It's just a matter of how do you quantify a crime against the almighty Google? I understand that Google have rules and regulations in place to protect themselves and consumers from these "online black hat thugs" but even the justice system have standard jail time for certain crimes. Now maybe there is a "standard jail sentence" in the Google justice system for voliating the rules, but what if there is not one? Do we allow Google to impose a death sentence for whatever they see fit?
I'm seeking an experienced programmer who can help me build a basic prototype for my new website. This job is not a large project, but a basic minimal viable product to test out my idea.
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Wow! Very interesting. You'll have a kick butt team and two successful apps (Groups and Calender) that I know people use all the time. It would be interesting to see how the selection process works.
Yeah I have no idea why they didn't even want to interview us.
I mean, I saw the batch of YC companies in winter 2010. I would humbly like to say that we seem to be closer to what YC says they are looking for, than several of those companies were.
For example, we applied in Winter 2010, YC rejected us without an interview, and then we went ahead and secured investment and launched and already have 80k users and nearly all ratings are 5/5 . Our apps are being used 30k times a day (in aggregate) so engagement is high. Not only that, but we are already generating profit. YC says they like entrepreneurs that hang in there.
Also, they say they like people who achieved a lot. I was a concert pianist when I was a kid and went to college at 14. ( http://magarshak.com ). I normally don't say that but I thought I might as well just mention it. So I have no idea how their selection process works. If they had any concerns about the company, I would have been happy to talk to them in person. I think we at least would have warranted an interview.
I personally think YC made a "wrong decision". But it may very well be that the selection process has other things that I am not aware of. For example, they may have so many applicants that they are looking for specific things they did NOT mention on the site, and these may be weighted more heavily.
Anyway, we are a bit surprised, but that's about it :)
Ha!, I think all of us rejected think personally YC made the wrong decision.
[Edit] I did not want to seem like a jerk with just leaving a jab. Continue to grow your company and listen to your users and don't focus on hypothetical reasons why yc did not choose you.
Great reply. Square, BankSimple, and Verisign is def. doing great things from the perspective of mobile payments. I'm thinking more from the finance perspective of credit. Silicon Valley has never let regulations get in the way of creating a disruptive model that is better for people.
