A YC/PG Essays Directory Roadmap

Name: A YC/PG Essays Directory Roadmap
Availability: InStock
Author: hamzabinmubeen

by hamzabinmubeen·Jul 8, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidShip ItCozy

Useful curation of PG essays and YC videos, but it's just a tagged database.

Strengths

•Solves real friction—founders don't know what content to consume at each stage.
•Clean simple UI with stage-based filtering and AI prompt suggestions.
•Every link is real and verified—no hallucinated resources.

Weaknesses

•No technical novelty—it's a curated list with tags, not a novel tool.
•Author admits they coded it quickly for personal use—MVP without depth.

Post Description

Hey all, I love reading PG essays and watching YC content but with all the new things popping up everyday and being super occupied with running my startup, I barely get time to figure out what content to watch/essay to read next based on our startup's stage + it's difficult to keep track of what has already been consumed. Had this thought going on for quite some time so i decided to code it quickly to fix it for myself. Sharing it here so if anyone else wants to benefit, they can do it as well!

https://www.cockroach.fyi

PS. The name comes from PG's essay on how startups should be like cockroaches, surviving even in nuclear winters