I Built a "hot or Not" for Startups to Get the Feedback YC Doesn't Give

I built a free tool to help founders practice for their YC interviews. It currently has 70+ of the latest questions asked in recent batches.

The backstory: I have applied to YC three times now. I actually have not received a response yet (no interview invitations), but I wanted to build something useful for the community regardless.

Since I have spent so much time researching the process, I compiled the most frequent and difficult questions into this app to help founders simulate the actual 10-minute pressure test.

I recently added a major update because of my application experience: I built a Hot or Not style voting system to let founders validate their ideas and get feedback.

Why this feature: It is very difficult to know what to adjust when YC does not provide any feedback on your rejection.

Now, founders can submit their startup pitch and get quantitative data (swipes left or right from peers). They can also provide comments on the pitch page to give qualitative feedback, telling the founder why the idea did or did not land. There is a leaderboard to see which ideas are resonating most with the community.

I am wishing all the best to the people who got interviews. I hope this helps you prep, and I hope the validation tool helps you iterate.

Would love to hear your feedback or if there are other questions I should add.

https://yci.vercel.app/vote