Y Combinator Summer 2009
9 of 9 auditedAvg score: 40
Startup
One-liner
Score
Vis.
Batch Leaderboard
Average Score
40
Below 40
56%
Above 60
0%
How to Improve Your Score
The most common gaps across startup audits - and how to fix them.
The 5 Quick Wins (30 to 60)
Five changes, under 3 hours, 25-30 point lift
Create Your llms.txt
20 minutes, 8-12 point impact - the single highest-ROI file
Add Schema.org JSON-LD
Organization + WebSite schema in 15 minutes
Build a FAQ Page
15 items with FAQPage schema = 15 citation opportunities
Q&A Content Format
Rewrite headings as questions to match AI queries
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
Allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot - 5 minutes