Simulate YC Office Hours Before You Pitch.
Experience 1:1 voice & vision office hours with AI avatars of Garry Tan and YC partners. Audit your p99 risks, roast your deck, and pass the 4-second trust rule before stepping on stage.
How Office Hours Works (Task Simulator)
Watch how a raw startup pitch or bottleneck is transformed step-by-step inside the Y Office Hours Simulator.
Garry Tan
President & CEO, Y Combinator
Current Task Objective
Landing Page H1 & Value Proposition Audit
Real-Time Audit MetricsScore: 78/100
Real Physical Booth Use Cases
Founders and YC partners testing the real-world Y Office Hours Simulator booth on-site.
“Trying out the new Y Office Hours Simulator booth at YC Demo Day! AI Garry Tan partner roulettes your pitch live on the vertical display screen.”
“Having a 1:1 live conversation with AI Garry Tan inside the Office Hours booth. Speech-to-speech feedback feels incredibly real!”
Which YC Partner Will You Get?
Select a partner avatar to simulate specialized office hours tailored to your current startup bottleneck.
Primary Specialty & Office Hours Lens
The 4-Second Pitch Rule & User Trust
“What problem does this solve? For whom? Would a first-time user trust this in 4 seconds?”
Session Audit Checklist
The Garry Tan 4-Second Rule & Audit Framework
Every session evaluates your landing page, pitch, and architecture against the three core pillars of founder trust.
What Problem Does This Solve?
If a visitor cannot state your single core value proposition within 4 seconds, your headline is confusing. The simulator enforces sharp, un-cluttered H1 clarity.
For Whom? (Niche Clarity)
Broad marketing appeals to no one. We audit your audience wedge so your target user immediately feels: “This was built specifically for me.”
First-Time User Trust in 4 Seconds
Zero-friction proof surfaces. Favicons, SSL certificates, authentic customer quotes, and explicit zero-fake-metrics guarantees build instant visitor confidence.
Includes Karpathy-Opposite Anti-Sycophancy Audits
Every simulated partner is forced to argue vigorously against their own initial impression to uncover silent p99 bottlenecks before live investors do.