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The application says "We will send an email to each founder to fill out additional information about themselves."

Could someone post what those additional questions are? It would be super helpful because we are trying to prepare everything offline first.




FOUNDER

Name* (Required)

Email Address* (Required)

Age

Gender

Location* (Required)

BACKGROUND

Schools, Degrees and Years of Graduation (Use a separate line for each school.)

Employers, Position / Titles and Dates (Use a separate line for each job, most recent first.)

PRESENCE

Personal website

Github URL

Linkedin URL

Facebook URL

Twitter URL

SKILLS

Please tell us about the time you, $username, most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage.

Please tell us in one or two sentences about the most impressive thing other than this startup that you have built or achieved.

Are you a technical founder? (You are a programmer or engineer who can build the product without outside assistance.)

COMMITMENT

Do you have at least 10% equity in the startups you're applying with?

Will you move and live in the Bay Area January through March 2017, if we fund you?

Will you commit to working exclusively on this project for the next year? (No school, no other jobs)

Do you have any other commitments between January through March 2017 inclusive?

Do you have any commitments in the future and if so what? (e.g. finishing college, going to grad school)

CURIOUS

Have you been to any YC events? If so, which ones? (e.g. Startup School, University Tour, Office Hours, etc.)


Thanks!


The founder profile - the same questions that you are asked (the ones you are asked here - https://apply.ycombinator.com/bio/edit)


Hmm I get an error at that URL:

"Not found! Sorry about that. We cannot find your Hacker News account, n00b101, listed on any current applications. If you received an email to update your founder profile make sure you followed the precise URL in the email."




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