Hmm... haven't gotten my response yet
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Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
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Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
regarding feedback, consider how many applicants they get and how many people they have to go thru apps (Paul, Jessica, Trevor, I think). 10 minutes of thoughtful feedback times 1000 or so (I'm guessing) rejected folks.... 10,000 minutes of feedback. If you want feedback, crowdsource it and post it here. You'll get plenty.
I understand that, but I also don't think it would be too complicated for them to just jot their thoughts/comments down as they are going through the apps and have those included in your email, but it isn't a big deal. I'm just disappointed.
I think a good deal of the applications may have to be overlooked (filtered out by app questions) so there might not be any notes, other than something like "doesn't have a co-founder."
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I'm 100% sure my idea is rock solid, I've executed successfully before AND I have a cofounder, but I was turned down. Send them a letter rejecting their rejection letter and show up anyhow. From gettingintogradschool.com: Thank for your letter of April 9. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission to our department. This year I have been particu…
Haha, brilliant! The problem is, you need at least one person (someone who has deciding power) to be impressed enough with your pure stubborn flippancy to let you in even after having been rejected.
If anyone actually went through with it I'd like their chances. If you have that kind of chutzpah why stop there? Hit up every other VC/Angel in the area and something will stick.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#64I got a no as well and my feeling is that the entire process is pointless for an applicant without any feedback. I'm not bitter about being rejected, but going into this I expected at least some amount of commentary, and not 5 hits on my site and a form rejection letter. Maybe I should have tapered my expectations or the website should have been more clear about saying that if we don't pick you, you won't hear anythi…
I do think it is your expectations.
I didn't expect more, but it would be nice to have more.
try again next time.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#65Do the decision letters for accepted groups ask them not to post that they were accepted? It seems like, after every funding cycle, no one admits they were accepted in these after-threads.
It seems generally imprudent to talk publicly about where you're seeking funding, or who is and isn't funding you prior to to it being a done deal.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
the first part sounds a bit like twitter/ letsprovewhere
Kinda, but this is a very different animal. There are two itches I'm scratching with 3banana. The first is that I want to keep track of small bits of information and make it easy to retrieve them from any device. Right now I email myself notes, which is clunky. The site has full text search and allows you to label your notes. The site also automatically labels stuff like Address/Phone Numbers/etc, so you can query it…
In hindsight I probably should have focused a bit more on that aspect in my application. =)
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#67No as well, but frankly I expected it (as my idea really has very little programming in it). For a form letter, the email they sent was pretty well written. I feel more challenged after reading it, and fully plan on making some serious money and turning around and sending them an email of how successful I was, and what exactly they missed out on.
Cheers!
(and congrats to those who were accepted)
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#68Got invited for an interview! :)
This was actually my third time applying to YC. First time I applied (last summer) the application and idea were pretty crappy, so we never came close. We had a slightly better application during the winter round and almost got an interview.
I guess the third time was the charm. This is great news of course, but it only increases your chances - the real test will be at the interview.
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think there's anything wrong with positive self-talk. A founder being confident about his or her ability to execute shouldn't make anyone else feel insecure.
Agree with you 100%. We are nothing without confidence that at first seems baseless.
“All the best things I did at Apple came from (a) not having money and
(b) not having done it before, ever. Every single thing that we came out with
that was really great, I’d never once done that thing in my life.”
-- Woz
Re: Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out
#70Do the decision letters for accepted groups ask them not to post that they were accepted? It seems like, after every funding cycle, no one admits they were accepted in these after-threads.
I'm not sure, but there's a few reasons not to post if you got accepted: 1) just getting picked to go to the interview really only gives you like a 1 in 3 or so chance of getting in to YC. 2) the news of getting accepted into YC is pretty noteworthy and shouldn't be squandered - it's useful for PR purposes when you launch your product. If you blow the news too early, you miss out on a potential PR-based influx of use…
yeah and think of "I got interviewed".... back from the interview. "didn't get accepted..."