[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Those who applied to the OpenAI Grove progra...
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Ask HN: Those who applied to the OpenAI Grove program, did you ever
hear back?
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").
Author : heywoods
Score : 18 points
Date : 2025-10-19 21:01 UTC (1 hours ago)
| friendly_deer wrote:
| I applied and had the same experience you did--no confirmation
| and didn't hear back.
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| If I recall correctly, it was explicit somewhere that they would
| only contact you if you were accepted. With the volume of
| applications they likely got, I give them some grace--I think
| it's great they have a program like that at all.
| kixelated wrote:
| I had a 30 minute intro call and got a rejection a few days
| later. It was VERY timely (Sep 21 email, Sep 23 meeting, Sep 26
| rejection).
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| We both weren't sure if my project was a good fit for the
| program. It was still a positive experience, and they were nice
| enough to offer me an intro to a more relevant team within
| OpenAI.
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| I couldn't quite figure out the goal of Grove. The line about
| "pre-idea" individuals, and of course the referral offer, made me
| feel that it's more of a hiring pipeline and not a traditional
| incubator. But we'll see when they announce the cohort.
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