One week left to apply to YC Winter '27! YC founders get: 🔸 $500K in funding 🔸 $12M+ in tokens, credits & deals 🔸Partners who were founders first, and are in your corner for life 🔸 Access to the best founder community in the world 🔸 Demo Day in front of thousands of top investors Apply by Nov 2: ycombinator.com/apply
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Oct 26, 2026 · 8:11 PM UTC

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Genuinely curious, If someone has built an entire product using Codex without knowing how to code or writing a single line of code themselves, can they still select “Technical” on the YC application?
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500k and a group chat of founders beats a masters degree and a group chat of people complaining about founders. apply
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claude asked if it can apply without me
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I am applying again. I didn’t positioning my product in the right place last time for example I didn’t mention at any place in the application making builds faster by 90 times(benchmarked on 15k react component).
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Good luck to every founder getting a YC application in before the deadline. Plenty of great companies started with one written late at night.
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Spotted @lightsprintai founders, Ben Ong and Ben Chan 🔥
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good luck to everyone applying. one small tip: before you write your "why now" answer, get on a call with someone who's spent 10+ years in that industry. it usually changes the answer a lot
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This picture is waiting to become a meme @garrytan ;)
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One week is a useful filter. It forces a clear answer to what you are building and who it helps first. Apply with the work, not just the idea.
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I wonder what ChatGPT would say if I showed it this. Haha. Honestly, I wish it were still September. There’s still so much I don’t know, and I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. But slowly, awkwardly, I’ve started taking my first steps. I built an educational web app using AI, and now I’m getting ready to share it with people and see how they respond. Along the way, I’ve collected a small amount of user feedback and data from my educational content and learning materials. It’s nowhere near enough to call it real validation yet, but at least I’ve moved beyond just thinking about my ideas. I’m far from ready, but maybe I should give YC Winter ’27 a shot anyway? Haha. Maybe I’m starting a little late, but I’m still moving forward, one small step at a time. 🐢
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@ycombinator Exciting opportunity for early-stage founders! Funding and mentorship can accelerate growth, but building a product that solves a real problem is what creates lasting value. Wishing the next YC batch great success! 🚀 #BharatronTech
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May novel solutions & breakthroughs happen. Good luck applicants! ♥️
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I applied! Twice 😂
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Omo…. Next one abeg
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Application incoming 👀
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I’m excited to apply!
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I do it
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Yes
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We applied early
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Excited to see if YC wants to help keep neoclouds from failing. Shhh… we've been building the fix 🤫
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I need to do this.
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I wish I had time….
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yc is too good
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LFG🚀
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Going to apply!
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The $500K + $12M in tokens/credits is massive, but the real edge is the founder network. Having partners who built companies themselves changes the quality of advice you get. Good luck to all applicants!
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winter 27 already wild
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gonna get it nowww!!
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Applying soon again!
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the greatest hopium oat
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This industry is going too fast.
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Submitting my application soon! 🦩 🦩 🦩
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Incredible opportunity YC Winter 27 offering is unmatched for founders ready to scale
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