The Founder Initiative

Nailing PG's 10% WoW Goal, Getting Accepted to YC; David Head, Founder of Endorsed.ai


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🔑 7 Most Interesting Moments
David shares how his first YC application was rejected despite 10% week-over-week growth.
The surprising reason they later got accepted: adding two technical co-founders even while growth was flat.
Insights into what YC actually values (team, determination, big market) vs. what most founders think matters.
A pivotal YC interview moment where David “flipped a switch” at minute 7 and convinced the partners.
The origin story of 60: live website builds over Zoom that turned “bad leads” into high-value customers.
The founding story of Endorsed: an AI recruiting agent designed to cut hiring times dramatically.
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🔑 7 Most Interesting Moments
David shares how his first YC application was rejected despite 10% week-over-week growth.
The surprising reason they later got accepted: adding two technical co-founders even while growth was flat.
Insights into what YC actually values (team, determination, big market) vs. what most founders think matters.
A pivotal YC interview moment where David “flipped a switch” at minute 7 and convinced the partners.
The origin story of 60: live website builds over Zoom that turned “bad leads” into high-value customers.
The founding story of Endorsed: an AI recruiting agent designed to cut hiring times dramatically.
How they validated Endorsed—pre-selling mockups that made 100x more revenue than their previous live product.
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