Show HN: Practice for the YC interview

rolstenhouse | 20 points

This looks cool. A couple of thoughts:

1. A new visitor to the page may not know what to expect. Is it just going to ask a set of predetermined questions, and record+transcribe the answers? Or will the questions themselves be customized?

2. What will the final output be? What, if anything, will be saved and retained by you?

3. The text boxes 'shake' a little when I'm typing. Probably some layout shift. I didn't look into it, but it happens to me on Chrome/Linux.

Your post reminded me a bit of this, which uses different (but similar) tech: https://x.com/StonkyOli/status/1762551140829515964

rahimnathwani | 10 days ago

This is a fascinating project, thank you for sharing! I agree with the previous comment that providing more context for new visitors about what to expect would be beneficial. I also share the same concerns about data retention, as it's crucial for user privacy.

Additionally, I noticed that you've used Vapi.ai and elevenlabs.io, both of which seem like powerful tools. I'm curious, how did you decide on using these two? Did they meet all your needs, or did you encounter any challenges during their use?

Lastly, I think the idea of a mock interview is excellent, as it can help applicants better prepare for YC interviews. I look forward to seeing further developments on this project!

CircuitMaestro | 9 days ago

Always wondered why not spend the same amount of effort on talking to users, and improving the product, finding early users?

Are there any reads on whether it’s worth at all to get in to YC these days?

cheptsov | 7 days ago

How long you are planning to keep it up on vercel? Or will you open source it?

isuleman | 6 days ago

Great one , thanks for sharing!

carlual | 6 days ago