Startup school emails are confusing.
First I received a rejection email than acceptance email - I would have rejoiced - but the 'Get Started' Link goes to 'We will let you know by August 20th' page.
Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
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#122I received two emails.
1. Class Begins Next Week!
> Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. We're sorry to say that your startup was not selected for the upcoming Advisor track....
What I understood is that I was not selected. But then 1:30 minutes later I got a second email.
2. Your Company was ACCEPTED: Startup School Advisor Track
> Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. Your application looked promising and we would like to invite you to the Advisor track!
So I am accepted? I see others have the opposite happen so I am confused.
When I click on the link and log in, it shows:
> Thank you for applying to Startup School!
> We will let you know whether you’re accepted by August 20th, 2018.
Update:
The website has updated to show that I have been accepted. Good luck to those who haven't received an update yet.
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#123Guys - we are deeply sorry for this screw-up. I know we got people's hopes up only to let you down, and I feel terrible about it. While it doesn't excuse our mistake, for what it's worth, Startup School makes the classes and all the materials available online to everyone. So even if you didn't get accepted to the advisor track, we hope you will follow along, watch the videos, and find the material useful. My apologie…
Willing to share details about:
- how many companies applied?
- how many were accepted into advisor track?
- how many received false acceptance email (if not the difference of the former 2)?
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#124I just got Steve Harvey'd
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#125I’m not upset with YC. The program is free after all. So I’m not a paying customer. And I am incredibly grateful to YC for everything they do for the startup community. But it is absolutely gutting to get the thumbs up, tell the team, and then get the thumbs down. I can handle it, but my team is demoralised. Time to find something to boost them up.
I appreciate your understanding, but just because it's a free program doesn't give us an excuse to hurt people's feelings. I hope you find something to boost your team soon.
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#126Startups in 13 Sentences
13. Deals fall through.
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#127I received an emailed that said I wasn’t in then one said sorry you did get in. Is this accurate?
Sorry to everyone who received the opposite emails. If you believe in your vision, keep focused on serving your customers and growing your business.
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#128Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#129I’m not upset with YC. The program is free after all. So I’m not a paying customer. And I am incredibly grateful to YC for everything they do for the startup community. But it is absolutely gutting to get the thumbs up, tell the team, and then get the thumbs down. I can handle it, but my team is demoralised. Time to find something to boost them up.
I just went through the exact same thing with my team...makes me look unreliable as well as them. of course we are all understanding in the long run. but at the time...kills morale
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#130I'm here because of the same reason -- looks like I'm not alone. I've had a YC advisor for about 1.5 hours, shared good news with people around, and now I'm going to tell everyone it was a fake news. How many people received this email? IMO all the people who got the 1st acceptance e-mail should get in. If not now, then in the next cohort.
I'm willing to bet everyone that applied got the email.
It's like two visa lotteries I applied two: I wasn't selected in either of them, but I knew people who were, and then this happened: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-visa-mistake-idUSTRE7...