Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by pg » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 6:38 PM UTC

Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding
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Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

#2

Post by Alex3917 » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 6:53 PM UTC

I will not be applying a third time. Good luck to all those who do though.

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by sabhishek » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 6:59 PM UTC

I m still workin on my prototype :(, best of luck to all who are applying this time.

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by eposts » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:03 PM UTC

I predict a huge increase in the number of applications this time, thanks to all the publicity and YC success stories. Good luck to everyone!

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by gms » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:07 PM UTC

eposts wrote: post #4

I predict a huge increase in the number of applications this time, thanks to all the publicity and YC success stories. Good luck to everyone!

Yes, I imagine that's why the application is up early.

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by migpwr » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:11 PM UTC

eposts wrote: post #4

I predict a huge increase in the number of applications this time, thanks to all the publicity and YC success stories. Good luck to everyone!

How many applications do you think they receive on average?

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:20 PM UTC

migpwr wrote: post #6

eposts wrote: post #4

I predict a huge increase in the number of applications this time, thanks to all the publicity and YC success stories. Good luck to everyone!

How many applications do you think they receive on average?

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Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by pg » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:22 PM UTC

migpwr wrote: post #6

eposts wrote: post #4

I predict a huge increase in the number of applications this time, thanks to all the publicity and YC success stories. Good luck to everyone!

How many applications do you think they receive on average?

We got about 430 last time, of which we ultimately funded 20.

(1 of those 20 immediately merged with a startup from a previous round, so only 19 came to Cambridge.)

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by abstractbill » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:27 PM UTC

I may be remembering all this completely wrong, but I seem to recall yc offering a couple of alternatives to the usual application process - that you could apply with no idea, or you could apply with no co-founders and yc would hook you up as an early employee of a yc-funded startup.

Am I right about those offers, and are you still making them?

Re: Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding

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Post by eposts » Mon, Jul 02, 2007, 7:29 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #8

migpwr wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How many applications do you think they receive on average?

We got about 430 last time, of which we ultimately funded 20. (1 of those 20 immediately merged with a startup from a previous round, so only 19 came to Cambridge.)

Do you plan to keep the number at 20 this time too or its too early to tell?