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Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#31

Post by CesareBorgia »

mceachen wrote: post #25

When talking to PG and the other YC partners, be substantive, and get straight to the point. DO NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH. Do not hem and haw. "Uhm"s and "uh"s don't lend an aura of intelligence. Use precise and concise language. You aren't pitching a VC that will ask you what your "secret sauce" is. He talks quickly, and so do the other YC partners. Try to match their tempo (as you should when talking to anyone).

Does anybody else find it ironic that pg uses an abnormally high amount of filler words himself?

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#34

Post by michael_nielsen »

The person who is perhaps the brightest [1] person I've ever met would - if this is a fair simulation - be rejected by YC. When answering a question he often won't even have begun to reply after fifteen seconds. I wonder how often YC rejects people such as that.

[1] I mean this in a particular way: capable of extraordinarily deep insight very, very rapidly. Just not 15 seconds rapid.

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#35

Post by mceachen »

CesareBorgia wrote: post #31
mceachen wrote: post #25

When talking to PG and the other YC partners, be substantive, and get straight to the point. DO NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH. Do not hem and haw. "Uhm"s and "uh"s don't lend an aura of intelligence. Use precise and concise language. You aren't pitching a VC that will ask you what your "secret sauce" is. He talks quickly, and so do the other YC partners. Try to match their tempo (as you should when talking to anyone).

Does anybody else find it ironic that pg uses an abnormally high amount of filler words himself?

Not in person, and not during the YC dinners.

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

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Post by jamescun »

michael_nielsen wrote: post #34

The person who is perhaps the brightest [1] person I've ever met would - if this is a fair simulation - be rejected by YC. When answering a question he often won't even have begun to reply after fifteen seconds. I wonder how often YC rejects people such as that. [1] I mean this in a particular way: capable of extraordinarily deep insight very, very rapidly. Just not 15 seconds rapid.

Yes of course, the 15 seconds is not a particularly valid method, however the intention was to try and make you think on your feet and keep your answers concise.

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#37

Post by baddox »

CesareBorgia wrote: post #31
mceachen wrote: post #25

When talking to PG and the other YC partners, be substantive, and get straight to the point. DO NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH. Do not hem and haw. "Uhm"s and "uh"s don't lend an aura of intelligence. Use precise and concise language. You aren't pitching a VC that will ask you what your "secret sauce" is. He talks quickly, and so do the other YC partners. Try to match their tempo (as you should when talking to anyone).

Does anybody else find it ironic that pg uses an abnormally high amount of filler words himself?

I find your claim odd, since I've always found his public speaking very competent.

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#38

Post by elliottcarlson »

baddox wrote: post #37
CesareBorgia wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does anybody else find it ironic that pg uses an abnormally high amount of filler words himself?

I find your claim odd, since I've always found his public speaking very competent.

I won't disagree that he is competent, but at the YC talk in New York, his public speaking was filled with filler sounds where it seemed he was nervous to talk in front of a large group of people (even if that was not the case).

Re: Show HN: iPG - YC Interview Simulator

#39

Post by elliottcarlson »

Are questions such as "How will you make money?" answerable in 15 seconds? I tried it with my personal concept, and even with trying to remain concise and to the point, I can't answer that question without it becoming a string of words that would not pass as a sentence.
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