Comment by sparkzilla

I think this initiative great for companies like mine who are outside the VC and Silicon Valley loop. However, I wish it was through a normal application process which uses a text-based application, followed by an interview in real life or on Skype. It's a huge extra level of stress to have to make a video for multiple questions with 30 seconds prep for each answer, with no human feedback, and with no chance of re-doing your answers. It's the equivalent of doing 18 Y Combinator one-minute videos live back to back with no chance of fixing mistakes. In fact, because I didn't know how the system worked and pressed the wrong button I've already screwed up the first question with no chance to fix it. I don't know if I should just give up already, or go through the rest of what is really an unnecessary painful process. Don't get me wrong, I've made videos for Y Combinator applications (one minute usually takes me and my partner at least ten tries) and am happy to talk on Skype, and of course do presentations in real life, but this format sucks.