InsForge Got into YC After Stopping Trying: The Power of Launch Week
garrytan · x · 2026-08-18
The founders of InsForge shared how they finally got into Y Combinator after 4 rejections. Instead of continuing to chase YC, they focused entirely on building and user acquisition, modeling top devtool companies. They executed a 30-day "Launch Week," achieving #1 on Product Hunt and GitHub Trending with over 1M views. This momentum forced YC to reach out to them instead.
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