I applied for Y-Combinator about a week ago, and I keep obsessively rereading my application because I'm not sure how to make myself stand out.<p>I'm really struggling with how to say everything about who we are as a team, and how to give our business justice in so few words. If anyone has applied before or has any sort of tips I would love to hear from you. I know we could be successful and that Y-Combinator would be great for us, I'm just worried that we are one of those companies that falls into that gray area where they just aren't sure of that's described in the "How to apply successfully" guide.<p>Again, any sort of general tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
In short, you are trying to guess as to what the reviewers are thinking or what they are looking for. It's one of those rules that I was taught to never do - never pretend you know what the other guy is thinking because everyone is different. The guidelines are there and if you follow them and be succinct in your answers, your accomplishments alone should make you stand out. I know it doesn't sound like 'great' advice, but it's better than trying to rack your brain to make your app 'something that they would like to read/hear' Just be true to yourself...and put that on paper!