Basics

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Full name Please give your full name.

Email Please give an email address we can reach you at.

Phone number Please give a phone number.

Date of birth Please give your date of birth.

Where are you based? City is enough — we use this to book your flights from the right airport. Please tell us where you are based.

Are you a Finnish citizen or a permanent resident of Finland?

Yes No

Please pick one.

Thinking

There are no right answers here. We read these more carefully than anything else on the form — write like you'd talk.

What problems are you interested in solving?

Please answer this one.

What is the future you can see that others are not convinced on?

Please answer this one.

What is the biggest blocker in solving that problem, or achieving that future?

Please answer this one.

Work

A complex product and a prototype thrown together in a weekend are equally interesting.

Main link The one thing you'd most want us to look at. A repo, a demo, a paper, a company, a video — anything. If you don't have one, say so here. Give us a link, or tell us you don't have one yet.

Why that one?

Please answer this one.

Anything else you want to show us? optional Own site, GitHub, demos, writing — one per line.

This week

We start contacting people the day selections are made, so this is the most useful thing you can give us.

Name 2–3 people, companies or research groups in the Bay Area you'd want to meet — and why each one. Be specific. "Someone working on X" is fine if you don't have a name.

Please answer this one.

What would make this week a success for you?

Please answer this one.

Commitment

The fellowship includes three evening sessions in Helsinki before the trip. They are part of the fellowship, not extras.

Kick-offThu 8 Oct, 18–20
Pre-byte 1Mon 12 Oct, 18–20
Pre-byte 2Mon 19 Oct, 18–20
Fellowship week in the Bay Area26 Oct – 1 Nov

Can you commit to all of the above?

Yes Yes, with one exception No

Please pick one.

Practicalities

There are four weeks between the decision and the flight. A "no" or "not sure" here does not hurt your application — we just need to know early.

Is your passport valid until at least May 2027?

Yes No Not sure

Please pick one.

Are you eligible for a US ESTA, or do you already hold a valid US visa?

Yes No Not sure — we can help

Please pick one.

Last bits

Where did you hear about us? Please pick one.

Who is the smartest person you know that should be on this fellowship? optional A name and a link if you have one. This is how we found several of last year's fellows.

We need this to be able to read your application.

May we contact you about future Byte rounds?

Yes No

Please pick one.

Thanks — that's it.

We read every application. You'll hear from us by Thursday 1 October either way.

If you have any questions, email guidebyte@gmail.com.

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