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YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Post by ycapp1787 »

amandala wrote: post #6

I can't do anything today. I'm just sitting/laying around checking my email every 2 minutes. Halp.

Sitting/laying around will not advance your startup or your career.

My suggestion would be to map out the next six hours of your life. Just six hours. You can do that, surely. Then execute them. FLAWLESSLY, and exactly. When you're done, come back, and see what YC had to say. But whatever they say, you'll have a sense of real confidence that you can execute -- and that you don't need YC's permission to be a success.

Doesn't matter what it is -- hack some code, smile and dial, go for a run, read a book, whatever. But EXECUTE, and you'll feel better.

And to all who applied -- good luck! This isn't my first rodeo (in terms of YC or startups) and I can say for sure that a.) YC isn't right for every company at every stage and b.) there's a lot of ways to skin a cat, so keep on truckin!

Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Post by saumilp »

Good luck to you and everyone else waiting for their invitation. Remember some of the biggest companies in the world today were never incubated. So congrats to everyone who gets their invite and if you don't I hope you'll continue with the same spirit you started your projects.

Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

#13

Post by amandala »

ycapp1787 wrote: post #11
amandala wrote: post #6

I can't do anything today. I'm just sitting/laying around checking my email every 2 minutes. Halp.

Sitting/laying around will not advance your startup or your career. My suggestion would be to map out the next six hours of your life. Just six hours. You can do that, surely. Then execute them. FLAWLESSLY, and exactly. When you're done, come back, and see what YC had to say. But whatever they say, you'll have a sense of real confidence that you can execute -- and that you don't need YC's permission to be a success.…

Good words, thanks.

I made a plan- going to get lunch and walk by the ocean. Pass the time.

But getting into YC is a big deal. I obviously won't give up if I don't get in, but getting in is a really huge deal. I've invested so much thought and energy into it for months. I just want to know!

Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Post by melindajb »

Good luck to all. this is a good afternoon, if you truly find you can't concentrate, to just take care of yourself. Go for a walk, get a pedicure, spend time with loved ones, relax and remind yourself that your life is so much more than YC and your work.

If you get in, that's the last break you'll have for awhile.

If you don't get in, it's a good reminder that it's not the end of the world.

Either way, you can't lose.

Again, good luck, and congratulations on stepping up to take a big giant swing.

Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Post by ycapp1787 »

amandala wrote: post #13
ycapp1787 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sitting/laying around will not advance your startup or your career. My suggestion would be to map out the next six hours of your life. Just six hours. You can do that, surely. Then execute them. FLAWLESSLY, and exactly. When you're done, come back, and see what YC had to say. But whatever they say, you'll have a sense of real confidence that you can execute -- and that you don't need YC's permission to be a success.…

Good words, thanks. I made a plan- going to get lunch and walk by the ocean. Pass the time. But getting into YC is a big deal. I obviously won't give up if I don't get in, but getting in is a really huge deal. I've invested so much thought and energy into it for months. I just want to know!

Good for you buddy. The ocean is more beautiful than the grandest of Silicon Valley office space. And startup CEOs usually don't get the time for walks down the beach, so enjoy it!

I'd go for a walk by the East River but I'm at work and I don't want to get MRSA from a radioactive sea creature.

Re: YC S15 Interview Invites Today

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Post by jshidler »

Regardless of the outcome today, simply going through the exercise of completing the application is valuable. For us, we have been reminded, very clearly, "WHY" we took this risk in the first place. No matter the outcome, keep building!
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