Week 5 Sprint Board
8-Week Exploration - February 3-9, 2026 (Mon-Sun)
JOBS FIRST, YC LATER - Ship 14 apps Mon-Wed, YC sprint Thu-Sun
Week 5 of 8 - 30 days to decision
Energy: variable - ADHD titration
20 Planned (3 in Linear, 17 in agent docs)
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YC S26 DEADLINE: Monday February 9, 8pm PT - 7 days
Write all answers Thu, record video Fri, final review Sat, submit Sun/Mon
Tonight 11:59pm
IAPS Fellowship
Fatima - apply after 8pm
Mon Feb 9 8pm PT
YC S26 Application
Fatima - CRITICAL
Thu Feb 13
Berkeley SkyDeck B22
Fatima - start Thu
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Career - 14 APPS
Jasmine
Goal: 14 job applications + 2-3 referrals
Batch 1: Anthropic x2, OpenAI, Google, eBay (Mon 1-5pm)
EXP-341
Batch 2: Salesforce, xAI, X Moonshot, Mistral, HubSpot (Tue)
EXP-342
Batch 3: Amazon, a16z, Abridge, McKinsey, Adaption Labs (Wed)
EXP-343
2-3 referral intros (Wed 1-3pm)
[PREWORK] Deep dive: 14 company dockets
Fundraising
Fatima
Goal: YC submitted + SkyDeck started
IAPS Fellowship (TONIGHT)
YC Seed: read questions + outline (Mon 8-12pm)
Equity-free: NVIDIA + AWS (Tue 5-6pm)
YC Deep Work: write answers (Thu 8-12pm)
YC Video: script + record (Thu-Fri)
SkyDeck start (Thu 4-6pm)
YC Final Review (Sat 9-12pm)
SUBMIT YC by Mon Feb 9 8pm PT
Product
Tariq
Goal: YC demo support (1 session)
[SPIKE] Product session (Fri 3-5pm)
Options: YC demo video / VC builder polish / Architecture diagram
Note: v0.2 deferred. Tech debt tracked.
Research
Sage
Goal: Bootstrap knowledge graph (2 sessions)
[SPIKE] KG Session 1 (Wed 3-5pm)
[SPIKE] KG Session 2 (Thu 6-7pm)
Options: Internal mining / Deep-dive topic / Competitive landscape / External scan
Content
Mira
Goal: Break the 0-tweet streak
[SPIKE] Tweet angle planning (Tue 3-5pm)
Publish 2-3 tweets (Wed 3-5pm)
Options: KiwiQ reflection / Technical insight / Thesis teaser / Builder log
Fitness
Santiago
Goal: Week 1 Muller plan + Game #3
Recovery: foam roll + walk (Mon 6-7:30am)
MRI at Golden State Ortho (Tue 10:30am)
Ball Work: Muller drills (Wed 6-8am)
Gym: lower body + core (Thu 6-7:30am)
Recovery / light cardio (Fri 6-7:30am)
Game #3: play center, Muller model (Sun afternoon)
Daily View
Monday (TODAY)
Feb 3 - constrained: 2 therapist consults
6-7:30am: Workout
8-12pm: YC Seed: read questions
12:30pm: Dr. Celio consult
1-5pm: Job Apps Batch 1
5-6pm: Laundry + errands
7pm: DeAnna Bereza
8-9pm: IAPS Application (DEADLINE)
Tuesday
Feb 4 - constrained: MRI + dinner
6-7:30am: Workout
8-10am: Job Apps Batch 2
10:30am: MRI Golden State Ortho
12-3pm: Job Apps + referrals
3-5pm: Tweet drafts
5-6pm: Equity-free apps
7pm: Dinner with friends
Wednesday
Feb 5
6-8am: Ball work
8-12pm: Job Apps Batch 3
1-3pm: Referral follow-ups
3-5pm: Publish tweets + KG session 1
5-6pm: Wardrobe cleanout
6-7pm: Family call
Thursday - YC Sprint Day 1
Feb 6
6-7:30am: Gym: lower body + core
8-12pm: YC Deep Work: write all answers
1-4pm: YC Video script + practice
4-6pm: SkyDeck app start
6-7pm: Sage KG Session 2
Friday - YC Sprint Day 2
Feb 7
6-7:30am: Recovery / light cardio
8-12pm: YC Video recording + polish
1-3pm: YC review + SkyDeck
3-5pm: Jarvis product session
5-6pm: IRL meet or errands
Saturday - YC Sprint Day 3
Feb 8
9-12pm: YC FINAL review (fresh eyes)
3-5pm: Stanford Dish reunion
Submit YC if ready (evening)
Sunday - Game Day
Feb 9
Afternoon: Pickup soccer
Submit YC buffer (by 8pm PT)
Z Fellows quick app + debrief
Linear Tracker - Week 5
20 planned (3 in Linear, 17 in agent docs)
Free tier limit reached (200 issues). 3 of 20 planned tickets created. Remaining tracked in agent plan documents.
Created in Linear (3)
EXP-341
Job Apps Batch 1
EXP-342
Job Apps Batch 2
EXP-343
Job Apps Batch 3
Agent Plan Docs (6)
Jasmine (Career) - week5-plan.md
Fatima (Fundraising) - week5-plan.md
Tariq (Product) - week5-plan.md
Sage (Research) - week5-plan.md
Mira (Content) - week5-plan.md
Santiago (Fitness) - week5-plan.md
Key Risks
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YC video quality
- 50%+ of decision weight. Need good lighting + audio setup.
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Job app fatigue by Wed
- 14 apps in 3 days is aggressive. Batch + template to sustain.
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MRI result
- May require training plan changes for Santiago.
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Energy management
- ADHD titration ongoing. Variable focus expected.