Backdoor
Be the note a founder opens, not a profile.
YC Work at a Startup gives you one profile for every YC company hiring. Backdoor writes to founders directly, at YC startups and beyond, and follows up for you.
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Backdoor
One profile, many applicants, one busy founder.
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You polish your profile and apply.
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Founders sort through a crowd of applicants.
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Yours waits its turn.
Skip the pile. Land in the founder's inbox.
Founders at early startups often read their own email. A short note about why you fit them stands out there in a way a form application rarely does.
A founder's inbox, the week a role goes up.
One short note, about why you fit. Then a reply.
Hey, this is great timing. We're about to open this role.
Free for a quick call Tuesday?
Here's what it feels like instead.
Backdoor does the searching, writing and chasing. You stay in the loop and say yes.
BackdoorA founder reads it, not a filter
Your note arrives in the founder's own inbox, where it gets read on its own.
BackdoorIt sounds like you, not a template
Each note says specifically why you fit that startup, drawn from your LinkedIn or resume.
BackdoorFollow-ups happen without you
Follow-ups go out in the same thread for you, and they stop the moment someone replies.
Replies come in weeks, not months.
Backdoor only writes to founders you fit, so the ones who answer tend to answer fast. See the research
first founder replies came within two weeks
interviews came within two weeks
replies came after a follow-up Backdoor sent
Among people who got a reply or an interview, May to September 2026.
Give it three weeks.
Out of every 10 people who let Backdoor run for three weeks or more:
And you never have to chase.
4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up. Backdoor sends those for you, so you never have to chase.
Start tonight. Wake up to founders who fit you.
Every morning Backdoor picks startups for you and drafts the notes. All you do is reply.
Say hi
On WhatsApp or iMessage. It takes ten seconds.
Send your LinkedIn
Or your resume. Backdoor reads up on you.
Get your first founders
Startups that fit you, with notes ready to send.
Questions, answered.
A profile there is worth having, since YC founders can find you. If you also want to reach founders yourself, Backdoor writes to them directly with a note about why you fit.
A short, specific email, followed up a few times, tends to stand out. Among Backdoor users from May to September 2026, 4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up.
Yes. Keep your profile live so founders can message you, and use Backdoor to write to founders first, at YC startups and beyond.
No. You read every draft in your chat, and nothing goes out until you reply SEND. After that, follow-ups go out on their own in the same thread.
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Free to start · No forms · No app
Your next role could be one email away.
Say hi and share your LinkedIn. Backdoor finds the founders, writes the notes and follows up. You just say send.
Backdoor