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Today is your last day to apply to Startup School

33 points by kn0thing 16y ago

lachyg 16y ago
Will any of Startup School be recorded? Would love to watch some of it, hard for people internationally to apply! ;-)
- rms 16y ago
  Yup, it'll all be live/archived on justin.tv.
  - gokhan 16y ago
    Last year: http://www.justin.tv/startupschool http://www.justin.tv/startupschool
    - lachyg 16y ago
      Thanks guys!
abstractbill 16y ago
This is the first Startup School I won't be able to attend. Just wanted to recommend it to anyone who is on the fence - I've learned a lot every time I've been, had a great time, and met some amazing people. I'll be watching the archives on jtv the day after, and wishing I could have been there!
- kn0thing 16y ago
  Having both been to and missed Startup Schools in the past, the recorded talks capture 99% of the experience. Granted, it doesn't offer the same opportunities for collaboration & discussion with your fellow startup geeks, but I know I feel a lot less guilty listening to a StartupSchool talk while doing other tasks in the privacy of my own home (as opposed to while he/she is actually speaking).
limedaring 16y ago
I think I'm paranoid after being denied "Work at a Startup" — any idea whether semi-hackers (designers/front-end devs) are encouraged to attend? Regardless, my application was in on the first day it opened, since I've only heard good things about the event from past attendees!
- rms 16y ago
  Capacity for the Dinkelspiel auditorium is about 715, which is much higher than the capacity for the YC/Anybots office. It seems that most people that take the Startup School application seriously get in. Also, I'm pretty sure Hacker News karma helps, so I would be very surprised if you got rejected.
wensing 16y ago
Did anyone else notice the advertisement "hidden" in the URL hashtag? :-)
- kn0thing 16y ago
  Haha, yes, I did a pretty bad job of 'hiding' it. But however you end up getting to startup school, I hope you'll apply.
abossy 16y ago
Wow, this is the first time I see Startup School being announced for this year. Am I the only one who seems to have missed it? Luckily, I was able to get my application submitted within 3-4 minutes.
- kn0thing 16y ago
  So happy you caught it. It should be another great event. (Even tough I'm a YC employee now, I can honestly say they seem to get better every year).
cosgroveb 16y ago
Just out of curiosity how many people are invited to attend Startup School vs. the number of applications you receive?

33 points by kn0thing 16y ago

lachyg 16y ago

Will any of Startup School be recorded? Would love to watch some of it, hard for people internationally to apply! ;-)

rms 16y ago
Yup, it'll all be live/archived on justin.tv.
- gokhan 16y ago
  Last year: http://www.justin.tv/startupschool http://www.justin.tv/startupschool
  - lachyg 16y ago
    Thanks guys!

abstractbill 16y ago

This is the first Startup School I won't be able to attend. Just wanted to recommend it to anyone who is on the fence - I've learned a lot every time I've been, had a great time, and met some amazing people. I'll be watching the archives on jtv the day after, and wishing I could have been there!

kn0thing 16y ago
Having both been to and missed Startup Schools in the past, the recorded talks capture 99% of the experience. Granted, it doesn't offer the same opportunities for collaboration & discussion with your fellow startup geeks, but I know I feel a lot less guilty listening to a StartupSchool talk while doing other tasks in the privacy of my own home (as opposed to while he/she is actually speaking).

limedaring 16y ago

I think I'm paranoid after being denied "Work at a Startup" — any idea whether semi-hackers (designers/front-end devs) are encouraged to attend? Regardless, my application was in on the first day it opened, since I've only heard good things about the event from past attendees!

rms 16y ago
Capacity for the Dinkelspiel auditorium is about 715, which is much higher than the capacity for the YC/Anybots office. It seems that most people that take the Startup School application seriously get in. Also, I'm pretty sure Hacker News karma helps, so I would be very surprised if you got rejected.

wensing 16y ago

Did anyone else notice the advertisement "hidden" in the URL hashtag? :-)

kn0thing 16y ago
Haha, yes, I did a pretty bad job of 'hiding' it. But however you end up getting to startup school, I hope you'll apply.

abossy 16y ago

Wow, this is the first time I see Startup School being announced for this year. Am I the only one who seems to have missed it? Luckily, I was able to get my application submitted within 3-4 minutes.

kn0thing 16y ago
So happy you caught it. It should be another great event. (Even tough I'm a YC employee now, I can honestly say they seem to get better every year).

cosgroveb 16y ago

Just out of curiosity how many people are invited to attend Startup School vs. the number of applications you receive?