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The "do not reply" was particularly upsetting.

by torartc 8y ago

yesimeanno 8y ago
I sent a pretty snarky email. Glad it didn't go through.
- snowmaker 8y ago
  You can email us at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
  - ds16462n 8y ago
    Hi I have sent an email and would really appreciate your feedback on my application.I thought startup school was for people just starting out and need the most help but it doesn't seem like that.Thanks
    - snowmaker 8y ago
      Hi! Please see https://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-every-company-that-applied-is-now-accepted/ https://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-every-company-th... - I think you will be happy with the result!
depressedfounda 8y ago
And the “accepted to audit” stings super hard. We were accepted and then rejected. I’m a stoic person but this really hurts. We were on a pathway to earning success with help and now we’re off again on our own in the wilderness.
- torartc 8y ago
  Right. The accepted to audit should have just said "you didn't get in" accepted to audit made it briefly seem like we were still accepted to something.
- dang 8y ago
  You're right. That phrase is lame and in this context is salt in the wound. People at YC are trying to come up with ways to make this at least partly better. If you have an idea, or anyone else has, this thread would be a good place to post it. Or email the team at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
  - depressedfounda 8y ago
    Don’t think there’s much that would help short of actual help like startup school provides. Giving us a chance to shine is what gave us so much hope. For those 90 minutes anyway. I get that it wasn’t malicious but knowing this doesn’t really change anything for us. Thanks.
  - cvaidya1986 8y ago
    I sent an email on how I can help somewhat fix this.
snowmaker 8y ago
I can totally understand why. It was yet another mistake - we rushed to get the email out and didn't realize it was sent from a no-reply address. You can reach us at startupschool@ycombinator.com and you are absolutely welcome to do so.

The "do not reply" was particularly upsetting.

yesimeanno 8y ago

I sent a pretty snarky email. Glad it didn't go through.

snowmaker 8y ago
You can email us at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
- ds16462n 8y ago
  Hi I have sent an email and would really appreciate your feedback on my application.I thought startup school was for people just starting out and need the most help but it doesn't seem like that.Thanks
  - snowmaker 8y ago
    Hi! Please see https://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-every-company-that-applied-is-now-accepted/ https://blog.ycombinator.com/startup-school-every-company-th... - I think you will be happy with the result!

depressedfounda 8y ago

And the “accepted to audit” stings super hard. We were accepted and then rejected. I’m a stoic person but this really hurts. We were on a pathway to earning success with help and now we’re off again on our own in the wilderness.

torartc 8y ago
Right. The accepted to audit should have just said "you didn't get in" accepted to audit made it briefly seem like we were still accepted to something.
dang 8y ago
You're right. That phrase is lame and in this context is salt in the wound. People at YC are trying to come up with ways to make this at least partly better. If you have an idea, or anyone else has, this thread would be a good place to post it. Or email the team at startupschool@ycombinator.com.
- depressedfounda 8y ago
  Don’t think there’s much that would help short of actual help like startup school provides. Giving us a chance to shine is what gave us so much hope. For those 90 minutes anyway. I get that it wasn’t malicious but knowing this doesn’t really change anything for us. Thanks.
- cvaidya1986 8y ago
  I sent an email on how I can help somewhat fix this.

snowmaker 8y ago

I can totally understand why. It was yet another mistake - we rushed to get the email out and didn't realize it was sent from a no-reply address. You can reach us at startupschool@ycombinator.com and you are absolutely welcome to do so.