Personally, I don&#x27;t really see it like that at all. I mean they obviously will ask you for past accomplishments so they can see if you have the aptitude, but I don&#x27;t see it as an application where you solely brag about yourself.<p>&gt; <i>YC always said it was more about the founders than the idea</i><p>I&#x27;ve heard this before. I do believe it&#x27;s true, but only after the initial idea. They have had some cases where the founders applied with an idea, got accepted, and then found out that their initial idea wasn&#x27;t going to take off. Now they are really investing in <i>you</i>, the founder, over your idea. The stories of Optimizely (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;soundcloud.com&#x2F;akharris&#x2F;startup-school-radio-ep-3-pete-koomen-jeremy-yamaguchi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;soundcloud.com&#x2F;akharris&#x2F;startup-school-radio-ep-3-pe...</a>) and Codecademy come to mind.