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kalvin
on April 8, 2011
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We mistakenly marked about 50 applications as late
It's probably more. Based on public numbers/guesses (Harj:
http://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-companies-that-get-a...
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http://www.quora.com/How-many-people-teams-get-rejected-by-Y...
,
http://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-Y-Combinator-applica...
) and some handwaving, last cycle was roughly 1000 applications, 10% got interviews, 4% (40 startups) got in. This cycle there's already ~145 slots taken, so I'd guesstimate 1500 applications (all else staying constant, etc) minimum. Maybe more like 2000.
bhoung
on April 8, 2011
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Pretty sure I read that applications increased 85% on the last cycle, so (on your numbers) that would take it to 1850 which is close to your estimate.
piousbox
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Surprising to me that so little. Since there is no fee to enter, I imagine every high schooler who knows how to write a `hello, world' would apply.
xuki
on April 9, 2011
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Here's an idea, put a $100 fee on every application. If you're a serious applicant this would not be an issue.
xuki
on April 9, 2011
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I don't mind the downvote, but could someone who downvoted me explain his/her view?
asifjamil
on April 10, 2011
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i guess because money shouldn't really be a qualifier on a brilliant idea
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