More time - a more thorough review process; Perhaps getting an extra minute on their application shall be the deciding factor for some applications =)
Good luck to All!
Believe in your vision and Never give up!!
Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
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Re: Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
It doesn't matter. If the announcement is made later you buy the tickets later which makes them more expensive.
Not only tickets matter for international applicants, I believe, there are a lot of applicants who have a visa-stuff going on... And this is more troublesome than expensive tickets.
US Embassies change from country to country so don't read this as gospel, but if you don't have your visa 15 days before the interviews you're probably too late now :(
Re: Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
#83FYI. Shifting by a couple of days could significantly increase the cost for international applicants because international flight prices often increase steeply in the two weeks leading up-to the the flight date.
Well,I think the tickets and visa stuff should be figured out by the applicants as soon as they submit their app assuming that you should get a call,cancellations might cost cheaper than booking at the last minute
Re: Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
#84We understand.
Sandy made a HUGE impact in the Northeast. I was so appreciative that you extended the deadline a few days for that corridor. Although, that would of meant I could of gone to my best friends wedding...
More time to read applications and give second glances is a plus to ALL of us. Thank you for deciding to alot enough time to make an informed and educated decision about your startup companies.
We look forward to the 15th!
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#86I'm anxiously waiting - but programming nonetheless :) Any other teams/solo developers in Houston?
Re: Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
#87To the applicants here.
I'm using YouTube stats as a metric whether or not our application was read.
We have 5 videos in the application:
1 team video that was watched by someone from YC;
3 videos about teams' past work - only one was watched from California in the last 10 days, and we can't be sure it's someone from YC because it's a public video;
1 video showing the proof of concept of our product - not watched.
So, I'm guessing this is a bad sign for our application? :)
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#88Question... I know it's a small chance of getting a response at all but if you do how do you get it? I haven't found an inbox / messaging area of any description... Cheers
You will get a response wether you're accepted or not. It'll be sent to the email of the person who filled out the form.
Ah ok, thanks for the info.
Cheers
Rob
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#90Read news about 3.2M round by Amicus (YC-S2012). Feel very excited! We're solving the same problem in another way - combining micropayments and social graphs for non-profit fundraising.
Looking forward for Day X! Good luck everyone!