berpasan

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   by berpasan 6y ago

   Very interesting!
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   Apply, you lose nothing. And apply again once you get more progress. There is no ideal stage, but they'll fund the most promissing of them. The more your startup grows and the more times you apply (= persistance and staying alive), the
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   I know it's a sensitive topic, but it would be so interesting if he could talk candidly about the co-founder relationship issues at Paypal, with PT and Max. His bio is very vague about it. Also, what he thinks a team with him, Peter an
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   There's close to 110 companies in the current batch, that just had demo day last week.
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   Paul Graham (and Trevor and Robert) founded a company, Viaweb, that was sold to Yahoo for close to $50M in 1998. Like Jessica said, they invested $12k per company in the first batches of YC.
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   What Jessica has done in YC is an amazing example of how to build great culture in a Startup (and YC was and still is, in several ways, a startup!). It's a challenge, but I believe YC can be an organization that can outlive its founder
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   Both seem so different, what are your goals? If you want to be a teacher or hold a research or Engineering position at a more research driven corporation, and get a confortable life and safe career, get a PhD. If you want to work your ass o
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   I imagine it must be hard to get a slot with him nowadays, right? We just got accepted into YC. Wondering if we'll ever be able to meet him. I feel like a teenage boy going to the backstage of a concert to meet my rockstar idol. I&#x27
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   by berpasan 10y ago

   Yes, I was wrong, sorry, I guess it feels like it happened ages ago...
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    Ask YC: is Paul Graham still doing office hours with YC companies?

    13 points by berpasan 10y ago|4 comments
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    by berpasan 10y ago

    I think he productized it... :)
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    by berpasan 10y ago

    Thanks! It was not easy for us, it's actually the 3rd time we apply and we have a LOT of traction... First time we're invited to the interview. Most south americans I see being selected to the interview are focusing on the America
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    by berpasan 10y ago

    BTW, the website (in portuguese) is http://querobolsa.com.br
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    by berpasan 10y ago

    Thanks! We didn't apply late, but had to take a late interview to be able to get a Visa on time for a co-founder that didn't have one. Sure, we're like a "Booking.com for Colleges". We help students search for progr
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    by berpasan 10y ago

    We needed this letter for a founder who didn't have a VISA before we're invited... It's very simple and brief, one page, just says my co-founder was invited to an interview for funding, says when the interview will take place
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    Ask HN: Is Paul Graham still doing Y Combinator interviews?

    17 points by berpasan 10y ago|8 comments
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    I'm not Sam, but I'm a Brazilian enterpreneur. The bad side of Brazil, compared to SV, is we have way less capital available to fund startups, specially earlier and more innovative ones. Our government doesn't help either, de
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    I would get the Visa right away. I got a B1/B2 (tourism and business). I just showed my application form and the interview dates and it was enough. At least here (Brazil) the hole US VISA process takes much longer than the 2 weeks of h
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    There is always a way... I have a wife, 4 dogs and a 60 employee company to take care of, in another continent, and would definitely take the opportunity without blinking... The fact is: if you want to be on the world's best startup ac
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Look at what specific YC companies do, so you can infer what they might need... Lots of founders have blogs, Twitter, etc, and will speak their minds up out there. If you think you can create your own startup, you probably can do something
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Plz, come visit us: http://redealumni.com My email is bernardo ARROBA redealumni PONTO com
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Our product is here: http://querobolsa.com.br What's yours?
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Find something you can offer then and help them with... And be a hustler.
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    I'm from Brazil, my startup has 60 employees, and I would gladly stay in SV for 3 months if approved... If nothing else, it acts as a filter of "will power" and dedication for the selected startups... They give you the money
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Wow, that would be great! Please, let us know if we can help in any way during your visit. Lots of interesting things for you to see in the Brazilian startup ecosystem. We are close to São Paulo (where Embraer, the 3rd largest airplane manu
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Hi @sama, I'm From Brazil and CEO of an EdTech startup. We're profitable, with 60 employees and a lot consumer traction/revenue, but didn't raise a Series A yet. Questions: 1) What advice would you give to applicants fro
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    There is certainly a correlation about caring about the idea and success . But ideally you should be focused on building your product, which is more important than any investor. Easier said than done, specially today (I firmly believe in th
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    A partner at YC just said on another HN thread that invites will be sent at midnight PT. reply
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Apparently they invite about 10% of the applicants for the interviews (I've read somewhere last year they had 5k applications and 400 interviews). This obviously must depend on the number of applications.
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    by berpasan 11y ago

    Great to know! My bitten nails say "thank you".