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If you were applying to YC, would you capitalize the answers to their questions?
by janalsncm 8mo ago
If you were applying to YC, would you capitalize the answers to their questions?
- gwern 8mo agoI would have to consider carefully if I thought I was a high-enough quality candidate that it would be interpreted as a countersignal rather than a signal. If I, gwern, specifically, were to apply, I might; because I know I am widely read on HN and I've talked with any number of YC partners etc, and they all know I take care in writing, and so me not capitalizing is a deliberate message rather than laziness or incompetence. They may or may not appreciate the message, but they won't infer the usual things, at least. If I were anyone else and my application just one of thousands in the flood? You'd better believe I'd capitalize and spellcheck my YC application: https://gwern.net/blog/2023/good-writing https://gwern.net/blog/2023/good-writing