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Overview
概述
This skill provides access to Y Combinator's comprehensive library of 443 startup resources - essays, podcast transcripts, and video transcripts from YC partners, successful founders, and industry experts.
此Skill可访问Y Combinator的全面创业资源库,包含443份资源——来自YC合伙人、成功创始人及行业专家的文章、播客文字稿和视频文字稿。
How to Use This Skill (Tiered Retrieval)
如何使用此Skill(分层检索)
Key Principle: Use quick-index for discovery, but ALWAYS load full source content before answering.
核心原则: 使用快速索引进行发现,但在回答前务必加载完整的源内容。
Step 1: Understand Context (for broad questions)
步骤1:了解背景(针对宽泛问题)
For broad questions, clarify the user's context:
- Stage: Pre-idea | Idea | Building MVP | Launched | Scaling
- Type: B2B | Consumer | Hardware | AI/ML | Marketplace
- Role: Technical founder | Non-technical | Solo | With co-founder(s)
对于宽泛的问题,明确用户的背景:
- 阶段: 创意前 | 有创意 | 开发MVP | 已上线 | 规模化
- 类型: B2B | 消费级 | 硬件 | AI/ML | 平台型
- 角色: 技术创始人 | 非技术创始人 | 独立创始人 | 有联合创始人
Step 2: Discovery
步骤2:资源发现
- Load to scan available resources (~500 lines, grouped by topic)
references/quick-index.md - Identify 3-5 most relevant resources based on the question (line counts help estimate size)
- Check if user is on a founder journey
references/learning-paths.md - Check for decision questions - use glob
references/frameworks/to list files, then read specific onesreferences/frameworks/*.md - For deeper search, use grep on (too large to load fully)
references/summaries.md
- 加载以浏览可用资源(约500行,按主题分组)
references/quick-index.md - 根据问题确定3-5个最相关的资源(行数可帮助预估内容规模)
- 如果用户处于创始人成长路径中,查看
references/learning-paths.md - 针对决策类问题,查看目录——使用glob模式
references/frameworks/列出文件,然后读取特定文件references/frameworks/*.md - 如需深度搜索,使用grep命令检索(文件过大,无法完整加载)
references/summaries.md
Step 3: Deep Dive
步骤3:深度挖掘
- Find files using the code - use glob pattern
references/{CODE}-*.md- Example: For code , use glob
DZto find the filereferences/DZ-*.md - WARNING: NEVER read - it exceeds token limits (64K tokens)
index.yaml
- Example: For code
- Load the FULL content of top 2-3 resources
- Read completely - do not skim
- Extract key insights, quotes, and actionable advice
- 通过代码查找文件——使用glob模式
references/{CODE}-*.md- 示例:对于代码,使用glob模式
DZ查找对应文件references/DZ-*.md - 注意: 绝对不要读取——它超出了令牌限制(64K令牌)
index.yaml
- 示例:对于代码
- 加载排名前2-3的资源的完整内容
- 完整阅读内容,不要略读
- 提取关键见解、引用和可执行建议
Step 4: Synthesize Answer
步骤4:整合答案
- Combine insights from multiple sources
- Quote directly from source material when valuable
- Always cite author and title for each point
- Acknowledge tradeoffs and contradictions between sources
- Never answer from summaries alone - always load full source content
- 整合多个来源的见解
- 当内容有价值时,直接引用源材料
- 务必为每个观点标注作者和标题
- 承认不同来源之间的权衡和矛盾
- 绝对不要仅依靠摘要回答——务必加载完整的源内容
Topic Categories
主题分类
The library covers these main areas (use for initial filtering):
- Getting Started: Should you start? Startup ideas, order of operations, student founders
- Co-founders: Finding, relationships, equity splitting, technical vs non-technical
- Product: MVP, product-market fit, design, building for users
- Fundraising: Seed, Series A, investor pitching, SAFEs, term sheets
- Growth & Metrics: Growth strategies, KPIs, conversion, retention
- Customers & Sales: Talking to users, first customers, pricing, enterprise sales
- Hiring & Team: First hires, engineering teams, equity, management
- Culture & Leadership: Building culture, CEO evolution, board management
- Common Mistakes: Startup killers, financial health, when to quit
- Pivoting & Launching: Pivot strategies, launch timing, press
- Scaling: Later stage advice, unicorn characteristics
- Mindset: Resourcefulness, handling rejection, goal setting
- AI Startups: AI opportunity, moats, vertical agents, vibe coding
- Founder Interviews: Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Reddit, Twitch, DoorDash
- Specialized: Hardware, biotech, dev tools, crypto, location
- Joining Startups: Choosing a startup, stages, equity
- YC Application: Application tips, process, YC effect
- Legal: Startup mechanics, terms, agreements
资源库涵盖以下主要领域(用于初始筛选):
- 入门: 是否应该创业?创业想法、操作顺序、学生创始人
- 联合创始人: 寻找、关系、股权分配、技术与非技术创始人
- 产品: MVP、产品市场契合、设计、为用户打造产品
- 融资: 种子轮、A轮、投资者路演、SAFEs、条款清单
- 增长与指标: 增长策略、KPI、转化、留存
- 客户与销售: 用户沟通、首批客户、定价、企业销售
- 招聘与团队: 首批员工、工程团队、股权、管理
- 文化与领导力: 打造文化、CEO成长、董事会管理
- 常见错误: 创业杀手、财务健康、何时放弃
- 转型与上线: 转型策略、上线时机、媒体曝光
- 规模化: 后期阶段建议、独角兽特征
- 心态: 资源整合能力、应对拒绝、目标设定
- AI创业公司: AI机遇、护城河、垂直Agent、氛围编码
- 创始人访谈: Airbnb、Stripe、Coinbase、Reddit、Twitch、DoorDash
- 专业领域: 硬件、生物技术、开发工具、加密货币、本地化
- 加入创业公司: 选择创业公司、阶段、股权
- YC申请: 申请技巧、流程、YC效应
- 法律: 创业机制、条款、协议
Usage Guidelines
使用指南
For Complex Decisions
针对复杂决策
Questions like "Should I start my own startup or co-found with someone?":
- Load quick-index.md to identify relevant resources
- Read 3-5 full source files covering different perspectives
- Synthesize across sources - look for consensus and contradictions
- Present balanced view acknowledging tradeoffs
- Cite specific authors and titles
- Ask clarifying questions about user's specific situation
例如“我应该自己创业还是和别人联合创业?”这类问题:
- 加载quick-index.md以确定相关资源
- 阅读3-5份涵盖不同视角的完整源文件
- 整合不同来源的信息——寻找共识和矛盾点
- 呈现平衡的观点,承认权衡取舍
- 引用具体作者和标题
- 询问用户具体情况以进一步澄清
For Factual Questions
针对事实类问题
Questions like "What are the most common mistakes that kill startups?":
- Use quick-index.md to find the most authoritative source
- Load and read the full source file
- Present comprehensively - don't over-summarize
- Cite the source
例如“导致创业公司失败的最常见错误是什么?”这类问题:
- 使用quick-index.md找到最权威的来源
- 加载并阅读完整的源文件
- 全面呈现内容——不要过度摘要
- 标注来源
For Learning Journeys
针对学习路径
When users want to learn systematically:
- Check for curated sequences
references/learning-paths.md - Guide them through resources in order
- Summarize key takeaways at each step
当用户想要系统学习时:
- 查看中的精选资源序列
references/learning-paths.md - 引导用户按顺序浏览资源
- 在每个步骤总结关键要点
Resources
资源说明
references/quick-index.md (Primary Discovery)
references/quick-index.md(主要发现工具)
Lightweight index (~500 lines) grouped by topic. Each entry shows:
- Code, title, author, type, line count, founder stage
- Use this first - small enough to load fully
- Use glob pattern to find files by code
references/{CODE}-*.md
轻量级索引(约500行),按主题分组。每个条目包含:
- 代码、标题、作者、类型、行数、创始人阶段
- 优先使用此文件——文件足够小,可以完整加载
- 使用glob模式通过代码查找文件
references/{CODE}-*.md
references/summaries.md (Deep Search)
references/summaries.md(深度搜索)
Detailed summaries with content previews (~4300 lines). Too large to load fully.
- Use grep to search for specific keywords
- Provides more context than quick-index when needed
包含内容预览的详细摘要(约4300行)。文件过大,无法完整加载。
- 使用grep命令检索特定关键词
- 比quick-index提供更多上下文信息
references/index.yaml (Maintenance Only - DO NOT READ)
references/index.yaml(仅用于维护——禁止读取)
Structured metadata for all resources. Too large for runtime use (64K tokens).
Used only by maintenance scripts. For filename lookups, use quick-index.md instead.
所有资源的结构化元数据。运行时无法使用(64K令牌,超出限制)。
仅用于维护脚本。如需查找文件名,请使用quick-index.md。
references/learning-paths.md
references/learning-paths.md
Curated resource sequences for common founder journeys:
- First-time founder path
- AI startup path
- Fundraising path
- And more...
针对常见创始人成长路径的精选资源序列:
- 首次创始人路径
- AI创业公司路径
- 融资路径
- 更多...
references/frameworks/ (Use glob to list, NOT Read)
references/frameworks/(使用glob列出,不要直接读取)
Decision frameworks for common questions. Use glob to list files.
Available frameworks:
references/frameworks/*.md- should-i-start-a-startup.md
- solo-vs-cofounder.md
- bootstrap-vs-raise.md
- when-to-pivot.md
- when-to-quit.md
- technical-cofounder-needed.md
针对常见问题的决策框架。使用glob模式列出文件。
可用框架:
references/frameworks/*.md- should-i-start-a-startup.md
- solo-vs-cofounder.md
- bootstrap-vs-raise.md
- when-to-pivot.md
- when-to-quit.md
- technical-cofounder-needed.md
references/*.md
references/*.md
The 443 full-content source files. Each follows this structure:
markdown
undefined443份完整内容的源文件。每个文件遵循以下结构:
markdown
undefined[Title]
[标题]
Author: [Author Name]
Type: [Essay|Podcast|Video]
URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/[CODE]-[slug]
[Full content - essays, transcripts]
File naming: `[CODE]-[descriptive-name].md` (e.g., `8z-how-to-get-startup-ideas.md`)作者: [作者姓名]
类型: [文章|播客|视频]
URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/[CODE]-[slug]
[完整内容——文章、文字稿]
文件命名规则:`[CODE]-[描述性名称].md`(例如:`8z-how-to-get-startup-ideas.md`)