YC Apps, here's some general advice

Adrian Sanders

"The goal of your startup is not to get into YC"

Whatever goes up, that’s what we do

Dustin Curtis

"Do you take the risk and proceed with the better   user experience/product at the expense of short term numbers–with no promise   that the better design will actually lead to long-term benefits"

Monte Carlo Simulations of Bitcoin Options

Justin Huang

"This might be a case of the blind leading the blind   but I’ll try to give a short explanation of everything involved."

How I tried to crowdfund my tuition

Vikas Lalwani

"The stall was a major setback for me. With less than   three weeks remaining for my campaign, I hadn’t raised even 20 percent of the   amount needed."

My Bootstrapped Language Learning Web-App

Steve   Ridout

"So   far I’ve been working completely alone, learning a lot about web development,   design and marketing as I go."

                                                                               
   

Kick Silicon Valley's Butt

   

Guy Kawasaki

   

"Aim higher than merely trying to re-create Silicon     Valley. You should try to kick our butt instead. That’s true     entrepreneurship."
   
    Written almost eight years ago, yet still very relevant, especially if you     are thinking of moving to Silicon Valley to launch your startup.

   
   

On Testers and Testing

   

Sriram Krishnan

   

"Here's a politically incorrect thing to say.     Several large engineering organizations start hiring testers from the pool     of folks who couldn't cut it as developers."

   
   

New Grads: Midstage Startups

   

Hunter Walk

   

"If you’re graduating this spring and starting a     career in tech, I’ve got one piece of advice: go work at a midstage     startup"

   
   

Sales for Hackers

   

Alex Salazar

   

"Just like developers are expected to deliver     features, salespeople need to deliver revenue. "

   
   

Ideas We’d Like To Fund

   

Malay Gandhi

   

Rock Health, the health startup accelerator, highlights     some major problems/opportunities in the health space. 

   
   

The Best PR Advice You’ve Never Heard

   

Caryn Marooney

   

“Launching is like the opening move in a chess game. It     doesn't mean that much.”

   
   

What I learned about online-to-offline

   

Justin Kan

   

"Unit economics matter a lot more than in pure     software businesses."

   
   

How We Make Trello

   

Bobby Grace

   

"The revelation could result in a rippling     shockwave that knocks you off your seat and may have troubling,     unpredictable consequences for the time-space continuum. Possibly."
   
    Great find by @philipdesmedt