This is heart breaking!
Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
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#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
And the “accepted to audit” stings super hard. We were accepted and then rejected. I’m a stoic person but this really hurts. We were on a pathway to earning success with help and now we’re off again on our own in the wilderness.
You're right. That phrase is lame and in this context is salt in the wound. People at YC are trying to come up with ways to make this at least partly better. If you have an idea, or anyone else has, this thread would be a good place to post it. Or email the team at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
Don’t think there’s much that would help short of actual help like startup school provides.
Giving us a chance to shine is what gave us so much hope. For those 90 minutes anyway.
I get that it wasn’t malicious but knowing this doesn’t really change anything for us. Thanks.
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#173Would anyone be interested in starting a group for rejected apps? I think we could all use this mishap as a motivational boost.
I got a Discord server for us, let's get over there, share some jokes: https://discord.gg/36jp8H
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#174Got the same, was pretty upset after also sharing it with the team and with others... Lame. So what exactly is "audit track"?
The audit track has the course materials - all the lectures and other notes. If you follow along, you can keep on the same timeline and learn about startups.
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#175Applied for the program and got acceptance -> shared with team -> rejection -> shared with team.
And it didn't really bother me much.
Can understand that getting into the program can be a great thing. But these things are expected. With strong conviction on the idea small hickups doesn't seem to have any impact.
BTW, for those applied to this program should consider applyin g for https://unusual.vc/academy/. They invest 100k in convertible notes.
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#176My cofounder and I were cheers-ing about our acceptance an hour ago and now we're texting about this y-combinator screw-up--we're not accepted after all! For all the other founders and teams who had that momentary confidence of outside reenforcement -- remember how unstoppable and brave you felt in that moment! That glow doesn't have to go away with a retraction email. Hold onto the feeling. Go make great things, go…
For all the other founders and teams who had that momentary confidence of outside reenforcement -- remember how unstoppable and brave you felt in that moment! That glow doesn't have to go away with a retraction email. Exactly. It doesn't make two fucks what YC thinks of you, your company, or anything else. Just go win without them. Muster up a little outrage if that sort of thing helps you, be pissed for 30 minutes o…
Yes, a thousand times yes! Life is so hard for so many; that's exactly what we're working for, why we want to make a difference!
And if I may add to your excellent quote, as Leslie Knope said, "This thing we call failure is not the falling down, it's the staying down."
Thank you mindcrime, we'll be back at again in the morning!
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#177From believing we got the first break we’ve had in years of struggle to being crushed. Will it stop us from keeping going? It shouldn’t but it might be enough of a blow to slow us down and depress our chances. I already told people. I scheduled PTO at work to focus. I was on cloud nine and now in the deep dumps.
I'm so sorry for the completely unnecessary emotional rollercoaster we sent you on. There's really no excuse. Having said that, there's no reason why this should keep you from working on your company. I hope you'll decide to give it a shot anyway.
We’re not even considering giving up but I worry it will damage our morale which just went from high, to sky high, to the dark pits. Thanks.
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#178Got the same, was pretty upset after also sharing it with the team and with others... Lame. So what exactly is "audit track"?
The audit track has the course materials - all the lectures and other notes. If you follow along, you can keep on the same timeline and learn about startups.
Are we(in audit) eligible for 10k grant?
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#179I received two emails. 1. Class Begins Next Week! > Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. We're sorry to say that your startup was not selected for the upcoming Advisor track.... What I understood is that I was not selected. But then 1:30 minutes later I got a second email. 2. Your Company was ACCEPTED: Startup School Advisor Track > Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. Your application looked…
Yeah, I got the same, I'm going to let things settle down over the next few hours and keep coding, I'm wondering if there is another rejection on its way. :)
I see this in a monty python-esque tone:
"we are happy to inform you that we are very sorry to inform you of our previous information that you were accepted to starupschool, when that was sadly, an error on the part of our rejection system falsely telling you that you were accepted, so I am here to tell you that sadly, you were not accepted by our rejection system and your rejection has summarily been rejected by our acceptance department of rejected rejections and sent to the appropriate signatories for sign-off on your sign-up down-below.
See you next tuesday should this actually be a rejection of your rejection and an ackknowledgement of your acceptance, whichever may come first"
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#180I received two emails. 1. Class Begins Next Week! > Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. We're sorry to say that your startup was not selected for the upcoming Advisor track.... What I understood is that I was not selected. But then 1:30 minutes later I got a second email. 2. Your Company was ACCEPTED: Startup School Advisor Track > Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. Your application looked…
Same! Fingers crossed