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Y Combinator interview decisions postponed to November 15
We originally intended to invite people to YC interviews
on November 13. But we pushed the application deadline
back by 3 days because of Sandy, and it turns out there
is just not that much slack in the system. We need more
time to read applications, so we're going to push back
our deadline too, to November 15.
- TheMakeA 14y agoAppreciate the heads up, thank you.
- tarzan 14y agoThanks for this added transparency! Good luck to all my fellow applicants...I am also down for the meetup!
- cryptoz 14y agoI would cross my fingers but then I wouldn't be able to code very well. Good luck everyone!
- salimmadjd 14y agoGood luck to you too :)
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- xackpot 14y agoyeah my code has started to have a variable ycRefresh too often.
- uripom 14y agoThanks for the heads up
- uripom 14y agoThanks for the heads up
- salimmadjd 14y agoThat was expected (given the deadline change) but the notice is highly appreciated. Like everyone else, we spent a lot of time going over the application and fine-tuning it. Personally speaking, we are glad you're taking a comparable time reviewing the application given Sandy and all.
- ulfw 14y agoGood decision. Best of luck to everyone applying!
- benwerd 14y agoGood luck, everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing the next generation of YC startups launch.
- dominikb 14y agoGood luck everybody. If you fail, don't worry, keep learning, iterating and hustling. We failed last time, made some changes and then successfully raised from great early stage investors.
- genystartup 14y agofavorite comment so far. What do you guys do?
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- mcurry 14y agoWow, I didn't know how the scrolling worked until I looked at my scroll bar. It's neat! A great sense of design.
- Robunta 14y agoNice looking site... congrats
- caubetg 14y agoLooks great, very nice, congrats. would anyone give me feedbacks on my website? www.tiwy.org watch the video and you can search for rentals in London, England ;) thanks!
- vkhomutov 14y agogreat job! great attitude! who did you raise from and how did failing at YC application help you? I've applied for this cycle. Waiting eagerly.
- dominikb 14y ago
- omnisci 14y agoBut my f5 key is almost worn out! :) This makes perfect sense, best of luck getting through the applications and thanks for postponing the applications for those effected by the hurricane.
- swohns 14y agoThanks for the notification and goodluck everyone!
- projectileboy 14y agoNo worries. Thanks for the notice.
- c1sc0 14y agoGood luck everyone! Fly. Wall. Me. Wishing to be one.
- EGreg 14y agoYeah, hopefully everyone on the east code made it through the hurricane and its aftermath okay! It really gave me a perspective on communities helping each other in the local area, even when the government doesn't come in right away. I'm hoping next time around, we'll be able to have tools that enable people to come together and organize more easily. It makes me feel sorry we've taken this long to launch our stuff. Could have used it. But more than that, of course, I'd rather there not be a next time.
- goversus 14y agoI love that "east code" lapsus! Keep coding and good luck to everyone!
- Felix21 14y agoIf the interview also gets pushed back, then that's 3 more days to work on our product... assuming we get in that is. Good Luck Everyone
- danielsiders 14y agoWill this affect interview dates?
- jlteran 14y agoThanks for notifying us, but I'm not sure I can take three more days of suspense waiting to find out! Best of luck to all those who applied!
- T_Electronics 14y ago(3)more days? :( I need a cigarette! (I don't even smoke)
- caubetg 14y agolike
- caruana 14y agoThanks for the update. Good luck everyone. While we wait I thought i'd create a friendly competition for all the y Combinator January hopefuls. Enter your product or team video here: http://www.topthat.com/brandon/yCombinatorProductVideo http://www.topthat.com/brandon/yCombinatorProductVideo
- vkhomutov 14y agoThanks for the heads up. I think everyone is waiting impatiently to hear back from you guys. Good call on extending the deadline too. One question though: I have been checking this site every day for any potential questions from YC regarding my product / startup, just by scanning the "new" and "ask" sections for anything that may be related. Is there a simpler way to spot if there was a question directed at me? Thanks!
- sarneill1 14y agoI wondered this too, and was worried I'd miss questions. I poked around though and found this on quora: http://b.qr.ae/UDFIqn http://b.qr.ae/UDFIqn Apparently questions are not super common.
- bhousel 14y agoI remember a few years ago they asked me a question about my application. It was pretty easy to spot. If I remember, the topcolor changed and there was a new menu option that took me to the question (it basically looked like any other story on HN, except only me and pg were commenting). Now I kind of wish I took a screenshot.
- replayzero 14y agoI read a post about this on quora, it's actually very rare that they will ask questions. It's the exception rather than the rule.
- cuadraman 14y agohow many applications did you receive?
- viviantan 14y agoAny applicants (past, present, future) interested in having an informal meetup this weekend? Whether we get good news or bad news on the 15th, getting together would be a great morale boost and it'll be fun to meet everyone! I happen to be in Silicon Valley, but I'll be there in spirit for fellow applicants everywhere else :) Contact info's in the profile. Good luck to everyone!
- GokulA 14y agoI am game. Cheers! Gokul SolutioNXT Inc 408-477-4102(c)
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- viviantan 14y agoI've created a separate post for this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4775943 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4775943 People from other areas are welcome to start comment threads based on location.
- cinquemb 14y agoThis sounds awesome, NYC anyone?
- therealjbutter 14y agoAwesome!! See you guys there!
- kmack 14y agoThanks for update!
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- roryreiff 14y agoThanks for the heads up. Like everyone here, we our excited to hear your decisions! Looks like we need to be a bit more patient with this one.
- gill 14y agoAny Canadians applying from Ontario? If yes, would love to meet in the Toronto area. Wish everyone the very, very best!
- mpallotto 14y agoYou're playing with lots of anxiety here pg! Anyway, hope to see you soon in our interview :) Good luck everyone!
- prasoongupta 14y agoOhh,its Diwali in India,so had bought extra crackers for the result...wud save them for 15th :)
- chicceo 14y agoTough decisions, I'm sure. Looking forward to it!
- Ariff 14y agoWhatever the outcome, us start-ups should always takes things in their stride and focus on the end goal. I've always held the belief that things happen for a reason and if you works hard towards something, you will get it, even if it was not the intended path.
- fitandfunction 14y agoTotally agree. Fundraising is a tactic, not a strategy. It makes sense only if you're doing stuff you would have done anyway to build the company.
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- costea 14y agoWhat? I was accepted by YCombinator? I am so stoked...I go to tell this to all my friends.....yeeeaaaaaaaaaaa
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- costea 14y agoI imagined that I won. why is there a thumb down?
- VPrime 14y agoThe suspense is killing us! To others who have went through this before, do you hear back wether you get an interview or not? Good luck everyone.
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- AlexNord 14y agoFair enough! Appreciate the thorough review process, YC team.
- theswapdaddy 14y agoAnd the tension continues.
- veermishra0803 14y agoThanks for the update.I am from India so got this news now. Now the fingers are crossed. I hope for the best. And Also would like to wish you all a Very Happy Diwali.. (Indian Festival Of lights).....
- bruceb 14y agoGood luck to all. When did most people apply? We applied a few days before the 30th.
- ig1 14y agoFYI. Shifting by a couple of days could significantly increase the cost for international applicants because international flight prices often increase steeply in the two weeks leading up-to the the flight date.
- irunbackwards 14y agoPaul Graham stated that the interview dates won't be adjusted, just the announcement: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4775020 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4775020
- fbuilesv 14y agoIt doesn't matter. If the announcement is made later you buy the tickets later which makes them more expensive.
- RoxyFoxy 14y agoNot only tickets matter for international applicants, I believe, there are a lot of applicants who have a visa-stuff going on... And this is more troublesome than expensive tickets.
- fbuilesv 14y agoUS Embassies change from country to country so don't read this as gospel, but if you don't have your visa 15 days before the interviews you're probably too late now :(
- prasoongupta 14y agoWell,I think the tickets and visa stuff should be figured out by the applicants as soon as they submit their app assuming that you should get a call,cancellations might cost cheaper than booking at the last minute
- caubetg 14y agoI'm from France and personally don't mind paying more, as long as I get there and get a chance of serious funding... Even though my finances are extremely limited
- scottmagdalein 14y agoI'll say it...I'm nervous.
- chicceo 14y agoAnticipation is the purest form of pleasure...
- chicceo 14y agoAnticipation is the purest form of pleasure...
- Robunta 14y agoQuestion... I know it's a small chance of getting a response at all but if you do how do you get it? I haven't found an inbox / messaging area of any description... Cheers
- shaybloch 14y agoLooking forward. thanks for the update.
- replayzero 14y agoI am nine hours ahead in London, I was actually getting quite nervous, this is tense. Good luck everyone!
- jfabbri 14y agoThanks for the heads up on the date shift, much appreciated.
- gallaghersean 14y agoThanks for the heads up. I was curious as to what the outcome was. It sounds like applications are really looked at in depth. That's really good to hear!
- scicasts 14y agoThanks for the update, much appreciated. Couple of extra days of chewing my fingers off waiting in anticipation ;-)
- nykelle07 14y agoThank you for the update and I look forward to 11/15. From looking at the website, all of the photos are primarily male, so I am hoping to add some female diversity to Y Combinator for 2013. What women wouldn't want to be surrounded buy hundreds of intelligent men for three months? :)
- bcooperbyte 14y agoHas everyone on the edge of their seat! Excited. Good luck to all.
- Dima_Krut 14y agoMore time - a more thorough review process; Perhaps getting an extra minute on their application shall be the deciding factor for some applications =) Good luck to All! Believe in your vision and Never give up!!
- shainlouis 14y agoWe understand. Sandy made a HUGE impact in the Northeast. I was so appreciative that you extended the deadline a few days for that corridor. Although, that would of meant I could of gone to my best friends wedding... More time to read applications and give second glances is a plus to ALL of us. Thank you for deciding to alot enough time to make an informed and educated decision about your startup companies. We look forward to the 15th!
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- bbissoon 14y agoI'm anxiously waiting - but programming nonetheless :) Any other teams/solo developers in Houston?
- dskarica 14y agoTo the applicants here. I'm using YouTube stats as a metric whether or not our application was read. We have 5 videos in the application: 1 team video that was watched by someone from YC; 3 videos about teams' past work - only one was watched from California in the last 10 days, and we can't be sure it's someone from YC because it's a public video; 1 video showing the proof of concept of our product - not watched. So, I'm guessing this is a bad sign for our application? :)
- hiddenstage 14y agoI'm not part of YC so take this with a grain of salt, but I don't think that not viewing videos is necessarily a bad sign based on comments I've seen from the YC founders about the subject. Videos are mainly viewed to see the chemistry between founders. Someone posted on HN the other day who said that last batch their video had 2 views and they got an interview. As long as your written application has all the relevant info, I wouldn't worry about this stuff.
- TheMakeA 14y agoAs far as I know, the applications are scored as they are seen, the scores are averaged, and the top n% are invited. So you shouldn't read into the number of views you get.
- ildabu87 14y agoI have no visits too, maybe we were so convincing the video was not necessary! :)
- khmel 14y agoRead news about 3.2M round by Amicus (YC-S2012). Feel very excited! We're solving the same problem in another way - combining micropayments and social graphs for non-profit fundraising. Looking forward for Day X! Good luck everyone!
- surveyme 14y agoThanks for the update being in the UK with the time difference we were beginning to wonder if it was bad news but gladly we are still in with a chance. Good luck to all of you and hopefully we'll get to meet you in January 2013!
- tchesj 14y agoSomething told me, to search YC interviews,was beginning to think that i was on the receiving end of bad news or no news at all. On the contrary,more time should give applicants a overly decent review and decision. Good luck to every one, hope to see most of you and hearing/collaborate during the program,. Also, thanks to YC for the update and present opportunity. !
- charliemilist 14y agoPins and needles
- caruana 14y agohow productive is everyone today? my email client is getting a lot of attention and my dev. env. is not getting much use. LOL. Good Luck to all.
- fbuilesv 14y agoDon't worry too much, the emails usually start going out around 7PM Pacific so there's not much to do until that hour.