Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
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Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
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Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#2If it makes you happy, I answered no to those questions and still got rejected ;)
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#3tl,dr: have a cofounder, remove distractions from the application.
Yes, I'm posting a tldr for my own post :).
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#4Probably should have worn a shirt in the video, too.
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#5tl,dr: have a cofounder, remove distractions from the application. Yes, I'm posting a tldr for my own post :).
If it's worth the read, it's worth the read. Otherwise why write it?
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#6Maybe a better lesson is - screw YC, who needs them? Honestly, if you need the money to bootstrap, freelance. If you need the connections, go network.
Think of it positively - this way you get to keep 100% of your equity.
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#7tl,dr: have a cofounder, remove distractions from the application. Yes, I'm posting a tldr for my own post :).
If it's worth the read, it's worth the read. Otherwise why write it?
Good question. I wrote the blog post for myself mostly, so I could document my experiences and reactions, but with the hope that someone else might find it useful. I intended the tldr summary as an experiment, and to provide some benefit to anyone who doesn't read the full post.
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#8YC is so 1999. pg thinks he can replicate his success from before dot.com bubble burst. Really, of the startups hes funded, besides dropbox, who really needs that shit?
Re: Tell HN: Lessons Learned from Y Combinator Rejection
#9YC is so 1999. pg thinks he can replicate his success from before dot.com bubble burst. Really, of the startups hes funded, besides dropbox, who really needs that shit?
Why are you here?