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Tell HN: Startup School 2011 emails are out

30 points by alex1 15y ago

Seems like they were just sent out. Who got in?

krishna2 15y ago
I did.
mbreese 15y ago
I didn't. :( C'est la vie.
yangez 15y ago
I got rejected. The application was so long ago that I don't even remember it. Does anyone have a link to the original application form so I can see where I can improve it for next year?
- buss 15y ago
  Here's what I have saved: * Education (schools, degrees, majors) * If you're out of school, where do you work, and at what? * What software tools do you like? * What's the coolest thing you've built that you can tell us about? (edit: Misread as "the application was so long", so removed irrelevant bit, and formatting)
bemmu 15y ago
Got in. Now, where to stay?
- jmtame 15y ago
  http://www.airbnb.com/events/startup-school-2011 http://www.airbnb.com/events/startup-school-2011
gdhillon 15y ago
we didn't make it but we gonna keep marching forward..
ayu 15y ago
In. Watch out for the crazy-looking redhead :)
Mongoose 15y ago
I got in. Can't wait!
jackylee0424 15y ago
i got in, too. for the very first moment, i thought it was my YC application. oh well..
grizzlylazer 15y ago
I'm in! So excited!!
deleted 15y ago
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buss 15y ago
I'm still waiting for my email, but the rsvp page (http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp) indicates I've been accepted. Anyone else in the same situation?
- dannyr 15y ago
  If you're on Gmail, check your Bulk mail folder. I was waiting for an hour and it turned out it's been in my Bulk folder for a while.
  - buss 15y ago
    Wow there it is. Arrive an hour and ten minutes ago. Thank you so much for that suggestion. I had checked my spam folder multiple times, but I didn't even think about the bulk mail folder. Also, in!
dreamux 15y ago
Got in, I went last year too and it was absolutely amazing... looking forward to another great experience!
marcomonteiro 15y ago
Didn't get in. I was really hoping to go and learn a lot, especially after not getting into YC Summer '11. :( Oh well, there's always next time I suppose or maybe I'll get lucky and meet more people through Hacker Dojo that could help me learn even more about being successful in the tech startup world.
rookie 15y ago
I got in! very excited!
ccorcoran 15y ago
I got in, my first time. Can't wait!
alexshipillo 15y ago
I got in as a first-timer. Is anyone else from Vancouver heading down?
- mishmax 15y ago
  Does Calgary count? lol :)
  - alexshipillo 15y ago
    Close enough. :)
younata 15y ago
Bah. Rejected. Oh well, gives me more time to keep going forward.
Timothee 15y ago
Hum… didn't get invited this year. That's too bad because I feel like I would have benefited from it more this year than the previous ones. Disappointed but I'll survive :) It's nice that it will be on Justin.tv, but IMO the best thing about Startup School isn't the speakers (though really great) but meeting the people.
- usaar333 15y ago
  In all fairness (going by past years), the networking is held outside in the open.
wuster 15y ago
w00t!
moizsyed 15y ago
Accepted! See you there..
jonursenbach 15y ago
Got rejected this year. To next!
luigivibal 15y ago
and how can apply for this startup school event?
mishmax 15y ago
In :). Can't wait.
mikegreenspan 15y ago
Does anyone know how many people were invited and how many people applied
- garethsprice 15y ago
  From the rejection e-mail, 2400 applied and 716 got in. So you had a 1 in 3.35 chance of getting in. Congrats to everyone who did, looks like I need to actually start accomplishing something and try again next year :)
ammmir 15y ago
got in on the second try. sadly, i didn't save any of my answers, so i don't know what i did better this time. maybe following everyone's yc application advice of being interestingly concise helped!
pamelafox 15y ago
Yay, I'm in. I'll be coming down from SF, which is a bit of an epic journey for people who don't drive, but I'm hoping there'll be crews of carpoolers from here. The Caltrain stops around midnight and socializing often begins around then.. so I'm guessing I should plan to stay the night in south bay. Looking forward to meeting you guys -- I'll try and dye my hair some ridiculous color before then to be uber recognizable. Maybe orange, just to suck up to YC. ;)
usaar333 15y ago
Dang, I had gone the last two years but was rejected this time around. The rejection was a bit surprising as my startup is much further along. I guess YC figured I should have learned startups by now. :) More seriously, does anyone know how the criteria worked this year? Did it hurt ones' chances to be a part of a VC backed startup, as ycom was trying to get more novice entrepreneurs who could benefit more? My cofounder did get in: were there limits on number of attendees from each company?
- jc123 15y ago
  Accepted :) feel very grateful again I do wonder how the "balance" is between new people and those who've attended 1 or more times before, as well as people from other countries. I also wonder if there might be a time to choose a larger venue to accommodate more people, or the current limit is a good way to maintain the character of the school.
yangtheman 15y ago
Did not get in!
mrkmcknz 15y ago
I'm in. Coming all the way from Newcastle in the UK. My first start up school. Extremely excited.
bazookaBen 15y ago
got accepted too! any tools we can use to see a list of participants coming?
- bazookaBen 15y ago
  also looking to meet a potential technical cofounder - email me
tarekayna 15y ago
I read the email that I got in while at the ER waiting for x-ray results for my sprained ankle. I know, could have been a much better story if this was the YC interview invite which I initially thought it was :).
dlapiduz 15y ago
I'm in! One question for the people that already went to SS: I am flying in from South Florida that Friday and I was wondering if there were any post event hangouts/meetups or if I should be ok flying back that night. I wished I could stay a couple nights in the valley but Sunday night is my limit. Thanks!

30 points by alex1 15y ago

Seems like they were just sent out. Who got in?

krishna2 15y ago

I did.

mbreese 15y ago

I didn't. :( C'est la vie.

yangez 15y ago

I got rejected. The application was so long ago that I don't even remember it. Does anyone have a link to the original application form so I can see where I can improve it for next year?

buss 15y ago
Here's what I have saved: * Education (schools, degrees, majors) * If you're out of school, where do you work, and at what? * What software tools do you like? * What's the coolest thing you've built that you can tell us about? (edit: Misread as "the application was so long", so removed irrelevant bit, and formatting)

bemmu 15y ago

Got in. Now, where to stay?

jmtame 15y ago
http://www.airbnb.com/events/startup-school-2011 http://www.airbnb.com/events/startup-school-2011

gdhillon 15y ago

we didn't make it but we gonna keep marching forward..

ayu 15y ago

In. Watch out for the crazy-looking redhead :)

Mongoose 15y ago

I got in. Can't wait!

jackylee0424 15y ago

i got in, too. for the very first moment, i thought it was my YC application. oh well..

grizzlylazer 15y ago

I'm in! So excited!!

deleted 15y ago

[deleted]

buss 15y ago

I'm still waiting for my email, but the rsvp page (http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp) indicates I've been accepted. Anyone else in the same situation?

dannyr 15y ago
If you're on Gmail, check your Bulk mail folder. I was waiting for an hour and it turned out it's been in my Bulk folder for a while.
- buss 15y ago
  Wow there it is. Arrive an hour and ten minutes ago. Thank you so much for that suggestion. I had checked my spam folder multiple times, but I didn't even think about the bulk mail folder. Also, in!

dreamux 15y ago

Got in, I went last year too and it was absolutely amazing... looking forward to another great experience!

marcomonteiro 15y ago

Didn't get in. I was really hoping to go and learn a lot, especially after not getting into YC Summer '11. :( Oh well, there's always next time I suppose or maybe I'll get lucky and meet more people through Hacker Dojo that could help me learn even more about being successful in the tech startup world.

rookie 15y ago

I got in! very excited!

ccorcoran 15y ago

I got in, my first time. Can't wait!

alexshipillo 15y ago

I got in as a first-timer. Is anyone else from Vancouver heading down?

mishmax 15y ago
Does Calgary count? lol :)
- alexshipillo 15y ago
  Close enough. :)

younata 15y ago

Bah. Rejected. Oh well, gives me more time to keep going forward.

Timothee 15y ago

Hum… didn't get invited this year. That's too bad because I feel like I would have benefited from it more this year than the previous ones. Disappointed but I'll survive :) It's nice that it will be on Justin.tv, but IMO the best thing about Startup School isn't the speakers (though really great) but meeting the people.

usaar333 15y ago
In all fairness (going by past years), the networking is held outside in the open.

wuster 15y ago

w00t!

moizsyed 15y ago

Accepted! See you there..

jonursenbach 15y ago

Got rejected this year. To next!

luigivibal 15y ago

and how can apply for this startup school event?

mishmax 15y ago

In :). Can't wait.

mikegreenspan 15y ago

Does anyone know how many people were invited and how many people applied

garethsprice 15y ago
From the rejection e-mail, 2400 applied and 716 got in. So you had a 1 in 3.35 chance of getting in. Congrats to everyone who did, looks like I need to actually start accomplishing something and try again next year :)

ammmir 15y ago

got in on the second try. sadly, i didn't save any of my answers, so i don't know what i did better this time. maybe following everyone's yc application advice of being interestingly concise helped!

pamelafox 15y ago

Yay, I'm in. I'll be coming down from SF, which is a bit of an epic journey for people who don't drive, but I'm hoping there'll be crews of carpoolers from here. The Caltrain stops around midnight and socializing often begins around then.. so I'm guessing I should plan to stay the night in south bay. Looking forward to meeting you guys -- I'll try and dye my hair some ridiculous color before then to be uber recognizable. Maybe orange, just to suck up to YC. ;)

usaar333 15y ago

Dang, I had gone the last two years but was rejected this time around. The rejection was a bit surprising as my startup is much further along. I guess YC figured I should have learned startups by now. :) More seriously, does anyone know how the criteria worked this year? Did it hurt ones' chances to be a part of a VC backed startup, as ycom was trying to get more novice entrepreneurs who could benefit more? My cofounder did get in: were there limits on number of attendees from each company?

jc123 15y ago
Accepted :) feel very grateful again I do wonder how the "balance" is between new people and those who've attended 1 or more times before, as well as people from other countries. I also wonder if there might be a time to choose a larger venue to accommodate more people, or the current limit is a good way to maintain the character of the school.

yangtheman 15y ago

Did not get in!

mrkmcknz 15y ago

I'm in. Coming all the way from Newcastle in the UK. My first start up school. Extremely excited.

bazookaBen 15y ago

got accepted too! any tools we can use to see a list of participants coming?

bazookaBen 15y ago
also looking to meet a potential technical cofounder - email me

tarekayna 15y ago

I read the email that I got in while at the ER waiting for x-ray results for my sprained ankle. I know, could have been a much better story if this was the YC interview invite which I initially thought it was :).

dlapiduz 15y ago

I'm in! One question for the people that already went to SS: I am flying in from South Florida that Friday and I was wondering if there were any post event hangouts/meetups or if I should be ok flying back that night. I wished I could stay a couple nights in the valley but Sunday night is my limit. Thanks!