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6. Edit and resubmit as much as you want, but be sure to submit at least once before the deadline (October 10 at 8 pm PST), because you haven't applied till you do.

7. Early submissions have a significant advantage because we have more time to look at them and engage with the founders.

8. We may have questions about your application. If there is a question waiting from us, you'll see a link to it on this page and at the top of Hacker News (when you're logged in). So check HN regularly after submitting.

They allow you to submit early and resubmit if you want to word things better or if they contact you about something that's unclear to them in your application.