If you want to live chat about applications and acceptances with prior YC founders and other applicants, you can do so in the Convore (a YC W2011 company)

https://convore.com/yc-s11-apps/

I'm there intermittently answering questions.

While the group chat with a whole bunch of people who applied and are waiting for responses is here: http://wompt.com/chat/yc

Nice!

You can also chat about applications over at the wompt chat room - we've been going strong all night!

http://wompt.com/chat/yc

I prefer this chat interface over convore.

At least it's readable. Convore hurts my eyes =/

It certainly works on current versions of iOS, and works great on ipad too. What version of iphone software are you using?

They will send all the emails at once "something this evening CA time".

source: https://convore.com/yc-s11-apps/high-school-students-that-ap...

i Guess i need to go home and have some sleep (already 9pm). Can't stay there waiting for that email. I guess, i'll wake up in the night to work on the product: a way to say to myself, getting the interview is not the end, finishing those damn map-reduce jobs is :-)

Has the idea of adding a field to the application itself for a founder's email address already been discussed?

I think this way it is an application test in its own right. (double checking my own account before hitting 'reply')

Only obsessive HN readers who see PG's post will get funded? :P

They do tell applicants to check HN daily in the instructions.

Fair enough.

My co-founder (@peterkchen) and I ended up building a private prototype over the last two weeks, in case we get an interview, but after working on it all last night and crafting a bunch of cool new ideas, I am pretty confident that we are going full speed forward either way. Being with YC would just help to be make the product even better. Alright, we'll know soon enough where the road goes. Good luck folks!

Better -- just put your email address in your 'about' section as well. If not, you are probably missing out on contact from other HNers.

Agreed. In fact, I just list all my most important contact info: LinkedIn, email, twitter, even Quora and our startup's FB page.

Heh - yep. I had a guy who had to track me down via whois on a domain name I put in a comment because I didn't have my email anywhere...

pg: Can you add a note to the profile settings page that the email field isn't publicly visible? This still confuses people all the time.

There is a message that says that if the email field is empty.

I kind of suspect people fill the field in and then forget about that, though.

The letters have started coming in. Good luck to everyone. :)

Hi, I just realized there's a question to our application that I didn't see until now. I just responded to it and also emailed Harj. Thanks lien

It would be cool to have an in HN messaging system. I know it's a lot to ask :) Just a proposal.

I believe there's a secret messaging system only available to founders accepted by YC.

there's also a pool on the roof

Thanks for the follow up post pg, we are looking forward to hearing from you!

i still didn't get the email...anyone same ?

ah, slightly nervous that pg & co. have had no questions regarding us. ah well - the anticipation builds.

There's nothing wrong with gmail, he's saying don't write your email as "name at gmail dot com" as some people do this to prevent automatic spam bots. Instead, write it as "[email protected]" so it's easier to email/copy+paste.

I have a feeling this guy will make it

even at MIT.....