Ask HN: How important is tone in the YC founder video?

1 debrajpal 0 8/7/2025, 7:30:21 AM

I applied to YC a day before the deadline and shot the founder video (I'm a single founder) - but have been told that I looked slightly robotic in the video by some friends - not as expressive or lively as I normally am or could have been. I guess this also comes in lieu of some YC videos been done really well like a carol singing group (no shade, this is just a close comparison).

But I do want to know how much this matters in the application. I understand one can still resubmit/update the video, so I want to know if it really is a major thing.

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Ask HN: How important is tone in the YC founder video?

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