Interviewing with Y Combinator or How to Not Finish Your Sentences

Arthur and I arrived in Mountain View bright and early to interview with Y Combinator.  We grabbed a filling American breakfast in a diner nearby and were pumped to interview at 10am.  Twelve hours later we would get an email from Paul Graham explaining that YC would not accept us for the Winter 2010 round. We felt deflated to hear the news, but the feedback was helpful, and our inner optimists continue to drive us towards helping our fellow web consultants.  On top of the aggregated YC i...

Summary of YC Interview Advice

Last week we found out we'll be interviewing with Y Combinator for their Winter 2010 cycle. Jerry posted on Hacker News asking for advice and we started reading, reaching out left and right, and trying to soak it all in. Check out del.ici.ous for my collection of relevant blog posts. Below are my favorite bits... ------------------------------------------------------------ http://blog.directededge.com/2009/11/05/the-interview-with-y-combinator-thats-not/ Talk to as many peop...