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Tell HN : Today's the deadline for applying to Y Combinator

37 points by skbohra123 16y ago

Do click that submit button.

skbohra123 16y ago
any guess on number of applicants this years ?
- ultrasaurus 16y ago
  I'm sure there are hundreds, but I really want to know how many are serious and what their motivations are. I applied this cycle because I need to be somewhere where big ideas + execution are considered the norm rather than where I am now, where web apps seem like a thing to put on your resume to get work at a bland company writing Crystal Reports on business development ROI.
  - pclark 16y ago
    sounds like you should just move to the valley irrespective of yc.
    - LogicHoleFlaw 16y ago
      Think I could find that in say... Seattle? Who should I talk to then? I'm not ready to pick up and move to the Valley. Yet.
      - btilly 16y ago
        Amazon and Microsoft are headquartered near Seattle, and other well-known companies (eg Google) have offices in the area. Plus I am sure there are lots of smaller companies around.
      - pclark 16y ago
        no, go to SF or stay where you are till you're ready to move to SF.
    - ultrasaurus 16y ago
      I'm strongly considering it, it's a lot more difficult for a non-american though. If I was from Portland or Tuscon, I'd be there already.
- dzlobin 16y ago
  36 companies last batch rumored 3% acceptance rate = ~1200 applications?
  - kapitalx 16y ago
    probably majority of the 1200 applications submitted on the last 2 days.
citricsquid 16y ago
If the front page story yesterday is anything to by, wait a couple more hours.
someone_here 16y ago
I'm thinking of making a business to deploy ubiquitous services with the help of collaborative wiki-tagging products. Or maybe generate Facebook-driven architectures using leading-edge ROI. Or maybe deploy frictionless services accurately via venture-backed cloud-funded models. Do you think YC will like these ideas? ;)
- bobf 16y ago
  Startup generator, nice.
- thetylerhayes 16y ago
  My brain just shifted paradigms without a clutch.
botolo86 16y ago
We applied yesterday and we are so excited! Go YCombinator!
- sunil137 16y ago
  how do you save your current application? After I edit and submit, there is no link to save a local copy of the application.
  - csytan 16y ago
    Just use your browser. File --> Save Page.
shawnzizzo 16y ago
Just submitted ours yesterday too...pretty pumped to hear more. Thanks for what you do!
markkat 16y ago
Applied yesterday. I have a feeling that was a big day for submissions. Hope they get past our video. It was pretty ridiculous.
ryangoins 16y ago
Applied about 2 weeks ago. Hoping the early application gave us some type of advantage ;) Good luck to all who applied!

37 points by skbohra123 16y ago

Do click that submit button.

skbohra123 16y ago

any guess on number of applicants this years ?

ultrasaurus 16y ago
I'm sure there are hundreds, but I really want to know how many are serious and what their motivations are. I applied this cycle because I need to be somewhere where big ideas + execution are considered the norm rather than where I am now, where web apps seem like a thing to put on your resume to get work at a bland company writing Crystal Reports on business development ROI.
- pclark 16y ago
  sounds like you should just move to the valley irrespective of yc.
  - LogicHoleFlaw 16y ago
    Think I could find that in say... Seattle? Who should I talk to then? I'm not ready to pick up and move to the Valley. Yet.
    - btilly 16y ago
      Amazon and Microsoft are headquartered near Seattle, and other well-known companies (eg Google) have offices in the area. Plus I am sure there are lots of smaller companies around.
    - pclark 16y ago
      no, go to SF or stay where you are till you're ready to move to SF.
  - ultrasaurus 16y ago
    I'm strongly considering it, it's a lot more difficult for a non-american though. If I was from Portland or Tuscon, I'd be there already.
dzlobin 16y ago
36 companies last batch rumored 3% acceptance rate = ~1200 applications?
- kapitalx 16y ago
  probably majority of the 1200 applications submitted on the last 2 days.

citricsquid 16y ago

If the front page story yesterday is anything to by, wait a couple more hours.

someone_here 16y ago

I'm thinking of making a business to deploy ubiquitous services with the help of collaborative wiki-tagging products. Or maybe generate Facebook-driven architectures using leading-edge ROI. Or maybe deploy frictionless services accurately via venture-backed cloud-funded models. Do you think YC will like these ideas? ;)

bobf 16y ago
Startup generator, nice.
thetylerhayes 16y ago
My brain just shifted paradigms without a clutch.

botolo86 16y ago

We applied yesterday and we are so excited! Go YCombinator!

sunil137 16y ago
how do you save your current application? After I edit and submit, there is no link to save a local copy of the application.
- csytan 16y ago
  Just use your browser. File --> Save Page.

shawnzizzo 16y ago

Just submitted ours yesterday too...pretty pumped to hear more. Thanks for what you do!

markkat 16y ago

Applied yesterday. I have a feeling that was a big day for submissions. Hope they get past our video. It was pretty ridiculous.

ryangoins 16y ago

Applied about 2 weeks ago. Hoping the early application gave us some type of advantage ;) Good luck to all who applied!