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only in the early years of YC did we require an answer right away. as much time as the founders want has been the unofficial policy for awhile, but i thought i
by sama 12y ago
only in the early years of YC did we require an answer right away.
as much time as the founders want has been the unofficial policy for awhile, but i thought it was time to share it.
- areyousure 12y agoI don't believe that is correct. A page that asks to be kept confidential from one year ago (S13) clearly indicates that founders are to decide the same evening that they receive a call back. Am I missing something?
- mrbird 12y ago> only in the early years of YC did we require an answer right away. I think the post would be stronger if it acknowledged this fact.
- diminish 12y agoI think it's a good opportunity for YC to improve the acceptance process. Why don't you review the applications in a FIFO basis and give an immediate green light to invitations? If they are ready for an interview why not have weekly interviews till the deadline? Clearly the waiting isn't founder-friendly neither..
- jacquesm 12y agoAt a guess because that would eliminate the largest advantage the classes system gives: batch acceptance gives YC the opportunity to evaluate all the potentials against the backdrop of every other entry. If they start accepting along the line then they're going to disadvantage themselves because there is only a limited number of slots for interviews. So by sorting them in decreasing order they operate more efficiently.
- smcl 12y agoIt seems a wee bit disingenuous that YC are claiming a sort of moral high ground over other companies who are doing exactly what YC were doing.
- judk 12y agoI hope you enjoyed today's lesson about how business works.