YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections • Hacker News Board

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by wilton » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 1:57 AM UTC

We're not selected to interview. We were invited to the pre-interview (video call) last week. Solo founder. Good luck everyone!!

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by elizabeth8890 » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:02 AM UTC

Congratulations to everyone for applying, and giving it a shot, whether or not you got an interview! Go get 'em! :)

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by evanbrinkbit » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:02 AM UTC

Got our rejection. I guess it'll be Winter 2018 for us.

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by disu » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:02 AM UTC

YC just missed me ;)

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by reviewmon » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:04 AM UTC

This is our 3rd time applying. S15 - Rejected. S16 - Invited then rejected after the interview. S17 - Rejected (we grew to a much higher MRR since S16 with a stronger product). YC's decisions can be unpredictable and I believe you have to get lucky with the batch (your startup showing more promise than others in the pool).

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by ganeshkrishnan » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:05 AM UTC

wilton wrote: post #281

We're not selected to interview. We were invited to the pre-interview (video call) last week. Solo founder. Good luck everyone!!

We got pre-interview video call too and then finally got rejected. I thought pre-interview would be a foot in the door but apparently not

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by lzimble » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:06 AM UTC

Has anyone pitching a non profit heard back?

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:06 AM UTC

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Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by lzimble » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:07 AM UTC

snowmaker wrote: post #180

Hey everyone - I work at YC. I'll keep you updated on the status here. We're now sending the rest of the response emails. You should get yours by 7PM.

When do the non profits hear?

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by jaymeh13 » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 2:09 AM UTC

Just got the glorious rejection email :) https://mail.mixmax.com/m/kWxSBXQlxWO9sN6AC

We interviewed in-person for W17 in October and got rejected because we didn't articulate a good plan for growth. - we grew 4,000% since October - launched huge features for both sides of our marketplace - received acquisition interest in It's a bummer for sure but not the end of the world.

To anyone who got an interview, Figure out your biggest weakness and a plan for how you overcome it. Your interviewers will exploit it.

Here's some notes on our experience going through the interview https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/YC-Interview-Experience-L45KzT...

Good luck all