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Late tonight probably.
The applications were really good this time. We invited more groups to interviews than we have in the past, but we still had to turn down a lot that are probably good.
Anyway, for me the best part of the YC process was the exercise of completing the application. It was much less daunting than sitting down to write a business plan. It forced me to codify my plans in broad terms, and that has been very helpful.
Now, back to the races.
Don't forget to check your spam filters just in case! =P. I asked my friend who got accepted and he said that they sent it pretty late and that the email only goes to the leader on the app. Goodluck to everyone!
Late tonight probably.
The emails are going out now. Thanks for your patience (and please check your spam folders). The applications were really good this time. We invited more groups to interviews than we have in the past, but we still had to turn down a lot that are probably good.
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The emails are going out now. Thanks for your patience (and please check your spam folders). The applications were really good this time. We invited more groups to interviews than we have in the past, but we still had to turn down a lot that are probably good.
How much do you look at the news.yc username correlation in your decision making?
A text application form is such a low-bandwidth source. Reading the applications, we feel like we're just starving for information about what the people are really like. So any additional context helps a lot.
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Yes, if you make it to the interview, your odds are excellent. In our batch roughly 50% of interviewees made it, and that number increased in subsequent batches. I've suspected that the application phase is where all of the downward pressure comes in--since they get so many, and the interview weekend only has so many slots available for talking to people. The quality of the applicants that make it to the interview ha…
But you still shouldn't bet on it. That was my point. It wouldn't matter if the odds later on were 90% or 10%, that's still several potentially wasted weeks. Just keep going.
The teams most likely to get in are also the ones most likely to be working on their startup already. If you're not going to be working on your startup with or without YC, I suspect your odds of getting in are significantly lower (and probably moreso as time goes by, given the number of applicants and the number that are already started on their project--at least two that I talked to had applied and interviewed previously but not gotten in...they'd been either working on new ideas since then, or had gone on to launch something, and were back for another swing at YC with new or evolved ideas). I suspect at least one of those teams I talked to will get in this time. Stubbornness, self-confidence, risk-taking, and simple hard work are all things that YC appreciates...and they appreciate them because they're traits that lead to successful startups.
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How much do you look at the news.yc username correlation in your decision making?
It's hard to quantify, but it definitely helps when you feel like you know what someone's like from reading their comments. A text application form is such a low-bandwidth source. Reading the applications, we feel like we're just starving for information about what the people are really like. So any additional context helps a lot.
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It's hard to quantify, but it definitely helps when you feel like you know what someone's like from reading their comments. A text application form is such a low-bandwidth source. Reading the applications, we feel like we're just starving for information about what the people are really like. So any additional context helps a lot.
Would it be possible to specifically mail those who were rejected?I do understand it would be time consuming for you guys, it would be really helpful to all