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I submitted my application at literally the last minute, and made some big changes at the very end, that resulted in two typos, one being the youtoube video lin
by willholloway 11y ago
I submitted my application at literally the last minute, and made some big changes at the very end, that resulted in two typos, one being the youtoube video link.
I was majorly bummed when I saw the video link was broken, and that I couldn't make any more edits.
I found a way to get an edit through anyhow, via the embed.ly cached image Submittable uses. By changing the main image on my product demo URL. I emailed the fellowship address and Sam Altman, and was put in touch with the CEO of Submittable, who thanked me for bringing it to his attention.
I was pretty proud of myself for finding a way to route around the damage, and 'hack' the YC application. I looked at it as my own Kobayashi Maru. There was no way to win with stupid typos, but by getting the edit through anyway I was changing the rules of the game, and competing on different terrain where I would stand out.
That's the way I looked at it, and now I'm even more motivated to succeed because I think YC lost out by not choosing me, and I want to prove that :)
I didn't get into YC but I had a lot of fun applying.