Re:Y Combinator Applicant Video Collection
by jamesteow on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @08:17PM
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"If you can't even get your alleged co-founder together for a simple one minute video then things are obviously already falling apart."
I've actually heard of people applying a few hours before the deadline. So if they are geographically distant from one another, they just use webcams.
Re:Y Combinator Applicant Video Collection
by jeffwidman on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @10:04PM
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I was on my honeymoon in Hawaii and we didn't put together the application until after I got married, so we used two webcams and spliced 'em together...
Re:Y Combinator Applicant Video Collection
by citizenkeys on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @10:25PM
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My comment wasn't about videos of co-founders spliced together.
My comment was about people that just basically said, in so many words, "I have a co-founder but he refused to show up even for a one-minute video."
The instructions say: The video should contain nothing except the founders talking. No screenshots or postproduction wizardry please; we don't want this to turn into a video making contest. If you're going to spend time making something cool, put it into your demo/product.
However, I agree with you. I think people should strive to make a good first impression.
Beyond the bad quality of some of the videos, I was surprised how many people submitted videos saying words to the effect of "I have another co-founder but he couldn't be here for this video." If I were watching those and heard that, I'd automatically reject the applicant. If you can't even get your alleged co-founder together for a simple one minute video then things are obviously already falling apart.