# YC Company & Hiring Monitor - Startup Profile Changes — workflow

## Choose this tool

Use a selected YC company watchlist to monitor source-reported team size, company status, batch, descriptions and listed jobs. Suitable for account research, startup scouting and recruiting context.

Useful output columns: `title`, `batch`, `companyStatus`, `teamSize`, `listedJobCount`, `jobsTruncated`, `comparisonStatus`, `url`.

## Practical workflow

Start with one known company slug. Keep its YC profile link and collection timestamp with the company row. Review nested job titles and locations, then compare the same watchlist on later runs. Confirm noteworthy changes at the source before updating a CRM or research brief.

## Check the fit

Known public company profiles only; no YC-wide search or directory crawl. Team size and jobs are profile claims, not verified current headcount or every vacancy. A missing listed job is not proof that a role closed. Truncated job windows do not produce added or removed job claims.

## Real output sample

One selected row from a 2026-11-05 run. Selected original scalar fields from one actual saved observation; nested data and private artifact links are omitted.

Run: yXuoOOKoySYQsEa0L. Summary status: ok. Incomplete: false.

Dated bounded release evidence for this exact input and build. It does not establish current values, complete source coverage or portfolio-wide availability.

```json
{
  "recordId": "yc:240",
  "title": "Stripe",
  "batch": "S09",
  "companyStatus": "Active",
  "teamSize": 7000,
  "listedJobCount": 3,
  "jobsTruncated": false,
  "comparisonStatus": "not_requested",
  "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe",
  "observedAt": "2026-11-05T09:20:58.160Z"
}
```