Getting into YC is a long shot (especially for me since I'm a single founder), but I got a lot out of the application itself being forced to criticize my own business model.

I don't want to put my application online, but if anyone is curious how I answered any of the questions, I'll do my best to oblige. I'd love to know what others think--the good and especially the bad.

EDIT: I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I just would think about rephrasing the wording on your website e.g that you are looking for "geeks with at least 15 years of experience". IANAL but I guess that could be ok from legal view.

[1] http://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/SharedDocs/Download...

https://fairygodboss.com/ https://www.jopwell.com/

As I get further along I'll research the specifics. I'd want anyone to be able to apply to any of the jobs.

The idea is employers post knowing older candidates will apply, which makes the older candidates feel safe applying.

> Write something to encourage older applicants without discriminating against younger ones

It's not so different from encouraging women to apply which is commonly found.

But obviously people could still sue and maybe you wouldn't want to fight that battle.

It's view only but anyone can download the document.

Note: Any edits made to this document is just for your sanity, this is nothing more than a copy of the questions.

Good luck!

I doubt I can get a co founder before the deadline.

Also, I see more questions than in this doc:

"Is this application in response to a YC RFS?

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC? (List as City A, Country A / City B, Country B.)

Who are your competitors, and who might become competitors? Who do you fear most?"

Any tips on whether I should include a comprehensive list of 15 competitors, or focus on the big ones and the one I'm worried about?

I worked on a format like 8 years ago I called Live Resume that included a lot of custom fields that could handle this but it was in JSON or XML which would be probably awkward. But it's a similar concept. I'm half tempted to create a browser plugin that pulls / puts the data into the form. But it's so niche not sure if anyone would even want to use it.

I decided to add this Application along with the Founder Profile template to my github repository (thanks iamroger and t27 for the suggestion).

I also linked to previous successful YC applications in the README for convenience.

Hope somebody finds this helpful!

Just a personal record.

Could someone post what those additional questions are? It would be super helpful because we are trying to prepare everything offline first.

Name* (Required)

Email Address* (Required)

Age

Gender

Location* (Required)

BACKGROUND

Schools, Degrees and Years of Graduation (Use a separate line for each school.)

Employers, Position / Titles and Dates (Use a separate line for each job, most recent first.)

PRESENCE

Personal website

Github URL

Linkedin URL

Facebook URL

Twitter URL

SKILLS

Please tell us about the time you, $username, most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage.

Please tell us in one or two sentences about the most impressive thing other than this startup that you have built or achieved.

Are you a technical founder? (You are a programmer or engineer who can build the product without outside assistance.)

COMMITMENT

Do you have at least 10% equity in the startups you're applying with?

Will you move and live in the Bay Area January through March 2017, if we fund you?

Will you commit to working exclusively on this project for the next year? (No school, no other jobs)

Do you have any other commitments between January through March 2017 inclusive?

Do you have any commitments in the future and if so what? (e.g. finishing college, going to grad school)

CURIOUS

Have you been to any YC events? If so, which ones? (e.g. Startup School, University Tour, Office Hours, etc.)

"Not found! Sorry about that. We cannot find your Hacker News account, n00b101, listed on any current applications. If you received an email to update your founder profile make sure you followed the precise URL in the email."