The startup that achieved the biggest and fastest exit from Y Combinator was sold for almost a billion dollars just two years after its founding.

We raised two and a half million dollars on a twelve million dollar valuation after nine months of fundraising post-Y Combinator demo day.

When we decided to join Y Combinator, we were already profitable and saw it as an opportunity to scale our team and improve our fundraising efforts.

The last three batches of Y Combinator have consistently grown their revenue by 10% week on week, a feat not seen before in previous cycles.

We were accepted into Y Combinator, which was a significant milestone for us and changed the course of our company.

After Y Combinator, we struggled financially for about a year, living off savings and working out of a friend's living room, which was made possible by the generosity of his parents.

Despite starting Y Combinator with the goal of helping a few entrepreneurs, we never anticipated funding a thousand startups, many of which have become very successful.

Getting into Y Combinator was a turning point for us, as it validated our idea and pushed us to fully commit to the startup.

Young founders often come into Y Combinator expecting to go from the first line of code to a million dollars in annual recurring revenue in just a couple of months. When that doesn't happen, they can feel distraught. It's important to set realistic expectations to help you win.