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r/ycombinator stats
r/ycombinator has 207,623 members and gets about 0.8 new posts a day. The best time to post is Wednesday around 10am US Eastern.
- Members
- 208K
- Posts per day
- 0.8
- Avg comments
- 54.2
- Created
- 2011
From the subreddit: News and discussion around startups and applying to Y Combinator. In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. We invest $500,000 in every startup and work intensively with the founders for three months. For the life of their company, founders have access to the most powerful community in the world, essential advice, later-stage funding and programs, recruiting resources, and exclusive deals.
Best time to post on r/ycombinator
When this month's top 15 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Wed 10am
- #2
Thu 5pm
- #3
Thu 3am
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Top posts this month
- Is luck required to build a successful startup?▲ 126
- How do you guys find pain points?▲ 55
- I went through 3 pivots and 6 launches before YC. Here’s what finally made me stop guessing what people wanted.▲ 50
- What would YC advice to Typesafe AI for their JEV situation?▲ 39
- What skill actually moves the needle when you're building with a tiny team?▲ 29
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