The right crowd
Candidates who already chose startups, and chose YC ones on purpose.
YC WORK AT A STARTUP ALTERNATIVEWork at a Startup gets
Work at a Startup gets
you seen. Laand gets
you sure.
YC's job board is the best free reach a startup can get. But even YC runs its own hiring through an ATS. Getting applicants and choosing one are different jobs.
Work at a Startup is only open to YC companies. If you're in YC, use it. It's free.
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> Reading the company. Extracting the milestone behind the role...
CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUEThree things Work at a Startup
Three things Work at a Startup
does well.
If you have access, it's the first place to post.
The YC name
A batch badge does more for a cold reply rate than any job post.
Free
No fee, no seats. Founders search profiles and message people directly.
THE ONE DIFFERENCEEven YC lists in one place
Even YC lists in one place
and hires in another.
Y Combinator's own open roles run through Ashby. So do many of its companies, once inbound grows. A job board solves reach. It was never built to tell you who can do the work.
A great listing fills the top of the funnel. The founder still has to find the proof.
SCREENSHOT SLOTClip: a submitted micro-project in Verify Work, with its score, the reasoning and interview questions
SIDE BY SIDETwo different jobs,
Two different jobs,
and you need both.
| Work at a Startup | Laand | |
|---|---|---|
| What it solves | Reach: being seen by startup-minded people | Choice: knowing who can do the work |
| Who can use it | YC companies only | Any company hiring high-agency people |
| What comes back | Profiles, applications and DMs | Proof of Work from people who cleared your gates |
| Screening | Founders read profiles and message | Fit Score and High-Agency Assessment, at your bar |
| Best at | Getting a YC role in front of the right crowd | Turning any crowd into a verified hire |
| Candidates who don't make it | Up to you | Specific feedback from Laand, so your brand stays intact |
| Once you've chosen | Up to you | A contract draft and a 90-day onboarding plan from their work, in your Google Drive |
| Pricing | Free | $750 per talent delivered with Proof of Work |
What it solves
WORK AT A STARTUP
Reach: being seen by startup-minded people
LAAND
Choice: knowing who can do the work
Who can use it
WORK AT A STARTUP
YC companies only
LAAND
Any company hiring high-agency people
What comes back
WORK AT A STARTUP
Profiles, applications and DMs
LAAND
Proof of Work from people who cleared your gates
Screening
WORK AT A STARTUP
Founders read profiles and message
LAAND
Fit Score and High-Agency Assessment, at your bar
Best at
WORK AT A STARTUP
Getting a YC role in front of the right crowd
LAAND
Turning any crowd into a verified hire
Candidates who don't make it
WORK AT A STARTUP
Up to you
LAAND
Specific feedback from Laand, so your brand stays intact
Once you've chosen
WORK AT A STARTUP
Up to you
LAAND
A contract draft and a 90-day onboarding plan from their work, in your Google Drive
Pricing
WORK AT A STARTUP
Free
LAAND
$750 per talent delivered with Proof of Work
THE 3RsPost on YC.
Post on YC.
Hire through proof.
Laand's 3Rs, applied to hiring. Keep the listing. Send applicants through gates that test the job.
The milestone, not the pitch.
Paste your job link. Laand reads your company, names the problems the hire must solve, and builds the bar from it.
Candidates are measured against what you need next.
SCREENSHOT SLOTClip: paste a job link → Laand reads the company and names the milestone and the problems behind the role
BUILT FOR YOUR HIREProof scoped for you.
Proof scoped for you.
Paperwork drafted for you.
Laand turns your real problems into paid micro-projects, then drafts the contract and a 90-day onboarding plan from the work your hire already did.
- 01Your problems, scoped
Four or five paid micro-projects, each combining real problems from your company and milestone.
- 02Yours to shape
See what each one tests and what strong looks like. Edit, switch off, or add your own.
- 03A contract, drafted
From your hunt: role, pay and terms, every blank marked, ready to brand and send.
- 0490 days, planned
An onboarding plan built on the milestone and their shipped work, in your Google Drive.
SCREENSHOT SLOTClip: micro-projects scoped from a company's problems, then the contract and onboarding guide in Google Drive
YOUR EMPLOYER BRANDHire one.
Hire one.
Leave the rest better off.
Everyone you don't hire is a future hire, customer or referrer. Laand tells each of them why, at the stage they stopped, so nobody leaves thinking you ignored them.
- 01Missed the Fit Score
Told at once, with the specific gap and a free plan to close it.
- 02Missed the assessment
Where their judgment held up, and where it slipped.
- 03Shipped, not hired
Your notes on their work, and what to sharpen next.
- 04Every one of them
No templates, no silence. Sent automatically. You write nothing.
SCREENSHOT SLOTVisual: the feedback a candidate receives after missing a gate, next to a template rejection
Two hundred people can apply. All of them leave with something useful.
AN HONEST SPLITUse both.
POST ON WORK AT A STARTUP REACH FOR LAAND
Use both.
They do different jobs.
- You're a YC company
- You want reach with startup-minded people
- You'll message promising profiles yourself
- You're not in YC, or WaaS isn't enough
- Inbound is high and every profile looks good
- You want to see the work before you choose
Put the role on WaaS. Point the apply link at your Laand hunt. Free reach, then proof.
THE REAL LINE ITEMThe listing is free.
The listing is free.
Choosing isn't.
WaaS costs nothing. What follows is the founder's time, or a recruiter's fee.
Work at a Startup
$0for YC companies
Great reach, plus a profile search you work through yourself.
WHAT IT STILL LEAVES YOU
Applicants and DMs. No read on who can do the job.
An agency recruiter
20%+of first-year salary, typical
Introductions, then the same interviews and guesswork.
WHAT IT STILL LEAVES YOU
An intro. You still find out if they can do it.
LAAND
$750per talent delivered
with verifiable Proof of Work
with verifiable Proof of Work
One flat fee, only for someone who already proved they can solve your problem.
Start a Talent HuntWHAT THE FEE COVERS
- Deep analysis of your company and milestone, turned into the problems your hire must solve
- Fit Score and High-Agency Assessment gates, at the bar you set
- Paid micro-projects scoped from your real blockers, with timing and anti-spoofing guards
- Sourcing done for you: our network, targeted outreach, posts written for your team and investors
- A contract draft and a 90-day onboarding plan, built from their assessment and work, saved to your Google Drive
- A free, branded careers page and a simple application flow, readable by Google for Jobs
- Specific feedback for everyone who doesn't make it, so your employer brand stays intact
Two hundred can enter. Every gate filters for you, and nobody reaches the micro-project on a resume.
You wake up to Proof of Work. You verify, and you hire.LISTING IS NOT HIRINGGet seen on YC.
Get seen on YC.
Get sure on Laand.
Paste the role. Laand runs the gates and hands back high-agency people who've already done the work.
Start a Talent Hunt ~10 min setup · Start from any job link · Free careers pageQUESTIONSWork at a Startup vs Laand,
Work at a Startup vs Laand,
answered.
YC's Work at a Startup is the best free reach a YC company has. Even YC hires through a separate system. Laand is the part after the listing: Proof of Work from high-agency talent.
Y Combinator's own open roles run through Ashby. So do many of its companies, once inbound grows. A job board solves reach. It was never built to tell you who can do the work. A great listing fills the top of the funnel. The founder still has to find the proof.
The right crowd: Candidates who already chose startups, and chose YC ones on purpose; The YC name: A batch badge does more for a cold reply rate than any job post; Free: No fee, no seats. Founders search profiles and message people directly.
Choose Work at a Startup when: You're a YC company; You want reach with startup-minded people; You'll message promising profiles yourself. Choose Laand when: You're not in YC, or WaaS isn't enough; Inbound is high and every profile looks good; You want to see the work before you choose. Put the role on WaaS. Point the apply link at your Laand hunt. Free reach, then proof.
Laand drafts the contract from your hunt and a 90-day onboarding plan built on the milestone you hired for and the micro-project they already shipped. Both are saved as Google Docs in a folder for that person in your own Google Drive, ready to brand, check and send. Laand can only see the files it creates.
Yes. Everyone who doesn't make it gets specific feedback from Laand on where they fell short, so candidates leave with something useful and your employer brand stays intact. Every company also gets a free, branded careers page with a simple application flow.
Work at a Startup: Free. Laand: $750 per talent delivered with Proof of Work. One flat fee, only for someone who already proved they can solve your problem.
Yes. Y Combinator's own open roles run through Ashby, an applicant tracking system, while YC startups list roles on Work at a Startup. Listing a role and deciding who to hire are different jobs.
Yes. Keep posting on Work at a Startup for reach, and point the apply link at your Laand Talent Hunt. Every applicant then goes through the same Fit Score, High-Agency Assessment and paid micro-project.