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Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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We feel awful about this and we're working on a solution. We'll have more to share in the next 24 hours, hopefully sooner. Edit: ok, here's what we've got: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17806459 .

Thanks! We were extremely excited about the news and reading the rejection email later was heart breaking.

Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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I was just accepted, and then rejected. Felt like shit. You don't need a "startup school" or a YC acceptance to be successful. This application allowed me to type like 45 words about my company, and that was it. I imagine they had thousands of applicants. Once a week with an advisor that's working with 25 other companies? Startup School definitely won't be the thing that moves the needle for your project. Pessimistic…

Sorry about that. I had a different experience. First rejected and then accepted. Seems like one of the boolean flags was messed up.

Can you share your idea / stage?

Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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post #226

We feel awful about this and we're working on a solution. We'll have more to share in the next 24 hours, hopefully sooner. Edit: ok, here's what we've got: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17806459 .

Thanks Sam. It was a crappy situation, but the way you folks have been handling it helps take the sting out.

Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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post #226

We feel awful about this and we're working on a solution. We'll have more to share in the next 24 hours, hopefully sooner. Edit: ok, here's what we've got: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17806459 .

You guys do a lot for the community. You made a mistake and are genuinely working to make the best out of it.

I think the least we can do in exchange for the free content from auditing the course is forgive you.

If nothing else, this situation is just more motivation to succeed in spite of obstacles and setbacks.

Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

#257

So much love for everyone who received an "accepted" email in error. Don't let it get you down. I just got rejected with https://dependabot.com despite $6k MRR and 2,000 active users. I'm sure there are lots of other great companies in the same situation - let's keep building great things.

Did you get a rejection email? I haven’t received an accepted or rejected email yet.

Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In

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I got an email that we were rejected, and then two hours later that we were ACCEPTED to the Advisor Track... basically the other way around to what most people has commented in this thread... but still waiting for tomorrow to find out if there is any clarification to this. When I login I do not see the famous Auditor Track...
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