One of my life goals is to get into YC.

I love building things and I want to experience the life of being a founder, and making something that people want, even though it's like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death, I still want to do it.

Here's some takeaways from a founder who recently went through the interview.

• Interview selection rate is 7%, and only 3-4% make it to the batch
• When you apply for YC, they ask you about your idea, team, fund raising, but also other startup ideas
• Interviews are one question, and one quick answer, and move on
  • Example mock questions on this website
• Try to be formidable, but don't be too defensive
  • you need to have conviction, complete confidence in your idea
  • you have to be open and willing to hear feedback, they have a good reason for disagreeing with you, and you should listen
• They'll challenge you on PMF and scale
  • Can you grow into the next billion dollar company, the next unicorn?
• not every business is venture scalable / needs capital, if you have an idea, just go build it
• Many YC founders are not first time applicants, they want you to keep trying, show your passion
• The YC office wifi password is "makesomething"
• They might not invest in your current idea, but your team and your execution