the partners that are in the room, and then you also have the alumni that can, uh, you know, um, uh, refer you basically. So you, as an alumni, you can say this company should, you know, I expect them to be in the top 10, or I, you know, give them an interview because they're a really, really good team and whatever. So it's, it's a, it's a combination of different things, but at the end of the day, it's, It's up to the partners that interview you because they, they are the ones that will get that, um, very deep understanding or the deeper understanding of who you are and what you're building.
AI assessment note: “it's a combination of different things, but at the end of the day”
Not addressed raw tape
D 2 · C 3 · P 2 · Cm 3 2.45
Q Am I right in saying that only one of the four members needs to vote yes for you to be accepted?
A Um, so they have this, uh, so you have two sets of voting, right? You have one, which is the, the partners that are in the room, and then you also have the alumni that can, uh, you know, um, uh, refer you basically. So you, as an alumni, you can say this company should, you know, I expect them to be in the top 10, or I, you know, give them an interview because they're a really, really good team and whatever. So it's, it's a, it's a combination of different things, but at the end of the day, it's, It's up to the partners that interview you because they, they are the ones that will get that, um, very deep understanding or the deeper understanding of who you are and what you're building.
AI assessment note: “it's a combination of different things, but at the end of the day”
