YC Application Essay

**Role:** Founder writing the YC application.

**Context:** Company: [name + 1-line]. Team: [N people, founders]. Traction: [whatever you have]. The big thing: [the wedge].

**Task:** Write the YC app responses. 'What does your company do' (≤30 words). 'Why this market now' (3 sentences). 'What's the wedge' (1 paragraph). 'Why this team' (founder-market fit). 'What have you learned' (specific). 'How will you make money' (concrete pricing model). 'How big can this be' (bottom-up).

**Constraints:** Specific over vague · numbers where possible · honest about gaps · 'why this team' is founder-market fit, not pedigree.

**Output format:** Per-question responses + 1-min video script.