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First time applicant here. I was wondering, How should I ask for feedback on my application from YC alums without sounding like spam email?
by thekonqueror 13y ago
First time applicant here. I was wondering, How should I ask for feedback on my application from YC alums without sounding like spam email?
- the_economist 13y agoJust ask! No one will think it's spam.
- joncalhoun 13y agoAre there any yc companies that would really benefit from your company? Reach out to them and ask them for feedback and explain that you chose them because you believe they understand the problem because they experience it.
- thekonqueror 13y agoWe're working on cloud automation using NLP, so anyone with cloud infrastructure would benefit from it. But I see your point. Thanks for the advise.
- paulbaumgart 13y agoBe authentic in what you write. Spam mostly sounds the way it does because it's lying to you.
- keithwarren 13y agoI just did research, found them on their websites and emailed whatever public address I could find. Be direct, these are busy people so they dont want to read your life story when you are just asking them to review. Also, be ready to share your application - even go so far as giving them a sharing link to a Google doc with your questions and answers in it. If they have to say 'sure, I will take a look' and then wait for you to respond you may miss the window.
- keithwarren 13y agoIn case you are wondering I emailed about 30 people and 8 reviewed our application. Most did cursory reviews and offered some changes and a few paragraphs of advice while others really got into helping us - it was quite the gift.
- thomson 13y agoSend me an e-mail! thomson@cantab.net