His Y Combinator company shut down - I asked him 9 questions

In this interview, I talk with Aditya Mehta, co-founder of Suggestr (YC W22) and we talk about his application to YC, how he met his co-founder, what they were trying to achieve, and why it ultimately had to shut down. Aditya currently helps startups at their growth stage with his company https://cogitogroup.xyz/ He helps YC and non-YC companies grow their businesses, and his insight might be valuable to your own company. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Journey pre YC 01:56 The idea 03:06 YC Application 04:28 Customers pre YC 05:31 First time applying? 06:22 Evolving at YC 14:29 Diverging co-founders 17:49 Pre-YC fundraising? 18:30 Money returned to investors? 18:59 What would you change?