Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#1

Post by hooande » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 9:32 PM UTC

Did you apply to the Summer YC session? If so, with what business/idea? Feel free to use general terms if your company is still in "stealth mode"

Tomorrow is the day, good luck to everyone!

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

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Post by pius » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 9:36 PM UTC

Nope, but good luck to those who did!

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#3

Post by zapnap » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 10:05 PM UTC

Yes, and best of luck to everyone. Remember, if you have a great idea that you're passionate about, don't let not being selected deter you from working on it!

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

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Post by peternicholls » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 10:17 PM UTC

How many startups are applying for YC these days?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 10:34 PM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 10:41 PM UTC

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Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#7

Post by izaidi » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 11:18 PM UTC

I did. My thing is Streem: http://streem.us

I'm pretty confident in the idea but from what I know about YC I can see a few reasons why they'd be reluctant to select me -- I'm the sole founder, I'm more of a designer than a coder, and the amount of work I've done already makes it unclear what I need another three months to accomplish. I had a lot of fun filling out the application though.

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#8

Post by fallentimes » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 11:47 PM UTC

We did and we'll be pursuing it regardless of whether or not we get accepted in to YC. Although, like everyone else, we'd prefer to get accepted.

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#9

Post by hooande » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 11:55 PM UTC

izaidi wrote: post #7

I did. My thing is Streem: http://streem.us I'm pretty confident in the idea but from what I know about YC I can see a few reasons why they'd be reluctant to select me -- I'm the sole founder, I'm more of a designer than a coder, and the amount of work I've done already makes it unclear what I need another three months to accomplish. I had a lot of fun filling out the application though.

I checked out Streem, I like the design style. I think your home page is great, but then again I am partial to highlighting =)

Have you thought about a browser button or bookmarklet?

Re: Ask YC: Did you apply to the Summer YC session?

#10

Post by attack » Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 11:55 PM UTC

Yes, music.

If not accepted, will pursue ninja assassin career.