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It's the 29th have any YC applicants heard from pg et al?

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Don't worry, pg will get to your applications, by and by. He has to get his Paladin to level 70 in World of Warcraft in preparation for the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, that's all.

They're out! (according to the people in chatterous)

Check your Spam folder in Gmail http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=348377

My friends are about to pass out. They've been holding their breath for two weeks waiting for a response. At this point I think they'd be just as happy with a rejection letter.

It's awfully hard to sell and to code while you're holding your breath.

Hold on tight, still 7 hours to go...

I hope they are on Eastern Standard Time.

Even if you don't get in: If you've got the commitment to apply to YC, then it's only a small step to saying "I'm doing this thing, whatever Paul Graham says". NYTimes not withstanding, your biggest hurdle isn't getting into YC, it's committing to pursuing your dream.

In fact, I figure if you took all the people YC rejects, weeded out the ones who didn't want to do it if YC didn't support them, removed the people who only wanted to work on their ideas, and got the remainder together to discuss how much their ideas suck and what else they could do and with whom, you'd do pretty well.

I call it the YC Rejects Party.

Now is that socialism?

Let's do it!

#candyisdandy on irc.gnome.org

Call it a prejection party!

everybody join!

If you are still committed, that is just more fuel on the fire to be the YC rejected success story. If we don't get in, we are that much more determined to prove our idea will succeed and meet all of our expectations. We have launch plans and a timeline whether we get in or not. Hopefully, other rejects will do the same and succeed!

If not, there's always a lifetime to learn to live with feelings of inadequacy.

:) that's an option also.

I kid because I love.

You will surely know on HN when people hear, there probably is no need to ask.

I always find these moments of tension and hope to be so exciting! I'm definitely on edge waiting for anything..whether it be a "sorry, no." or a "congratulations!"..

edit and oh yes, good luck to all!

Did a quick poll. Everyone here just looks sick with anxiety.

I keep asking them why they feel like they need permission to start a company.

I don't think its as much as "need permission to start a company." It's just more at a chance to walk through a door of opportunity that not everyone gets to do. It's not just an investment, but its an excellent opportunity to network and meet really cool and smart people as well as have you and your idea sat down in front of other potential investors. One of the biggest feats of raising capital in order to accomplish some of the things that some of the people here want to do is getting that recommendation. Well, this is our chance to get that recommendation.

My venture, for example, we're still working, still talking to people, still getting stuff developed and getting out and selling our idea. If this doesn't go through for us, it just means we don't get a "Go to VC free" card (if you will). We'll still keep doing what we were doing.

For what it's worth: you don't get a "go to VC free card" even if you're accepted --- last I checked, a minority of YC companies had closed A rounds, and that certainly isn't going to get easier in 2009.

Only a minority try to raise A rounds. Most are looking for angel funding, and most who do get it.

A majority raise angel rounds.

I just emailed myself letting me know that I won, and that I will be getting $5,000 in Monopoly money to start my new Web 2.0 Monopoly game.

If anyone else would like $5,000, let me know.

I bet everyone will get an email at 11:59pm PST. :D

Best of luck to everyone who applied

yeah. seconds on that.

Especially people who get accepted.

Oh, I'm definitely in the same boat as you guys...

luke stangel from de anza?

The same!

It's like Christmas eve!!!

i prefer New Years Eve... less religion and more alcohol

I could use a drink or 5.

Ah yes, 5. The drunkards half-dozen. :P

I thought the application instructions said YC will finish reading the application by 29th, and after which they will contact the applicants.

If i read it wrong, I'm grateful for not living in constant anxiety for two weeks.

Is this the case? I figure they'd have to let you know a few weeks ahead of time, so the decision would have to come down around the 29th.

For those of you who don't make it, don't give up! Me and my partner didn't and we're doing well for ourselves!

Did anyone get a confirmation email/message that their application was received?

Absolutely...didn't you?

Just kidding ;-)

I kept wondering why I didn't get the confirmation email until I saw the last line. Curse you.

Haha...sorry, I just couldn't resist :)

You're killin' me Paul

might be in your spam mail (for Gmail)

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