YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections • Hacker News Board

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by instadeal » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:18 PM UTC

xie_alan wrote: post #158

instadeal wrote: post #155

Does anyone know if all the people who got invited so far were pre-interviewed before?

We were pre-interviewed on Thursday and so far have not heard anything. We submitted our app an hour or two before the deadline, if you give any credence to the rumor that invites are being sent according to the date of app submission.

No pre-interview for me so I guess I can start working on application number 4 ;)

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by jtansley » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:19 PM UTC

dilarakececi wrote: post #156

Are they sending the rejection mail as well today? Or if we are not getting an e-mail,does it mean that we are rejected?

They will send rejection emails today as well.

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by instadeal » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:21 PM UTC

acirinelli wrote: post #154

We received an invite earlier this afternoon! This came after a pre-interview earlier in the week. So stoked! This is our 5th or 6th time applying.

congrats! Just out of curiosity, did you guys apply 6 times with the same idea/company?

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by DonaldMcRonald » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:29 PM UTC

xie_alan wrote: post #158

instadeal wrote: post #155

Does anyone know if all the people who got invited so far were pre-interviewed before?

We were pre-interviewed on Thursday and so far have not heard anything. We submitted our app an hour or two before the deadline, if you give any credence to the rumor that invites are being sent according to the date of app submission.

What is a pre-interview?

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by acurti » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:34 PM UTC

krishnanvs wrote: post #71

Just got the invite! Best of luck guys!!

Congrats!!

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by xie_alan » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:37 PM UTC

DonaldMcRonald wrote: post #164

xie_alan wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We were pre-interviewed on Thursday and so far have not heard anything. We submitted our app an hour or two before the deadline, if you give any credence to the rumor that invites are being sent according to the date of app submission.

What is a pre-interview?

We were sent an email and asked to pick a set of times. It was a ten minute conversation with a partner. I imagine each partner has the ability to set up a certain number of pre-interviews at their discretion if they want to gather more information on a particular startup - it's neither a positive nor negative signal, but simply an indication that they wanted to find out more information that's not in your application.

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by siddharthaa7 » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:37 PM UTC

Yug04 wrote: post #81

Got invite just now, they started sending invites. From india.

I am also from india. Did you also get pre-interview

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by andrewoons » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:38 PM UTC

yanjinlong wrote: post #160

acirinelli wrote: post #154

We received an invite earlier this afternoon! This came after a pre-interview earlier in the week. So stoked! This is our 5th or 6th time applying.

Congrats! Do you mind sharing what was the 'pre-interview'? I was not aware that this was a step in the process.

They did video interviews (10 min) with some companies at the end of last week, but no telling yet whether that's a good or bad sign.

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by xie_alan » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:39 PM UTC

instadeal wrote: post #161

xie_alan wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We were pre-interviewed on Thursday and so far have not heard anything. We submitted our app an hour or two before the deadline, if you give any credence to the rumor that invites are being sent according to the date of app submission.

No pre-interview for me so I guess I can start working on application number 4 ;)

I wouldn't necessarily say that! I think pre-interviews are simply an indication that a partner wanted more information about the startup. That might be because the information was omitted or because it wasn't within the scope of the application. I suppose the only certain conclusion you can draw is that prior to the pre-interview you hadn't yet been rejected. But seeing as each application is read by at least one other reviewer, and the 450 highest weighted applications are sent invitations, I don't believe that a single pre-interview has an extremely positive or negative bearing on your chances of being invited to final interviews.

Re: YC Summer 2017 Invites/Rejections

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Post by yanjinlong » Tue, Apr 18, 2017, 10:42 PM UTC

andrewoons wrote: post #168

yanjinlong wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Congrats! Do you mind sharing what was the 'pre-interview'? I was not aware that this was a step in the process.

They did video interviews (10 min) with some companies at the end of last week, but no telling yet whether that's a good or bad sign.

Thank you!