I don&#x27;t know, i have the impression that the application is more about thinking how impressive you and your achievements are so far. And I don&#x27;t see any benefits in this kind of self congratulatory or self disappointment exercise.<p>YC always said it was more about the founders than the idea, so applying is <i>nothing</i> like doing a business model canvas or whatever.
That said, I think it is still very worthy to apply if you think you are a YC-type founder. I just do not buy that applying is an exercise worthy for itself.