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feat: document all conditional form fields from live testing
Clicked Yes on all conditional questions in the real Summer 2026 form. Confirmed exact fields that appear: - Users=Yes: single free-text field (active users, paying, top payer) - Revenue=Yes: 6-month table + revenue sources + growth notes - Legal entity=Yes: entity list (free text) + equity description (free text, not a table - "[Name] ([Title]) X%") - Investment=Yes: investment list + total raised + bank balance + monthly burn + runway Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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skills/form-fill/SKILL.md

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3. **"What tech stack are you using, or planning to use, to build this product? Include AI models and AI coding tools you use."** - list specific stack; explicitly mention Claude Code, Cursor, or other AI coding tools if used
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4. **"Optional: attach a coding agent session you're particularly proud of."** - .md or .txt file, 25MB max. Flag: "YC is asking for a Claude Code or Cursor session export. If you have a session transcript showing good AI-assisted work, upload it here. Use /export in Claude Code to get a transcript."
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5. "Are people using your product?" - Yes/No radio
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- If Yes: additional fields may appear (user count, active users)
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- If Yes: reveals "How many active users or customers do you have? How many are paying? Who is paying you the most, and how much do they pay you?" - fill with specific numbers from profile
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6. "Do you have revenue?" - Yes/No radio
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- If Yes: additional fields will appear - likely monthly revenue table. Fill one cell at a time, oldest month first.
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- If Yes: reveals three fields:
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a. 6-month revenue table (auto-labeled last 6 months). Fill one USD$ cell at a time, oldest first. Enter 0 for zero-revenue months. Confirm each cell before moving to next.
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b. "Where does your revenue come from?" - fill if multiple revenue sources; skip if single
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c. "Anything else regarding revenue or growth rate?" - fill if context matters (e.g. one-time grant, throttled growth, pilots closing soon)
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7. "If you are applying with the same idea as a previous batch, did anything change? If you applied with a different idea, why did you pivot and what did you learn from the last idea?" - fill only if reapplying; leave blank if first application
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8. "If you have already participated or committed to participate in an incubator, 'accelerator' or 'pre-accelerator' program, please tell us about it." - fill if applicable
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1. "Have you formed ANY legal entity yet?" - Yes/No
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- If Yes: additional fields appear for entity details
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- If Yes: reveals two fields:
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a. "Please list all legal entities..." - free text. List each with type and country/state. E.g. "Delaware C Corp (incorporated Jan 2025), German GmbH (Mar 2025 for EU ops)."
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b. "Please describe equity ownership in percentages among founders, employees and stockholders." - free text, not a table. Format: "[Name] ([Title]) X%, [Name] ([Title]) Y%, option pool Z%." Pull founder equity from each founder's profile.
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2. "Have you taken any investment yet?" - Yes/No
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- If Yes: additional fields appear for investment amount/source
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- If Yes: reveals five fields:
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a. "List any investments received" - name, amount, valuation cap, type (convertible note / SAFE / stock), date. One investment per line.
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b. "How much raised total in USD?" - number only
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c. "How much money in the bank now?" - number only
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d. "How much do you spend per month?" - number only
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e. "How long is your runway?" - e.g. "5 months"
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3. "Are you currently fundraising?" - Yes/No
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Equity percent per founder is filled in each founder's profile (Role & Responsibilities), not here.
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Equity percent per founder is captured in each founder's profile (Role & Responsibilities) and referenced here in the free-text equity description.
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- Take screenshot

skills/yc-application/references/application-questions.md

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This is optional but a real differentiator. Most founders won't submit one. A strong session export shows how you think and how you work.
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### "Are people using your product?" Yes/No
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If yes: expect follow-up fields for user/customer counts.
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If Yes, reveals: **"How many active users or customers do you have? How many are paying? Who is paying you the most, and how much do they pay you?"** - single free-text field.
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Rubric: numbers only. "300 signups, 14 paying, largest customer pays $500/mo" beats "growing user base with strong engagement." If none, answer should be No.
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### "Do you have revenue?" Yes/No
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If yes: expect follow-up fields for monthly revenue. Six months of data, oldest first, one field per month. USD. State the actual number per month - cumulative is wrong, GMV is wrong. "0" for months with no revenue.
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**The bar is honesty, not impressive numbers.** Basedash got in with $30/month and ~300 signups. State the actual number.
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If Yes, reveals three fields:
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**6-month revenue table** - auto-labeled with the 6 most recent calendar months (e.g. Oct 2025 - Mar 2026), one USD$ input per month. Not cumulative. Not GMV. Your revenue. Enter 0 for zero-revenue months. Fill oldest first.
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**"Where does your revenue come from?"** - breakdown by source if multiple (e.g. product A vs. product B, consulting vs. product). Skip if single source.
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**"Anything else regarding your revenue or growth rate?"** - context that changes how numbers should be read. Use for: just signed enterprise pilots closing next month, deliberately throttled signups to fix bugs, one-time grant inflating a month.
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If revenue is context-dependent (grant, one-time, seasonal), explain in any notes field.
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**The bar is honesty, not impressive numbers.** Basedash got in with $30/month. State the actual numbers.
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"If you are applying with the same idea as a previous batch, did anything change? If you applied with a different idea, why did you pivot and what did you learn from the last idea?"
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### "Have you formed ANY legal entity yet?"
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Yes/No. YC will help you incorporate as Delaware C-Corp if needed. Either answer is fine.
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If yes: additional fields for entity details and location.
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If Yes, reveals:
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- **"Please list all legal entities..."** - free text. E.g. "Delaware C Corp (incorporated Jan 2025), German GmbH (for EU operations)." List every entity including subsidiaries.
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- **"Please describe the equity ownership in percentages among founders, employees and other stockholders."** - free text, not a table. E.g. "Alice Chen (CEO) 45%, Bob Park (CTO) 45%, option pool 10%." Include titles. A roughly equal co-founder split is the strongest signal. Heavy imbalance (80/20) raises questions - address why if uneven.
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Yes/No. If yes: investor names, amounts, valuation/cap.
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Equity split per founder is entered on each founder's profile (Role & Responsibilities section), not here. A roughly equal co-founder split is the strongest signal. Heavy imbalance (80/20) raises questions.
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If Yes, reveals:
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- **"List any investments received."** - name, amount, premoney valuation/cap, type (convertible note, SAFE, stock), date. One investment per line.
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- **"How much raised total in USD?"** - number only.
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- **"How much money in the bank now?"** - number only.
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- **"How much do you spend per month?"** - number only. Monthly burn.
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- **"How long is your runway?"** - e.g. "5 months", "18 months".
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### "Are you currently fundraising?"
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Yes/No. Answer honestly - YC uses this to understand where you are in the funding process, not to screen you.
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