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I recommended this class to a friend of mine, she applied, but the day of acceptance came and went and she never even got a rejection email. I emailed Ned and n

by hnriot 14y ago

I recommended this class to a friend of mine, she applied, but the day of acceptance came and went and she never even got a rejection email. I emailed Ned and never heard back either. It seems that all they managed to do was add her to their mailing list. So I cannot recommend them anymore for their way of dealing with applicants. Simply not responding is rude and unprofessional.

niggler 14y ago
This is not uncommon. Though this is a great time to mention that YC sends pretty good rejection letters (we see these every batch, e.g. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180243 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180243): We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding. Please don't take it personally. The applications we receive get better every funding cycle, and since there's a limit on the number of startups we can interview in person, we had to turn away a lot of genuinely promising groups. Another reason you shouldn't take this personally is that we know we make lots of mistakes. It's alarming how often the last group to make it over the threshold for interviews ends up being one that we fund. That means there are surely other good groups that fall just below the threshold and that we miss even interviewing. http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html We're trying to get better at this, but the hard limit on the number of interviews means it's practically certain that groups we rejected will go on to create successful startups. If you do, we'd appreciate it if you'd send us an email telling us about it; we want to learn from our mistakes. Y Combinator Team
CesareBorgia 14y ago
This fell through the cracks. It's our fault: it's our responsibility to keep track of applications. If you're willing to give us a second chance, I'd be happy to port over your friend's application. You can reach me at kush@appacademy.io.
- hnriot 14y ago
  Thank you, I appreciate it, I have passed this message on.

by hnriot 14y ago

niggler 14y ago

This is not uncommon. Though this is a great time to mention that YC sends pretty good rejection letters (we see these every batch, e.g. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180243 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180243): We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding. Please don't take it personally. The applications we receive get better every funding cycle, and since there's a limit on the number of startups we can interview in person, we had to turn away a lot of genuinely promising groups. Another reason you shouldn't take this personally is that we know we make lots of mistakes. It's alarming how often the last group to make it over the threshold for interviews ends up being one that we fund. That means there are surely other good groups that fall just below the threshold and that we miss even interviewing. http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html We're trying to get better at this, but the hard limit on the number of interviews means it's practically certain that groups we rejected will go on to create successful startups. If you do, we'd appreciate it if you'd send us an email telling us about it; we want to learn from our mistakes. Y Combinator Team

CesareBorgia 14y ago

This fell through the cracks. It's our fault: it's our responsibility to keep track of applications. If you're willing to give us a second chance, I'd be happy to port over your friend's application. You can reach me at kush@appacademy.io.

hnriot 14y ago
Thank you, I appreciate it, I have passed this message on.