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Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
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Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#312The first email I received was
Thank you for applying to Startup School Online. We're sorry to say that your startup was not selected for the upcoming Advisor track.
I then received a second email
We are deeply sorry, but an error occurred in the software that triggers acceptance emails and you were actually supposed to receive the email below accepting you into the Startup School Advisor Track.
It seems like this is the opposite of what most other have experienced according to the comments. I guess regardless, everyone is still in?
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#313I 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...
Likewise... I have also heard that others ONLY got the acceptance email. Seems like something went wildly wrong.
Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#314Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Oh youre a founder huh?" "Yep" "What company?" "We are in stealth-mode, currently" "Ah, what stage are you at, can you share that?" "Yeah, like I said, we are a stealth-mode pre-unicorn startupschool audit track company"
Lol! I think this comment is the greatest thing to come out of the error.
I have been feeling less than and embarrassed all day, but this little back and forth really cheered me up.
Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#315Rollercoaster of emotions. First email came in while I was at dinner with my super nosy girlfriend and I was dejected. Didn't even take my meal well. Then acceptance email. Good thing I had a long list of things to achieve before I went public with rwjwction/acceptance. I am happy to be accepted. For all those rejected, I have applied to YC 6 times since 2012 or 2013 I think. All rejects. One business was adapted by…
Keep going. Persistence is everything. YC isn't the endgame, but a step along the way to building a great business.
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#316First rejected, then accepted :)
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#317Earlier quoted context omitted.
I sent a pretty snarky email. Glad it didn't go through.
You can email us at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
Hi I have sent an email and would really appreciate your feedback on my application.I thought startup school was for people just starting out and need the most help but it doesn't seem like that.Thanks
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#318Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can email us at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
Hi I have sent an email and would really appreciate your feedback on my application.I thought startup school was for people just starting out and need the most help but it doesn't seem like that.Thanks
Hi! Please see https://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-every-company-th... - I think you will be happy with the result!
Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#319Hi everyone, after all this, we believe the right thing to do is to accept everyone into Startup School, so we're going to find a way to make this work. More info here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17806459
Not sure if it make sense. No competition no fun.
How does that make any sense? Now instead of competing with 3000 applicants, you're competing with 15000 for the $10,000. Your chances of winning the prize just decreased 5 fold.
Re: Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
#320Hi Guys, I created a slack channel to connect all interested entrepreneurs whether accepted or not. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/2LaSxtH
Spread the word!