Tell HN: Startup School 2011 emails are out

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3074016

by alex1 • 15 years ago

30 41 15 years ago

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Seems like they were just sent out. Who got in?

krishna2• 15 years ago

I did.

mbreese• 15 years ago

I didn't. :( C'est la vie.

yangez• 15 years ago

I got rejected. The application was so long ago that I don't even remember it. Does anyone have a link to the original application form so I can see where I can improve it for next year?

buss3• 15 years ago

Here's what I have saved:

* Education (schools, degrees, majors)

* If you're out of school, where do you work, and at what?

* What software tools do you like?

* What's the coolest thing you've built that you can tell us about?

(edit: Misread as "the application was so long", so removed irrelevant bit, and formatting)

bemmu• 15 years ago

Got in. Now, where to stay?

jmtame• 15 years ago

http://www.airbnb.com/events/startup-school-2011

gdhillon• 15 years ago

we didn't make it but we gonna keep marching forward..

ayu• 15 years ago

In. Watch out for the crazy-looking redhead :)

Mongoose• 15 years ago

I got in. Can't wait!

jackylee0424• 15 years ago

i got in, too. for the very first moment, i thought it was my YC application. oh well..

grizzlylazer• 15 years ago

I'm in! So excited!!

buss3• 15 years ago

I'm still waiting for my email, but the rsvp page (http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp) indicates I've been accepted. Anyone else in the same situation?

dannyr• 15 years ago

If you're on Gmail, check your Bulk mail folder. I was waiting for an hour and it turned out it's been in my Bulk folder for a while.

buss3• 15 years ago

Wow there it is. Arrive an hour and ten minutes ago. Thank you so much for that suggestion. I had checked my spam folder multiple times, but I didn't even think about the bulk mail folder.

Also, in!

dreamux• 15 years ago

Got in, I went last year too and it was absolutely amazing... looking forward to another great experience!

marcomonteiro• 15 years ago

Didn't get in. I was really hoping to go and learn a lot, especially after not getting into YC Summer '11. :( Oh well, there's always next time I suppose or maybe I'll get lucky and meet more people through Hacker Dojo that could help me learn even more about being successful in the tech startup world.

rookie• 15 years ago

I got in! very excited!

ccorcoran• 15 years ago

I got in, my first time. Can't wait!

alexshipillo2• 15 years ago

I got in as a first-timer. Is anyone else from Vancouver heading down?

mishmax2• 15 years ago

Does Calgary count? lol :)

alexshipillo2• 15 years ago

Close enough. :)

younata• 15 years ago

Bah. Rejected. Oh well, gives me more time to keep going forward.

Timothee• 15 years ago

Hum… didn't get invited this year. That's too bad because I feel like I would have benefited from it more this year than the previous ones. Disappointed but I'll survive :)

It's nice that it will be on Justin.tv, but IMO the best thing about Startup School isn't the speakers (though really great) but meeting the people.

usaar3332• 15 years ago

In all fairness (going by past years), the networking is held outside in the open.

wuster• 15 years ago

w00t!

moizsyed• 15 years ago

Accepted! See you there..

jonursenbach• 15 years ago

Got rejected this year. To next!

mishmax2• 15 years ago

In :). Can't wait.

mikegreenspan• 15 years ago

Does anyone know how many people were invited and how many people applied

garethsprice• 15 years ago

From the rejection e-mail, 2400 applied and 716 got in. So you had a 1 in 3.35 chance of getting in.

Congrats to everyone who did, looks like I need to actually start accomplishing something and try again next year :)

ammmir• 15 years ago

got in on the second try. sadly, i didn't save any of my answers, so i don't know what i did better this time. maybe following everyone's yc application advice of being interestingly concise helped!

pamelafox• 15 years ago

Yay, I'm in.

I'll be coming down from SF, which is a bit of an epic journey for people who don't drive, but I'm hoping there'll be crews of carpoolers from here.

The Caltrain stops around midnight and socializing often begins around then.. so I'm guessing I should plan to stay the night in south bay.

Looking forward to meeting you guys -- I'll try and dye my hair some ridiculous color before then to be uber recognizable. Maybe orange, just to suck up to YC. ;)

usaar3332• 15 years ago

Dang, I had gone the last two years but was rejected this time around. The rejection was a bit surprising as my startup is much further along. I guess YC figured I should have learned startups by now. :)

More seriously, does anyone know how the criteria worked this year? Did it hurt ones' chances to be a part of a VC backed startup, as ycom was trying to get more novice entrepreneurs who could benefit more? My cofounder did get in: were there limits on number of attendees from each company?

jc123• 15 years ago

Accepted :) feel very grateful again I do wonder how the "balance" is between new people and those who've attended 1 or more times before, as well as people from other countries. I also wonder if there might be a time to choose a larger venue to accommodate more people, or the current limit is a good way to maintain the character of the school.

luigivibal• 15 years ago

and how can apply for this startup school event?

yangtheman• 15 years ago

Did not get in!

mrkmcknz• 15 years ago

I'm in.

Coming all the way from Newcastle in the UK.

My first start up school. Extremely excited.

bazookaBen2• 15 years ago

got accepted too! any tools we can use to see a list of participants coming?

bazookaBen2• 15 years ago

also looking to meet a potential technical cofounder - email me

tarekayna• 15 years ago

I read the email that I got in while at the ER waiting for x-ray results for my sprained ankle. I know, could have been a much better story if this was the YC interview invite which I initially thought it was :).

dlapiduz• 15 years ago

I'm in! One question for the people that already went to SS: I am flying in from South Florida that Friday and I was wondering if there were any post event hangouts/meetups or if I should be ok flying back that night. I wished I could stay a couple nights in the valley but Sunday night is my limit.

Thanks!

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