YC Founder, How PG's 10% WoW Growth Led to Rejection, David Head, Founder of Endorsed.ai

🔑 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. FOUNDER PROFILE: David Head https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbhead/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 🤔 VCs not responding to you? I’ll review your deck & send you a detailed video with my actionable recommendations: Submit here: https://airtable.com/appBXetKIMsy5r3bE/pagQlrExmVx38bk6W/form 🔑 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.