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I just went through the application because of your post. I don't have a lot to bring to the table so hopes are not high but what's the worst that could happen
by kxrm 2y ago
I just went through the application because of your post. I don't have a lot to bring to the table so hopes are not high but what's the worst that could happen? They say no.
Anyway, I got hung up on the video, I definitely have no idea what to say, so I saved the application for later and will come back to it. Perhaps my plan for the video should be to read what I wrote in the plan fire it off and forget I did this. :) But yea, as someone who has issues with presenting to others visually in this way, the video requirement is really hard. I'll do it because this is all to see what happens, but definitely not confident on that part of things.
- dang 2y agoI'm definitely on the side of everyone who hates the video thing but all you have to do is talk for a minute about what you're working on. You're not being evaluated on any of the things that "video" normally implies—quite the opposite. For example coming across as an "influencer" would be a bad idea, and coming across as an awkward introvert probably helps you and certainly won't hurt. But don't try to "come across" in any way at all—just talk about what you're working on or interested in. For people who feel the way that you and I both do, whoever watches your video as part of reviewing your YC application is probably going to see you an order of magnitude more positively than you see yourself. Self-evaluation of video is painful.