Archive - Max Prilutskiy

Your Margin Is the AI Labs’ Roadmap

Why “just a GPT wrapper” is the best way to start a company — and the token reseller test that tells you if yours will survive.

Aug 21 • Max Prilutskiy

January 2026

Rejected, Then Accepted: Our Y Combinator Application, Twice

Hundreds of cold emails with zero replies, forty customer conversations, a top-10% rejection – and what we changed to get into YC six months later.

Jan 6 • Max Prilutskiy

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