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.
What does your company do? Explain it in one sentence.
Where do your users come from? How do you acquire new customers?
What is your growth rate? How much did you grow last month?
How much are your users using the product? Do they stick around?
What are your unit economics? What does it cost to acquire a customer and what are they worth?
What makes new users try you? Why do the reluctant ones hold back?
What are the top three things your users are asking for?
What has surprised you about user behavior?
Who are your competitors and what specifically is wrong with their products?
Why are you and your co-founders the right team to build this?
What are the biggest obstacles in your path right now?
How big can this get? What's the total addressable market?
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?