AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight • Hacker News Board

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by akharris » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:54 PM UTC

dre7413 wrote: post #5

Hey Aaron, If you've previous applied and got at least to a video interview. Can it work against you if you've slightly changed your answer to 'Describe your company...' and 'What will your company make'?

It won't work against you. Did you change what you do, or just how you describe it?

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by Autobotanist » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:57 PM UTC

On the applications is there any best practices to follow? How long should we keep our answers?

Thank you!

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by dustingetz » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:58 PM UTC

Does 2017 YC have technical reviewers? Like PB or PG?

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by mmexia » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:59 PM UTC

Hey Aaron, we applied last batch and got an in person interview! Do you have any advice on how to get back there? (we have better numbers and a better product)

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by dustingetz » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:59 PM UTC

Do YC reviewers watch the video first, or at the same time as the text app, or only watch the video if they like the text app?

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by dustingetz » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 5:00 PM UTC

How many seconds of reviewer attention does the average[1] application get before they move on to the next?

[1] confusing, not very good

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by dustingetz » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 5:01 PM UTC

If you apply early, and then decide to rewrite everything, does anyone see the edits or has the decision been made?

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by elmar » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 5:02 PM UTC

koolba wrote: post #8

dre7413 wrote: post #5

Hey Aaron, If you've previous applied and got at least to a video interview. Can it work against you if you've slightly changed your answer to 'Describe your company...' and 'What will your company make'?

> If you've previous applied and got at least to a video interview. Is a video interview a new thing? I thought it was just 1) Apply (with a pre-recorded video explaining your startup) 2) In-person at the YC office. Is there a step 1.5 now too?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/58y7py/anyone_get...

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by vplpndy » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 5:03 PM UTC

What's the best stage of startup for applying to YC - when you have a product in mind and still chalking out the plan, working on Product Market Fit (not building it yet)? when you have a working prototype? when you already have some traction? any of above?

Re: AMA with YC Partner Aaron Harris on Applying to YC – S17 Deadline Is Tonight

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Post by crtlib » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 5:03 PM UTC

Hi Aaron, please tell what docs are needed at the YC office (we're optimistic!) if there is no legal entity yet? In other words, how should I prove the thing is really ours? Is it actually bad that we aren't incorporated? We didn't hurry with this, because we are outside of the US and we know about the need to convert a legal entity into a US one.