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Invitations sent for Work at a Startup

31 points by pg 16y ago

dtsingletary 16y ago
Did anyone else get invites to apply for some yc startups, but didn't get accepted for the Work At A Startup event?
- jetcom 16y ago
  yes, that happened to me
- limedaring 16y ago
  Yup.
- bengl 16y ago
  yep
smg 16y ago
Are there any plans to livestream the event?
- pg 16y ago
  Yes, on Justin.tv.
amock 16y ago
Is there any way to find out what rating was given for our application?
johnswamps 16y ago
What are the plans for doing this again? Is this going to be a yearly thing or have you not decided (depending on how it goes, etc.)? I'm interested in attending one of these once I finish my PhD.
- pg 16y ago
  We'll probably do more. I'm not sure how soon. Maybe as soon as 6 months from now.
emilam 16y ago
Are those of us who got denied on a waiting list if spots do open up?
- pg 16y ago
  Unfortunately the software I wrote for this doesn't have the ability to do waiting lists yet. Maybe in some future event though.
  - rbanffy 16y ago
    Do you want a hand with that? What would we call it? "Work at Work at a Startup"? ;-)
travem 16y ago
Would you consider an event that would include non-technical people as well? I think it might be interesting for sales people, marketing and so on to get more of an idea what working at a start-up would be like.
- maukdaddy 16y ago
  I second this. Especially for those of us who are technical, but don't want to program.
- seiji 16y ago
  Did the application process exclude non-technical people? It was just a big text field saying "RESUME GOES HERE." I think they would have wanted solid sales/marketing/design people to apply too.
  - travem 16y ago
    Well the language is explicitly programmer related, e.g. "If you're like a lot of programmers you may have considered one day joining a startup" and "the event is free, but since more programmers may want to attend than we have room for..." The event had a clear focus on being for programmers, which is fine by me. I'm just saying another event, geared towards non-programmers, with a different focus, might be useful.
    - limedaring 16y ago
      I'm a designer, and I applied. I also got rejected. :P
      - seiji 16y ago
        Are you any good? :P Flesh out your profile here and maybe good things will happen. (Note: the "email" field isn't public.)
      - shalmanese 16y ago
        I'm a designer and I applied and got accepted. Now n=2.
brianpan 16y ago
Rejections also sent for Work at a Startup.
sawzaw 16y ago
I was accepted, but I forgot the username I used to apply :\. Should I email info@yc to get it, so that I can RSVP? [I don't think I had my email in my profile either, but I'm guessing it was in the application.]
pk 16y ago
A question for PG: How many applicants did you get?

31 points by pg 16y ago

dtsingletary 16y ago

Did anyone else get invites to apply for some yc startups, but didn't get accepted for the Work At A Startup event?

jetcom 16y ago
yes, that happened to me
limedaring 16y ago
Yup.
bengl 16y ago
yep

smg 16y ago

Are there any plans to livestream the event?

pg 16y ago
Yes, on Justin.tv.

amock 16y ago

Is there any way to find out what rating was given for our application?

johnswamps 16y ago

What are the plans for doing this again? Is this going to be a yearly thing or have you not decided (depending on how it goes, etc.)? I'm interested in attending one of these once I finish my PhD.

pg 16y ago
We'll probably do more. I'm not sure how soon. Maybe as soon as 6 months from now.

emilam 16y ago

Are those of us who got denied on a waiting list if spots do open up?

pg 16y ago
Unfortunately the software I wrote for this doesn't have the ability to do waiting lists yet. Maybe in some future event though.
- rbanffy 16y ago
  Do you want a hand with that? What would we call it? "Work at Work at a Startup"? ;-)

travem 16y ago

Would you consider an event that would include non-technical people as well? I think it might be interesting for sales people, marketing and so on to get more of an idea what working at a start-up would be like.

maukdaddy 16y ago
I second this. Especially for those of us who are technical, but don't want to program.
seiji 16y ago
Did the application process exclude non-technical people? It was just a big text field saying "RESUME GOES HERE." I think they would have wanted solid sales/marketing/design people to apply too.
- travem 16y ago
  Well the language is explicitly programmer related, e.g. "If you're like a lot of programmers you may have considered one day joining a startup" and "the event is free, but since more programmers may want to attend than we have room for..." The event had a clear focus on being for programmers, which is fine by me. I'm just saying another event, geared towards non-programmers, with a different focus, might be useful.
  - limedaring 16y ago
    I'm a designer, and I applied. I also got rejected. :P
    - seiji 16y ago
      Are you any good? :P Flesh out your profile here and maybe good things will happen. (Note: the "email" field isn't public.)
    - shalmanese 16y ago
      I'm a designer and I applied and got accepted. Now n=2.

brianpan 16y ago

Rejections also sent for Work at a Startup.

sawzaw 16y ago

I was accepted, but I forgot the username I used to apply :\. Should I email info@yc to get it, so that I can RSVP? [I don't think I had my email in my profile either, but I'm guessing it was in the application.]

pk 16y ago

A question for PG: How many applicants did you get?