Interview
Questions
Y Combinator Interview Questions
Prepare for the famous 10-minute YC interview. Rapid-fire questions about your startup, growth metrics, and why you're the right team. No pleasantries, just substance.
How big can this get? What's the total addressable market?
How did you get your first 10 customers, and how will you get the next 1000?
If a well-funded competitor copied your product tomorrow, why would customers still choose you?
Why are you and your co-founders the right team to build this?
Who are your competitors and what specifically is wrong with their products?
What are your unit economics? What does it cost to acquire a customer and what are they worth?
Where do your users come from? How do you acquire new customers?
How much are your users using the product? Do they stick around?
What is your growth rate? How much did you grow last month?
What does your company do? Explain it in one sentence.
What are the top three things your users are asking for?
What is your biggest risk right now, and what are you doing about it?
How much revenue are you making? What's your monthly recurring revenue?
How did you and your co-founders meet? How long have you worked together?