Top 10 Templates from Y Combinator Startups

Heads down building a startup? Skip the clutter of multiple tools and streamline your startup with Notion. Our curated collection of templates, created by YC alumni, like Vanta, Deel, Mixpanel, Plane, and others. It covers everything you need to succeed. Manage your notes, CRM, project tasks, and marketing efforts all in one place. These proven templates are designed to help you focus on what truly matters—building your company. Let Notion be your all-in-one solution for a seamless and efficient startup experience.

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Hear what a a few YC alumni have to say about using Notion -

  • "Not everyone is an expert at creating visually appealing docs. We rely on Notion's formatting to keep our content consistent and easy to understand." - Meltem Kuran, Head of Growth @ Deel (W19)

  • "Our old engineering wiki was a mess and barely updated, which was almost worse than no one using it. Now that it's on Notion — along with rest of our work and planning — it's easy to use it every day." - Vijay Iyengar, Director of Product @ Mixpanel (S09)

  • "We log notes from every single customer conversation, user interview, or feedback session into a consolidated Notion workspace so we can ensure we’re building products based on customer needs." - Frank Lee, Co-Founder & CEO @ Inari (S23)

1Plane's Idea Generation

Plane (W17) uses Notion to effectively manage their idea generation process, ensuring a structured and organized workflow. This approach encourages capturing a wide range of ideas by having participants state the problem and record a Loom video to provide both verbal and written context. Ideas from various team members are then compiled and discussed. This systematic process ensures thorough exploration of the ideas, fostering creativity and collaboration within the team

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Plane's Idea Generation

2Alloy's Company Handbook

Alloy (W20) leverages Notion as a versatile and collaborative platform to effectively develop and maintain their internal processes. By utilizing Notion, Alloy ensures that critical information and guidelines are easily accessible to all team members, fostering a cohesive and well-organized work environment

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Alloy's Company Handbook

3Doppler's Company OKRs

Doppler (W19) leverages Notion as an all-encompassing platform to efficiently create and manage their Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). By using Notion, Doppler ensures that their goals are clearly defined, systematically tracked, and aligned across the entire organization

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Doppler's Company OKRs

4Mixpanels tägliches Stand-Up & Aufgaben

Um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben, treffen sich die Ingenieurteams von Mixpanel zweimal pro Woche, um den Fortschritt zu besprechen und die Zukunft zu planen. Nutze ihre Vorlage, um deinem gesamten Team durchsuchbare Aufzeichnungen von Meetings zur Verfügung zu stellen, während es an komplexen Projekten arbeitet.

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Mixpanels tägliches Stand-Up & Aufgaben

5Nango's Investor CRM

Nango (W23) uses Notion to stay up-to-date with investors by maintaining a detailed and structured Investors CRM. This centralized database includes key information such as investor type, geographical location, status, priority, partner name, typical check size, and comments. By organizing data in this manner, Nango ensures efficient tracking of investor interactions, managing relationships, and monitoring investment statuses. Real-time updates and comprehensive records allow the team to stay informed and maintain effective communication with investors

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Nango's Investor CRM

6Inari's Customer Sales + Feedback CRM

Manage your startup sales and product development process with this CRM template from Inari (S23). Manage leads and customer interactions, track customer problems, then customize your own properties and workflows.

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Inari's Customer Sales + Feedback CRM

7Webflows Öffentliche Roadmap

Webflows Vorlage “Öffentliche Roadmap” bietet eine interaktive, transparente Ansicht des Entwicklungsprozesses deines Produkts. Verfolge und präsentiere den Fortschritt neuer Funktionen, Abstimmungen und Teamaufgaben in einem umfassenden, öffentlich zugänglichen Format.

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Webflows Öffentliche Roadmap

8Vom Feedback zur Funktion

Entwickle anhand des Kundenfeedbacks deine Produkte im Einklang mit den Bedürfnissen deiner Kund/-innen. Nutze diese Vorlage, um Produktentscheidungen zu lenken, die auf echtem Kundenfeedback basieren. Indem du eine vollständige Datenbank mit Kundenprofilen und einer dynamischen Sammlung von Feedback und Funktionsanfragen pflegst, wirst du Trends verfolgen, Entwicklungen priorisieren und direkt mit deiner Kundenbasis kommunizieren können.

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Vom Feedback zur Funktion

9Deel's press release brief

Deel (W19) has transformed the way companies hire, pay and manage contractors and employees in over 150 countries. They use Notion as a single source of truth across the entire company. Their Comms team built this template to stay on top of tight PR deadlines and drive clarity around what needs to be done.

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Deel's press release brief

10Loops' Help Center

Loops (W22) uses Notion to effectively host their FAQs and guides, maintaining a structured and organized Help Center. This approach ensures that users can easily navigate through sections like Getting Started, Account, Creating Emails, and Deliverability, with clear, visually enhanced topics. Real-time updates and seamless integration with tools like Google Docs and Asana ensure that information is always current and accessible, while a dedicated support contact is available for additional assistance

Eine Vorlagenvorschau für Loops' Help Center

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