YC Application Resources

http://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/k0xm5/practical_ad... http://www.giftrocket.com/blog/yc-application-checklist http://www.quora.com/How-should-I-fill-the-application-form-... http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-advice-for-a-startup-a... http://www.jperla.com/blog/post/ycombinator-application-guid... and, of course: http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html

Another suggestion (from my blog):

http://ethanfast.com/2011/10/deconstructing-a-successful-yc-...

Hadn't heard of Kippt before, but it looks useful.

At a certain point, you have to stop reading and start working on your product...

http://www.guidetoyc.com/ is pretty good. Nice collection of articles found there as well.

Is that a new #Kippt feature? Seems pretty cool.

I would like to understand why a few people say that the recommendation is so important.

If it is, then it means that the application process isn't working very well.

I understand that it can help if for some reason the application isn't very clear, but it shouldn't help "a lot", like someone said in one of the links.

Having only really come up with a new idea yesterday, this batch of YC is probably a little late for me. But still, it's fascinating to see the energy and devotion people are putting into their stuff, look forward to seeing the outcomes.

Great resource, thanks for compiling. FYI the list of articles doesn't render in Safari on the iPad.

If anyone has more suggestions, I'm happy to add them on the list.