Thanks, will check out quora links.
Follow up question: is it advisable to get application feedback from other YC companies? In my head this only makes sense if the product made by applicant can be used by the startup you want feedback from, but not sure if this is the best kind of feedback.
It's very advisable to get feedback from other YC companies. Regardless of whether they could be a customer. Almost all the applications I reviewed would fall into that bucket.
we've had our application reviewed by a YC company that would probably derive zero value from our product. the advice was cogent and helpful, both with respect to getting into YC and the company generally.
If you don't mind sharing, may I ask how you knew/ approached these other YC Companies? Perhaps I'm naive, but I suspect a cold-email/ contact won't get me very far, especially since I'm not based in the Bay Area.
