I just got Steve Harvey'd
Or Beatty-Dunaway'd
Startup School Advisor Track: You Are In
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#242Tough moments build resilience.
Mistakes happen, rejections happen, failures happen.
Keep your vision laser-focussed and go turn something people want into something people love.
http://www.joinluma.com crew.
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#243Earlier quoted context omitted.
We’re not even considering giving up but I worry it will damage our morale which just went from high, to sky high, to the dark pits. Thanks.
> I worry it will damage our morale which just went from high, to sky high, to the dark pits. That's just daily life at a startup. You're getting the full authentic experience. This ain't no Disney World ride. It's going to suck and it's going to suck most of the time. Okay actually maybe this is like a Disney World ride.
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#244Officially the best day of my life. -
We almost had a minor heart attack as we received an email stating that we were not accepted. But we are in ....it was a Y-Com email trigger problem. (honest mistake)
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#245My cofounder and I were cheers-ing about our acceptance an hour ago and now we're texting about this y-combinator screw-up--we're not accepted after all! For all the other founders and teams who had that momentary confidence of outside reenforcement -- remember how unstoppable and brave you felt in that moment! That glow doesn't have to go away with a retraction email. Hold onto the feeling. Go make great things, go…
For all the other founders and teams who had that momentary confidence of outside reenforcement -- remember how unstoppable and brave you felt in that moment! That glow doesn't have to go away with a retraction email. Exactly. It doesn't make two fucks what YC thinks of you, your company, or anything else. Just go win without them. Muster up a little outrage if that sort of thing helps you, be pissed for 30 minutes o…
> Let me tell you something you already know.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=let+me+tell+you...
Can't check them right now, so I'm not posting the direct video link, but hearing it is even better than reading it.
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#246We just got the acceptance and apology email. I’m not going to get upset about it. But I’ll float this idea, for anyone who didn’t get accepted, would you be interested in a discord/Slack/whatever and share feedback of each other’s progress? The thing I will miss most is the weekly focus to deliver some progress. No reason that can’t happen in a non-official capacity. DM me on Twitter if you’re interested: https://tw…
Cool idea Martin, thinking the same. I know some founders who may be interested in this. Feel free to email me at:
AfterSchool.london@gmail.com
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#247We've got a rejection email and then a couple of hours later a follow up email saying that there was an error and we were accepted! Super stoked about this opportunity. If anyone is interested, we're here - https://skillmint.com
We got a rejection mail too and then an acceptance email...hope this is legit now and no more changes.
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#248Why does it say I have been accepted to the "auditor track"? Isn't auditing open to everyone?
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#249I just want to say we are really sorry for this error. This is not the standard we hold ourselves to at YC. I personally apologize to the companies that were both rejected and accepted. Trust that this provides us with even more motivation to make sure that Startup School is great for all participants.
"Trust that this provides us with even more motivation to make sure that Startup School is great for all participants."
This is a little tone-deaf when replying to people who thought they were participants, I'm afraid.
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#250I was just accepted, and then rejected. Felt like shit. You don't need a "startup school" or a YC acceptance to be successful. This application allowed me to type like 45 words about my company, and that was it. I imagine they had thousands of applicants. Once a week with an advisor that's working with 25 other companies? Startup School definitely won't be the thing that moves the needle for your project. Pessimistic…
Sorry about that. I had a different experience. First rejected and then accepted. Seems like one of the boolean flags was messed up.
Same here. I was rejected then accepted