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I was working on a similar idea, but didn't have much luck. How much are you charging for the service?

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I have their email addresses. I offered to do free mock up interviews for them, but no one was interested. It could be that they didn't need the service and were looking to use it once it became available.

Thanks for your feedback. I will work on it.

You are right. Since its an automated system, you can't get follow up questions. You can only practice by replying to a script. I believe this is the biggest drawback with my approach. I was thinking of it as a way to build your confidence by actually hearing yourself on the phone after the interview.

I like the idea of having developers interview each other. Thanks!

I sent an email to around 30 people. I have been following the lean startup advice of getting feedback from users to develop the product. I was about to abandon developing since I couldn't even get them to talk to me for about 20 minutes.

This post hit a nerve! This is exactly what got me working on http://www.phoneinterviewme.com/ to help fellow developers prepare better for their phone interviews.

Here is how it works. You get a call at a time you pick on your phone line. You are asked some automated questions related to the interview you expect. Once you are done, you can go back and listen to your session to see how you did. I was hoping this would help developers practice and get over the fear during an actual interview. Would this help you be better prepared?

I am curious why you decided to quit job to work on your startup? Were you getting a lot of traction?

I have done something similar and learnt a great deal. The biggest lesson I learnt is to sell before you build. If you can't get enough people excited to buy your product don't build.

You can make yourself happier by deciding that you want to be happy. Our brain can manufacture happiness. Listen to this talk by Dan Gilbert: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.h...

Recruit them manually. This thread has a lot of great tips.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6041765

Any plans to put the talks/seminars the residents will give online?

I would love to vicariously live through the experience.

Thanks Dave! This is a wonderful program and thanks for Hacker School! I will definitely be applying to the next batch.

Thanks! I definitely plan on applying for the next batch. I wish I would get some feedback from Hacker School on what my interview lacked.

I applied and I got a rejection email after the first interview. I was really disappointed to hear. This just feels like rubbing salt on my wound :(.

Is there anything I can do to make it to Hacker School this summer?