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Insightful article that would have benefited from a less sensationalist headline. "Hacking the Y Combinator Application Process" makes a promise that you fail to deliver on.


To be fair, I said "How We..." Did it. Also, I made sure to clarify the point of the post with the beginning disclaimer.

Apologies if you felt mislead. LMK a better title and ill change it. Also, I hope there's plenty of stuff in there that demonstrates how to write a good application.


Re: Article Title Suggestion: "Why YC Made Sense for Our Business and How We Got In" or "How I Was Almost Eaten by a Shark (or something equally absurd), but Got into YC Combinator Anyway"

Humor may really help the article to gain acceptance and readership.


No need to apologize. The meaning of "hacking" has changed over time, and of course you're free to contribute to that.


"How We Applied To YC, Got Accepted"




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