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YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Post by khmel »

cryptoz wrote: post #32

Just got mine. Maybe next time! Gives a few more months to grow, gain users, build more features and change the world before YC interviews me. I got the email while arriving at a cafe to write more code to analyze Sandy, so the timing is apt I suppose. Teaser: http://i.imgur.com/c87tV.png

You could make huge fund money on hurricane preditions - it matters for commodity market. I know guys who made 300M because predicted Katrina. Approach this market!

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Post by cpg »

We also got rejected http://www.amahi.com though we are ramen-profitable, we will hack growth no matter what :)

A bunch of us applicants are getting together in Mountain View on Saturday @ 6pm for a drink to share ideas/experiences in the startup path.

Email if you are local and want to join. EDIT: not 8pm, 6pm.

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Post by trickmonkey »

dontfallisleep wrote: post #65
trickmonkey wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They created an account and poked around but we're both over 30 which I think is an auto-reject.

I don't think so. They have had co-founders over 30 before.

Know I'll never win this, and it's not absolute but there is a bias.

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Post by rdl »

trickmonkey wrote: post #43
stilldetermined wrote: post #21

Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

They created an account and poked around but we're both over 30 which I think is an auto-reject.

There are teams where everyone is over 30, and at least a few where the founders include people older than pg.

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Post by replayzero »

ildabu87 wrote: post #23
ildabu87 wrote: post #22

Ok not a problem. But I want to continue and carry on my idea. Is there anyone based in New York that can set up a website like Airbnb or something?

Which is willing to work for glory and/or equity

airbnb are big in NY. Mayor Bloomberg just endorsed them.

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Post by ricardobeat »

freework wrote: post #64

I got my rejection letter. My project is already built, and has 3000 users. I'm a solo developer, so thats probably why I was rejected. Also I'm 29 years old (started developing at 25). I'm the anti-YC demographic, so I wasn't really expecting to get accepted. The only think that kept me thinking I had a chance was the fact that the application process was actually pretty easy in my opinion. All the loggers out there…

To be fair, they recommend that you do not do any editing in the form itself and save your application somewhere else.

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Post by ricardobeat »

stilldetermined wrote: post #21

Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

We only got one view from California (Nov 6) and one from Germany (Nov 4).
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