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Ask HN: How many tries did it take various startups to get into Y Combinator?

13 points by PLejeck ↗ HN
How do the acceptance rates change with repeat applications:

Do they increase with each additional attempt, stay the same, or decrease?

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jayzalowitz
The most recent class was 65/2000 (source: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/83135286/)

I think I am up to 4.... nothing yet, but boy am I appreciative they said no (I have learned so much in the past two years its not funny)

I'll put it to you this way, you need to come at them with something with traction at this level of competitiveness, and don't think the question about entry level isn't important, I feel recently guilty as something I made during a hack day last month eclipsed a funded startup with a few people working on it (almost all Ivy Leaguers too, they are smart people... I like their site in case they are reading) (link to ongoing viral news coverage https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GPCK_enGB425&gcx=c&...)

sim0n
Took us the 1st try though I know people who have tried every year. Just keep trying and improving and keep making it harder for them to say no to you.