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Ask HN/Poll: Would you submit to other similar programs (ie. TechStars) concurrently?

3 points by khangtoh ↗ HN
I'm sure many of you are aware of the other programs that are similar to YC's. Are you considering submitting to those programs as well? Do you know of any potential issues of doing that?

I've also added some of the programs that I know of so. Feel free to point out others.

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unalone
We submitted to TechStars and YCombinator. Basically, our rule of thumb for applying was: have these programs led to the creation of good things? TS and YC were the only two that had products that'd personally interested us (very likely because they're the oldest two programs - but that's a useful thing, when applying.)

I was warned that TechStars accepts before YCombinator begins announcing people in the final round - I don't know if that's true (is anybody from TechStars on HN to clarify?), but if it is that means if you get accepted into TechStars you have to ask yourself if you want to accept it or take a risk on YCombinator's also liking you.

andrewhyde
I believe we do accept before YC (last year it was the case). Our schedule revolves around the 'summer' for CU Boulder. We end before the school year starts.

Best of luck in both programs, let me know if I can ever help out.