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Z Fellows - 2025 cohorts (currently accepting applications for 2025) 
Please try to write concise answers with no fluff. Cohorts run roughly every other month in 2025.
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Email *
First Name *
Last Name *
Company or project name *
Birthday *
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Phone Number *
Are you technical? *
Have you previously applied to Z Fellows? *
Where are you based? *
Are you in school or working? Or both? Where at? *
What is the project that you are currently working on or would like to pursue? Why? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words) *
Example answer: I’m building relentless, which is a job search service that helps people land the best jobs possible in the shortest amount of time. We do this by coaching people on every step of the job search process, from writing a good resume, to landing interviews, to closing on an offer and negotiating compensation. I started this company after landing 40+ interviews and multiple offers during my job search and realizing that most people struggle to land even 1.
What problem are you solving? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words) *
Example answer: Landing a job requires sales and marketing skills, but most job seekers have not been trained in sales and marketing. This skill gap leads to more time spent searching for a job and lower offer compensation levels.
What expertise do you have to execute on the work that you want to do? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words) *
Example answer: I landed 40+ interviews & several job offers by automating my job search. Since starting a few months ago, I’ve booked $35K in revenue, closed 8 customers for my beta cohort (2 of whom got jobs), and grown to 10K+ followers across a newsletter and my LinkedIn. Prior to starting this, I worked in sales and marketing roles at VC-backed startups across Silicon Valley and New York.
Who are your competitors and what do you understand about your idea that they don't? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words)
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What have you worked on in the past? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words) *
Example answer: A) I worked in sales and marketing roles at first round backed Troops.ai, a16z-backed Atrium, and other early stage startups. B) I built a consumer social company and grew it to thousands of users with 0 CAC. We were featured in the Atlantic. C) I started an Instagram blog to raise awareness for the homeless and grew it to several thousand followers and hundreds of thousands in impressions.
What's the nerdiest thing about you? (Max: 250 characters - about 50 words) *
Example answer: I once reverse-engineered a dating app's user data api so I could see the profiles of who liked me without paying :/
What drives you? (Max: 250 characters - about 50 words) *
What non-traditional things were you doing growing up? *
Tell us about a risk youʼve taken or a challenge you've faced. Tell us whether you failed or succeeded, how you behaved, and how you think this reflects your character. (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words) *
Example answer: I scraped my school's email server's and cold emailed all 70K people at my school to get the first few thousand users for my previous company. I got sent to the Dean's office and almost got kicked out of school, with 1 semester of college left. I'm here on a visa so getting kicked out of school may have lead to my visa getting revoked. I think this reflects my willingness to break rules and social norms to be successful.
Personal and/or Project Website and/or Links about you *
Please list or describe any achievements and prizes. *
Please include a 1 minute video of yourself with a short introduction on your background, something impressive about yourself (i.e. brag :)), and what project you're working on today. (Optional)
We're excited to meet you - please use this time to talk about yourselves and do not show a demo of your product. If possible, it's great to include all founders on the video. A link to a YouTube video works best. 
Who would you co-found a company with if you could pick anyone in your network? In other words, who is someone un-recruitable you would want to hire regardless? *
Do not put the current person you are working with (if you happen to already have a co-founder)
How did you hear about Z Fellows? *
Optional: What's 1 thing you need help with? (Max: 500 characters - about 100 words)
Example answer: I'm struggling to meet a technical cofounder. I'd love email introductions to smart technical people.
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