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2 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | So what are you working onHave you raised funding? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What makes new users try you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What competition do you fear most? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s the worst thing that has happened? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Will you reincorporate as a US company? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s an impressive thing you have done? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Where is the rocket science here? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Why did you pick this idea to work on? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Why do the reluctant users hold back? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who would you hire or how would you add to your team? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What problems/hurdles are you anticipating? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who is “the boss”? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What is the next step with the product evolution? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What obstacles will you face and how will you overcome them? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who needs what you’re making? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How does your product work in more detail? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What are you going to do next? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What do you understand that others don’t? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Where do new users come from? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How big an opportunity is there? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Six months from now, what’s going to be your biggest problem? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Tell us something surprising you have done? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who are your competitors? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s new about what you make? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How many users do you have? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Why isn’t someone already doing this? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What are the top things users want? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What is your burn rate? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How do you know customers need what you’re making? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What domain expertise do you have? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What, exactly, makes you different from existing options? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s the conversion rate? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What systems have you hacked? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who would use your product? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How will customers and/or users find out about you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Why did your team get together? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | In what ways are you resourceful? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What is your distribution strategy? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What has surprised you about user behaviour? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What part of your project are you going to build first? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What resistance will they have to trying you and how will you overcome it? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How are you understanding customer needs? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What’s the biggest mistake you have made? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who might become competitors? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What do you understand about your users? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What is your user growth rate? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What are the key things about your field that outsiders don’t understand? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who is going to be your first paying customer? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | If your startup succeeds, what additional areas might you be able to expand into? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who would be your next hire? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How do you know people want this? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Would you relocate to Silicon Valley? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What do you know about this space/product others don’t know? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How much money could you make per year? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How long can you go before funding? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How will you make money? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Will your team stick at this? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How much does customer acquisition cost? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How did your team meet? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Who in your team does what? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How are you meeting customers? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How many users are paying? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How is your product different? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | Are you open to changing your idea? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | How do we know your team will stick together? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/27/be-concise-the-top-questions-asked-at-a-y-combinator-interview/ | What is your growth like? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Who needs what you're making? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | How do you know they need it? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What are they doing now? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What, exactly, makes you different from existing options? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Why isn't someone already doing this? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What obstacles will you face and how will you overcome them? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | How will customers and/or users find out about you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What resistance will they have to trying you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | How will you overcome that resistance? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What are the key things about your field that outsiders don't understand? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What part of your project are you going to build first? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Who is going to be your first paying customer? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | If your startup succeeds, what additional areas might you be able to expand into? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Why did you choose this idea? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | What have you learned so far from working on it? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Six months from now, what's going to be your biggest problem? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | http://old.ycombinator.com/howtoprepare.html | Have you considered various mutations of your idea? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | Where do new users come from? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | What is your growth like? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | (Bring a printout of a graph.) What’s the conversion rate? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | What makes new users try you? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | Why do the reluctant ones hold back? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | What are the top things users want? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | https://apply.ycombinator.com/interviews/preparation | What has surprised you about user behavior? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | https://www.aptible.com/blog/y_combinator.html | Critical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | What are you working on? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Who would use your product? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | How do you know customers need what you're making? How do you know people want this? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | How will you make money? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | ? | How much money could you make per year? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Why isn't someone already doing this? |