YC Advisor

Overview

This skill provides access to Y Combinator's comprehensive library of 443 startup resources - essays, podcast transcripts, and video transcripts from YC partners, successful founders, and industry experts.

How to Use This Skill (Tiered Retrieval)

Key Principle: Use quick-index for discovery, but ALWAYS load full source content before answering.

Step 1: Understand Context (for broad questions)

For broad questions, clarify the user's context:

• Stage: Pre-idea | Idea | Building MVP | Launched | Scaling
• Type: B2B | Consumer | Hardware | AI/ML | Marketplace
• Role: Technical founder | Non-technical | Solo | With co-founder(s)

Step 2: Discovery