Hmm... haven't gotten my response yet
Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
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Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#12It would have been nice to get more feedback. It's pretty discouraging when they tell you that they invited more applicants for interviews than ever before, and you get a generic rejection email instead.
Congrats to those who made the cut though.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#13I also got a no.
It's actually what I was expecting my app is nearly done already www.embought.com and I'm a single founder.
Congrats to everyone that made it. Looking forward to reading the interview recap blogs.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#14Hmm... haven't gotten my response yet
No for us as well... good luck to all who made it.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#15It would have been nice to get more feedback. It's pretty discouraging when they tell you that they invited more applicants for interviews than ever before, and you get a generic rejection email instead. Congrats to those who made the cut though.
Got a no as well... I agree that a more feedback would have been helpful to improve our product (or just to know others' opinions about it)...
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#16No as well. I'm a single founder and my app's pretty much done already so it wasn't much of a surprise. Looking forward to hearing about some of the ideas they accepted.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#17@raghus - we just got a no as well.
Life deals out a lot of set-backs, but each one contains some very useful information (ideally examined in the rear-view mirror). Despite being rejected, I do think that the self-reflection involved in applying to ycomb was worth it.
Well, back to building stuff!
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#18Don't be discouraged. I'm 100% sure my idea is rock solid, I've executed successfully before AND I have a cofounder, but I was turned down. You don't have a good startup-tale without getting turned down a few times. I think of it like this:
me: Would you like to make some money with me YC?
YC: No thanks, we have plenty.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#19Yeah, unfortunately most of us here were turned down and most of those who got interviews will be turned down as well. That's just how the numbers are.
The more interesting question is how many of you expected to be turned down but applied anyway? I suspect a lot. It's funny that this round their application had a boolean question asking whether you were a single founder, non-technical group, full time jobs, etc. I even half joked to a friend that YC has an automated filter that queues up your rejection letter if the answer is "yes".
This time around I did not expect to get funded, as I don't have a co-founder yet. Funny thing is, this time I also believe in my idea much more strongly than both times I applied in the past (with co-founders) and got invited to an interview. I guess that's why I still went for it.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#20Some advice to people who got a no: I've never applied at YC, but I've got a couple of failed startups under my belt. If you got a no, think about why, and consider it free advice from someone whose opinion you trust. If you disagree, then use it as fuel to work hard - as hard as you can; and show everyone else that when you were down on your luck you put your nose to the grindstone and made it happen anyways. That b…
> If you got a no, think about why, and consider it free advice from someone whose opinion you trust.
I honestly think they are just too pressed for time to do a thorough review. Applicants can check their web logs and see if YC even looked at their stuff. Submitting early is probably a major advantage if it means they (YC) actually have time to take a gander at what you did.