We all know the real reason -- this session's applicants were all so super awesome that it's simply been impossible for Paul and the rest to narrow the crowd down.
It is in fact such a good batch of applications that we are having trouble narrowing it down. But even so we would have by now if I hadn't been out for 3 days.
Congratulations to both you guys and the applicants. Being overwhelmed with quality is certainly great for YC, and it is good news for the founders, too: if they're knocking your socks off with an application/video then they're probably going places even if they don't quite make the cutoff for this particular opportunity.
It'd be really nice if you could respond to some of the definite rejections at this point, I imagine you've figured out a lot of guys who aren't getting in.
I'm hopeful but not delusional about my chances, and I'm supposed to be on a plane leaving SF tomorrow night - I didn't time it for the YC stuff it just was a convenient coincidence since FGS and GDC were last week and my last meetings were yesterday.
this implies that quite many applications would get interviewed/ founded if there wasn't so many of the good ones. And I think these applications deserve to be told so and the rest to be told the reason why they are not promising. Because they will learn more than from silence and it could be said in one sentence, couldn't it?
Yes, it would be nice to get feedback, but a lot of people would find a tweet-length rejection insulting. YC doesn't have enough time to make their application process perfect, but it seems to get better every cycle. If you want some feedback to go with your rejection, I think NYC Angels will do it for $150. They probably just tell most people to come back when they are profitable.
So I have this site, where I ask users/customers for input and after I evaluate it, I don't reply to the no winners because I don't have time; I get like 300 responses. Hmmm doesn't sounds like the right approach for any business. Yes, it is "standard" industry behavior, but IMHO not the right one. I could change the qualifying criteria to get fewer and more qaulity inputs that I have more time for etc.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 87.7 ms ] threadAppreciate the effort you guys put into making this whole thing work.
Oh well, still got the Pacquiao / Clottey fight tonight. Get well soon!
It's okay. We understand.
Hope you get better pg!
(j/k -- wish I did have a Star Trek-esq cure-all, though. Feel better!)
I'm hopeful but not delusional about my chances, and I'm supposed to be on a plane leaving SF tomorrow night - I didn't time it for the YC stuff it just was a convenient coincidence since FGS and GDC were last week and my last meetings were yesterday.