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Acceptances are not confidential; it is up to the startup to determine when they'd like to release the news of their funding.

Most startups choose (wisely) to keep the funding news secret until they can use it for press purposes.




Ah, thanks for that. It's not the funding stage yet, though, is it? As I understand it, there's still the interview stage until YC decides whom to fund.


Whoops, you're right. It's really the same logic, though.

Another factor is likely the one behind this video: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/derek_sivers_keep_your_goa...

We were really nervous about getting to the interview stage, despite the greatly increased odds of being accepted once you get there.

If I remember correctly, I didn't tell anybody, including my family -- the fear of telling them I was probably going to get in and then having to tell them I didn't was just too great.


And you would know. You're not just a YCombinator winner, you're also founder of the very popular weebly.com ( http://www.weebly.com/ ).

:-)


Ah, that's very prudent, you're right.




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