heywoods

Link to the Grove program: https://openai.com/index/openai-grove/ HN discussion when it was announced: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45223660

I applied. I never had high hopes of getting accepted, but never receiving confirmation of my application submission nor an email notifying me I wasn’t accepted came across as inconsiderate and unprofessional. I’m disappointed but not entirely surprised given the program felt both ambiguous (about what they were looking for) and very wide net being cast (“founders at the very earliest stages—whether you’re pre-idea, just starting out, or preparing to launch a company”).

Haven’t received any emails from OpenAI about my Grove application and was curious if they are even going to notify us if we weren’t accepted. The signup was borked the first 24hrs but I never received any email receipt my application was received despite the application form saying it was successfully submitted once it was fixed. I’m disappointed the rollout for this program has been so rocky. It certainly doesn’t inspire confidence that Grove will be executed well.