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Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

46 points by cryptoz ↗ HN
"On April 16, we'll invite the groups that seem most promising to meet us in Mountain View during April 26-30." from apply.html

Does anyone know when the invitations go out? I'm super anxious to know.

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rjbrock
I think he's referring to the time when the emails go out...
tmh88j
I googled this regarding previous years and it seems like they're sent out early evening Eastern time.

edit: mid-evening Eastern Time.

ig1
Last time: 18:58:52 (PDT)
2pasc
Same as ig1: last time: 7:01 PM PDT
Kavan
Yup W12 I received the email around 6pm PT.

Fingers crossed for S12 and good luck to all the other teams!

Spoom
Good luck everybody. Hopefully one day I'll be ready to submit an application.
mariscal1
thanx we all need it =) good luck to U too
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camz
totally ready to get my awesome "rejection letter" lol. =x. it looks like you get the rejections first and then the acceptance letters. hoping to get a response early might be counter-intuitive to the response you're looking for. =/
wrtworld
I dont think so. Both are delivered at the same time.
adahm
Godspeed to all applicants!
apembroke
Came here for this info. Thanks, and may the force be with you (and also with you).
jmartin
May the odds be ever in your favor.
argumentum
Reading old articles about the YC application process, it always seems like the teams accepted were emailing/skyping/etc with yc partners throughout the process.

Is it indicative of a rejection if you haven't had any correspondence with YC since submitting the app? I'm hoping not because nowadays there are just so many more apps.

wrtworld
Just chill. We were selected for YC interview last year and we talked/emailed/skyped with partners only when we were selected for interview. I believe teams start talking with partners only when they are accepted for interview.
argumentum
Thanks! I'd chill, but I've decided to base my entire self-worth on this.
warpspeed
I know that's an easy feeling to slip into (if you're serious), but it doesn't make any sense to feel that way. You know everything about your startup, all of its nuances and exactly how you'll change the world. PG and team know what you happened to write in response to a few questions on a very short application, and a 1 minute video. On top of that, they have to sift through thousands of these apps. There's no doubt that these guys are very good at what they do, but even if you're the next Bill Gates (or Steve Jobs if you prefer), there's a very good chance you'll get overlooked. Incidentally both Gates and Jobs started their companies sans YCombinator.

That said, best of luck!

mirsadm
I hope your being sarcastic! YC is only one opportunity among many.
argumentum
Yes, I was joking. Perhaps this is not the thread for sarcasm ;)

Incidentally both Gates and Jobs started their companies sans YCombinator.

Anything's possible (you could add mark z to that list). It's about validation, resource allocation and probability.

Getting accepted to yc (or even interviewed) is indication that at least a few capable people think you and what you're doing are worth something and that you're headed in a good direction.

There is a limited amount of capital, public exposure (press) and face-time with angels/VCs/worthy advisors to go around. With YC, you get a leg up in getting access to these resources.

A YC company (historically, and for the above reasons) is significantly more likely to at least get to the next stage of funding and growth (actually employing people). Since everything involves luck, anything that improves your chances is a big deal.

kellyreid
When does the W12 App go up? If we're not chosen this time, we plan to be the first in line for W12 :)
46Bit
August. Just remember that a rejection isn't quite pluck a random boolean out a hat: you should be looking to move forward and improve, then try for it again if it still seems right. That's what I'll be doing if/when it's a No. Looking to just file again with no change isn't really going to go anywhere.
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aliciamk
any suggestions for calming nerves while we wait? :)
PavanSSKanwar
press ups, sit ups, code something, draw something just keep doing something contructive! single malt? not before night! ;-)
mariscal1
im so nervous that YC wont invite me =(
jingxu
just wonder during the wait after we submit the application, anyone received any msg from them?
jingxu
of course, we checked our utube video, there were not that many views, so this is definitely not encouraging...

we have funding from other sources. still it would be cool if we are chosen by them

jiganti
I didn't get in. Congrats to those who got invites!
jparkside
How do you know did they send you an email or something?
jiganti
Yeah, I just got it.
ordersy
Got my rejection letter seconds ago.
lewisgodowski
We just heard back (4pm PDT) -- no interview for us. Was to be expected, especially as we only heard about YC two weeks before the application was due. Best of luck to everyone else!
khwang
We just heard back and got an interview! Terribly exciting news.
bobsil1
Congrats and best of luck!
mirsadm
We didn't get an interview either! Bummer..we were hoping for an interview as we both have quit our jobs + had senior software positions previously. What kind of teams/people did you guys apply with?
Jamesso
Good luck to everyone who made it to the interviews! Wish I could be right there with you.

Our team consisted of one senior developer, a creative director and a visual marketing specialist. We're all in our late 20's and were planning to relocate from the east coast.

dcozel
Congrats and best of luck to the invitees!
msbii
We received our rejection and very disappointed. We have a disruptive idea and our demo got raving feedback from domain experts. Will post demo here soon.

Congrats to those who got invites.