Startup School lesson one: keep iterating :)
Very true :)
Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted
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#62I applied, but haven't received a rejection or and acceptance email. Does this announcement mean I'm in?
You may be the only person who didn't receive a rollercoaster's worth of emails today. Maybe check with startupschool@ycombinator.com to make sure they got your application?
Sent an email. Thank you.
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#63I feel like that one of the spirit of YC is try something new, well done. I still have a question, can I join the class on Tuesdays? I mean be a live audience. We're willing to give up $10k, and ask no questions in the class.
There will be an application process open to all SS participants for the in-person class (unfortunately our room has limited seating). We hope that everyone who wants to will be able to attend at least one lecture in person!
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#64Hi everyone! I went through SS last year, and I was going to email them suggesting this exact solution.
Know that trying to decide 1000 out of 15000 startups is incredibly challenging, especially given the fact that the application asks for very little data. So don’t ever think you weren’t meant for this, because it is a school program and everyone has the potential to dominate. This isn’t a zero sum game.
As for startup school, there are two critical things: being accountable and having a support network. Everyone will get those things which is great. I’m not trivializing the role advisors play, but YC noted that everyone will get access to advisors in the forums. Some startups will find them a useful resource for specific problems, but you don’t necessarily need them every single week; indeed some startups waived their five minutes some weeks.
Congratulations! Now let’s get to work! :D
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#65Will the course materials also be available to those who did not apply?
Yes! All the videos and content from the course will eventually become public for everyone – we're trying to optimize for maximum impact.
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#66I initially received the rejection letter, to be followed with the letter of acceptance. Good to know that the letter of acceptance wasn't a comforting reward! The startup I've applied with is not the one same as my username.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
This would be a seriously missed opportunity for YC if they dont: Immediately start tracking all the applicants and what stages they are in, how much funding/traction/etc they have and which segment vertical they are in and then seeing how well they all do. This will be a very interesting experiment.
Yep. We do a little bit of that already with our normal batch applicants, but with the wide net of Startup School there may be more more data available that would be interesting to correlate with long-term success. I think it would be so valuable to have a rigorous study of the factors that correlate with startup success – letting founders know what they should optimize for is an important part of the value we want t…
How can I get started early in helping with this data?
Serious question. Is there anything I can start doing/capturing that would help?
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#68can we also increase the 100 slots for the 10k grant, to 400 slots?
because it used to be 4000 startups and now it's 15000!
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#69I'm out of the loop. What are the actual costs of advisorless groups? Is it just bandwidth and server costs or are there further services.
Mainly we just didn't build the course's functionality or navigation with that volume of users in mind. We also want to make sure we provide a great experience to everyone, whether their group has an advisor or not. We're going to be working very hard over the next week making sure we're able to do that for everyone.
Re: Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted
#70Hi everyone! I went through SS last year, and I was going to email them suggesting this exact solution. Know that trying to decide 1000 out of 15000 startups is incredibly challenging, especially given the fact that the application asks for very little data. So don’t ever think you weren’t meant for this, because it is a school program and everyone has the potential to dominate. This isn’t a zero sum game. As for sta…
Great response, cheers!