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Ghosting candidates is really crappy and I think somewhat of a reflection of a company's internal culture/style. I'm one of the co-founders at Seam (YC S20) and we try to NOT be that. Specifically, this past fall, we received probably 200+ engineering applications and we genuinely try to respond to every single one. At times, it's exhausting and time consuming, especially when there are other pressing things to handle. I'll admit that we are not always perfect either (and I am genuinely sorry if you haven't heard back from us yet!). Yet our philosophy/culture is simple: always be gracious and grateful that people think enough of Seam to want to come work with us, and the best way to show it, is to spend a few minutes getting back to them with yes/no + reasons for passing.