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#2We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding.
Please don't take it personally, because most of the proposals we
rejected, we rejected for reasons having nothing to do with the
quality of the applicants. For example, we were very reluctant to
accept proposals with only one founder, because we think starting
a startup is too much work for one person. We also had a higher
threshold for applicants who were still in school, groups where one
or more members planned to keep their current jobs, and groups that
couldn't all move to Boston. We rejected a lot of proposals simply
because we couldn't understand them, or didn't understand the problem
domain well enough to judge them, or because the project seemed too
big to start on only three months of funding. Sometimes we even
rejected good ideas, because another group proposed the same idea
and seemed further along.
We realize this process is fraught with error. It's practically certain that groups we rejected will go on to create successful startups. If you do, we'd appreciate it if you'd send us an email telling us about it; we want to learn from our mistakes.
Thanks,
Y Combinator Staff
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#3We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding. Please don't take it personally, because most of the proposals we rejected, we rejected for reasons having nothing to do with the quality of the applicants. For example, we were very reluctant to accept proposals with only one founder, because we think starting a startup is too much work for one person. We also had a higher threshold for applicants who…
as of today I'm out to prove them wrong. wish me luck and good luck to those who have been accepted
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#4We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding. Please don't take it personally, because most of the proposals we rejected, we rejected for reasons having nothing to do with the quality of the applicants. For example, we were very reluctant to accept proposals with only one founder, because we think starting a startup is too much work for one person. We also had a higher threshold for applicants who…
as of today I'm out to prove them wrong. wish me luck and good luck to those who have been accepted
Good luck. We're on that path, too.
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#5Rejected here too. I'm not surprised; it was a long shot to begin with, and I don't think my goals as a founder and their goals as investors really lined up. It probably didn't help that I'm a sole founder, either.
Time for Plan B. Powerball tickets. Er, I mean, the slowly growing micro-ISV approach.
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#6Rejected too and we know reason why we were rejected :)
So no hard feelings as i had posted before its YC or we go alone.
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#7Me too, twice :). I can't wait to see who got funded. Maybe they want to show us their apps?
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#8I'm wondering if I should email them about the webby award i won today for the site they rejected ;)
neurokinetikz.com
http://webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?category_id=48
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#9Rejected too and we know reason why we were rejected :) So no hard feelings as i had posted before its YC or we go alone.
why did you get rejected?
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#10We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your proposal for funding. Please don't take it personally, because most of the proposals we rejected, we rejected for reasons having nothing to do with the quality of the applicants. For example, we were very reluctant to accept proposals with only one founder, because we think starting a startup is too much work for one person. We also had a higher threshold for applicants who…
as of today I'm out to prove them wrong. wish me luck and good luck to those who have been accepted
I'm sure, it's frustrating if you don't know real reason why they rejected you so I wish you good luck, As we say, "what don't kill you that gives you more power".