Ask YC: Startup school?

Just got the ok!

Will everyone please relax? It's still the 27th here in California. Trevor's finishing reading the applications. We'll send out responses tonight.

For those who are attending, please consider adding to the wiki (http://wiki.startupschool.org/doku.php?id=).

Additionally, I've created two pages that I strongly encourage you to fill out for your own benefit: http://wiki.startupschool.org/doku.php?id=list_of_startups_p... and http://wiki.startupschool.org/doku.php?id=list_of_people_att...

Speaking from experience @ Startup School '07, we all know the speakers and their projects, but we don't know much about fellow attendees. Let's help change that.

Anyone from Seattle going?

And, for those unlucky ones that, for reasons well beyond the scope of this comment, won't be able to attend, would it be possible to have the presentations and any other materials recorded and published TED-style?

Is the news.yc meetup still on for that weekend? I've heard there was something planned for the friday night before Startup School.

Got my invite, too. Very excited.

Thanks, Trevor for getting through those applications. I can only imagine what that must have been like. Thanks, pg and the rest of the people who are making this possible. I know you must get a lot of virtual "thank yous"; I want to add my explicit thank you. What you are doing is a wonderful thing. Imagine, being able to change the lives of other people in one day. I plan to be one of them. Can't wait!

General Advice Needed: This will be my first startupschool and I am quite excited. I'm flying in the night before, but how long after the 5:30 event end do people hang out? I'm trying to figure out when I should book my return flight (what time that night or the next day). I don't want to miss out on any networking and meet-up opportunities.

From previous year's blog coverage, everyone brings their laptop, but is there anything else I should definitely bring/have/not have/etc...?

Any tips or info for first timers? Thanks!

I'm curious - has YC ever thought about doing startup school in other locations? I'd love to do startup school (just like I'd love to apply to YC), but a startup school here in Dallas would be more beneficial to me because it would attract others like me from my area. Maybe YC could incubate an incubator for DFW :-)

FAIL!

I'd love to know the criteria or the background of most of the candidates who were chosen. I'm a little surprised I was rejected.

Someone from YCombinator want to relieve my frustration? I'll admit my application was thin, but no less talented than most.

Maybe looking for a ticket if it's allowed.

No email OR plane ticket...

(remake of bad joke from http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=136953)

It will be the first ever that I plan to attend. So, I hope I get an invite soon.

My application got rejected. May be I shouldn't have said my company's name :).

Just got the response (11:46pm PST). I'm in, woo hoo!

I got the invite this morning!

Bid starts at $500.

Nothing yet :-(