A lot of painful movement bugs

It might be that humans naturally possess superstitious minds that react strongly to elements of serendipity. Even the most scientific minds will have a hard time not having an emotional response to randomly getting into a conversation that shows potential of positively affecting their lives.

sounds like a hard-hitting group. Good luck!

"For a given company, the partners just need to identify that there is some slight promise that makes an interview worthwhile."

This sounds very forgiving and makes me wonder how many out of those estimated 4000 get the interview.

I think it would be great to read a couple of the ones that didn't get interviews. It's helpful to also learn from those that get rejected.

It would've been great to see Siri being adopted on multiple platforms. Such a waste!

Just curious if he moved forward as a solo founder of if you guys arranged for him to find a cofounder.

We encouraged him to find one, but Drew found one himself.

Do you think in some cases it would make sense to be a single founder?

Do you mean, would it ever be an advantage to? I can't think of a case where it would.

Well, I might know of one...I'll tell you at the interview :)

I believe DropBox was a single founder applicant

The application for me forced me to grasp a clear picture of my vision from the fuzzy direction that my prototype has been heading in.The intro video process really helped me arrive at a concrete and concise pitch that doesn't rely on me demo-ing the app on a screen, which is what I usually do.

ChexSystems is pure evil.

This is nothing unique to Silicon Valley. A hub of any kind attracts opportunists of all qualities and intentions without discrimination.