Startup school emails sent

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=870796

by pg • 17 years ago

47 52 17 years ago

news.ycombinator.com

We just sent out the responses to startup school applications. If you didn't get one, check your spam folder. Or check here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/susrsvp

Unfortunately even though we have a bigger auditorium this time, we got even more applications, so once again we had to reject lots of people we would have liked to accept.

jmtame• 17 years ago

hosting here: http://www.airbnb.com/groups/startupschool

steilpass• 17 years ago

Would love to come. But can't afford the Europe <=> California plane ticket.

Oompa• 17 years ago

I'm limited by money as well. Perhaps startup school scholarships?

jf• 17 years ago

I'm interested in helping fund scholarships.

jlees• 17 years ago

Find out if your local development agency or similar in Europe has a fund for international business development. I wouldn't be coming to SS if I was paying ;-)

jacquesm2• 17 years ago

On the bright side, you won't have to go through US immigration.

For those that will go from Europe or some other place outside the US, please have a look at the recent changes to US immigration, check out:

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta

For more information. A lot has changed in this respect recently, so if you haven't been to the US in a while make sure you look at this.

Serious apologies to those who were lead down the other link.

naz2• 17 years ago

Great, I thought that website was the official US ESTA site and started filling it out. Then I saw they required a payment and realized my mistake. I just gave my passport number and other details to "kim eun hye" in Seoul (according to whois). Wonderful. The real ESTA is here https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta

Luckily I didn't give them any credit card details but you should edit that link out.

tomjen2• 17 years ago

You guys are doing a good job, but you really need to get YC to scale more - you are leaving money on the table for each startup you don't found.

At put together a book with the most common stuff startups need to know (your essays are good, but they don't have a list of recommended lawyers, how to incorporate, etc).

kyro2• 17 years ago

Speaking out of ignorance here, but I would imagine that the fact that only 3/4 are heading YC, and ultimately capping the amount of startups they can accept, makes for more personal encounters between pg, guest speakers and those accepted, and among the actual class. Plus at a certain point it becomes more like a startup factory than an art gallery. And some art is often sold more than any factory produced item.

abossy• 17 years ago

The chances of a startup succeeding are dismal at best, and YC is already selecting the best of the best. Increasing the startup pool isn't necessarily a smart decision, from a business perspective.

The value of YC and a book that lists lawyers and how to incorporate are light years apart. Google, networking, and a quick Amazon purchase will find you this information tomorrow.

pg4• 17 years ago

We are trying to scale. We funded 8 startups in summer 2005, and 26 this summer. We just have to scale gradually, so that we have time to fix the bottlenecks as we find them.

Also: http://www.paulgraham.com/angelinvesting.html#f2n

treyp• 17 years ago

If you don't mind me asking, how many did you guys end up accepting?

Edit: total number of applications received would be useful, too, if you don't mind revealing it.

pg4• 17 years ago

840/1581

blasdel4• 17 years ago

Could you give any background on your sorting algorithm?

What about stats on news.yc participation in the population?

huyegn• 17 years ago

I didn't get an email but got an 'Ok see you there' when using the above link. Is this a standard response for everyone or does this mean I'm in?

pg4• 17 years ago

If you saw that it means you're in.

stanleydrew• 17 years ago

So anyone could just hit the rsvp url and submit the form and be in? Is that why tons of us who received acceptance emails are now seeing rejection notices on the rsvp page? Cause our spots were taken by people who happened to be awake and found the rsvp url? Seems more than a little unfair.

Edit: Nevermind, works now. Thanks! http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=871433

chrischen• 17 years ago

Wish I lived in California :(

joez• 17 years ago

PG, will there be wifi? I believe you need credentials to access 'AirBears.' Maybe it is possible to talk to the school to get temporary credentials that could be shared?

pg4• 17 years ago

The CSUA guys are working on it. They seem very organized, so I'm hopeful.

balintmiklos• 17 years ago

Is there a possibility to check by email address? For me it says that "We have no record of an application from you." and didn't get an email...

Mistone• 17 years ago

yes so stoked to get the email this morning. thanks guys. now how to hack my way into the presenter parties?

frisco• 17 years ago

I got the email and used the link to RSVP -- but then when I visited the link later, I got the "Sorry to say we didn't accept this application" message. Is this a bug stemming from the application somehow being marked as completed and being taken out of the 'active' list, or some such?

Edit: I did get the "See you there!" message when I RSVP'd as "Yes" initially. It only gave me the rejection message when I went back to /susrsvp after that.

tmm1• 17 years ago

Same here, can't RSVP

chadpaulson• 17 years ago

ditto

blasdel4• 17 years ago

I had the same thing happen -- got the acceptance email, visited the link and saw the RSVP form, bought my plane ticket, and then when I went back to submit "Yes", I got the rejection page!

kyro2• 17 years ago

Same.

markbao2• 17 years ago

Yep, same here.

markbao2• 17 years ago

Resolved now. Thanks!

mrduncan2• 17 years ago

Same for me as well.

lsc2• 17 years ago

huh. I got the message, but when I went to RSVP it immediately said "We're sorry to say we didn't accept this application. We had more than twice as many applications as there are seats in the auditorium, so unfortunately we had to reject a lot of people we would have liked to accept."

So I'm wondering if I should show up or not?

iamwil• 17 years ago

Same here. I'm guessing that the link only counts the number of accesses, and pg didn't think that people who either didn't get the acceptance email or didn't apply to go to the link above--hence filling up the count queue.

So those of us on the east coast probably woke up to acceptance emails and rejection rsvps.

lsc2• 17 years ago

It works for me now. it says "see you there!" Thanks, whoever fixed that.

enra• 17 years ago

Same

blasdel4• 17 years ago

It's fixed, try again: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=871236

smanek• 17 years ago

I just booked a (two bed) hotel room at a nearby Hilton (http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyh...) that is about 1/2 way between SF and Berkeley.

It cost me ~$90/night. If anyone wants to split the room they can have one of the beds for $45/night (comparable to the cheapest couches on airbnb, except you get a bed, maid, towels, and all the amenities of a hotel).

I'm arriving Friday and leaving Monday so, all else being equal, a room mate for all three nights would be preferred.

Email me (address in profile) if you're interested.

quellhorst• 17 years ago

I got an accepted email, yet a denied RSVP link.

"We're sorry to say we didn't accept this application. We had more than twice as many applications as there are seats in the auditorium, so unfortunately we had to reject a lot of people we would have liked to accept."

funkenblatt• 17 years ago

Me too. Is there somebody we should contact about this?

apsurd• 17 years ago

I suppose this question will get asked sooner or later:

How are credentials validated? Will we be emailed a personal unique identifier? A printable pass?

Did I forget that I had to submit my driver license number upon joining HN a year ago?

Do tell!

(p.s. thanks HN for being a continued asset to hacker-entrepreneur-extraordinaires)

rodyancy• 17 years ago

Bummer. I was not accepted. I guess that is what I get for having a non-technical background (attorney). At least it is streamed!

dnsworks• 17 years ago

If anybody needs a couch to crash on, I've got one free in SOMA, just a couple of blocks from BART.

theli0nheart• 17 years ago

Around what time do things wrap up on Saturday? Not sure what time I should book my flight...

darwinrlo3• 17 years ago

I received an acceptance email at darwinrlo@gmail.com but have since forgotten my password. My username is darwinrlo. How do I go about getting my password reset?

daryn• 17 years ago

Really looking forward to attending this year! I've spent a lot of time working at other people's startups, as well as working on my own, and these speakers are a great inspiration.

Startup school emails sent

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