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Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by jeremydavid »

jw84 wrote: post #18

This happens after every round for the past four years I've been paying attention to Y Combinator. I don't applaud you for taking the jump, as moving and doing all this stuff is more normal than abnormal to me. In the wake of youth, you're going to enjoy everything you're doing. Will it increase your likelihood of success? No. There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. Will moving…

I think you may be mistaken.

These guys were acquired by Google "after a rejection from YC".

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1940386

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by jw84 »

jeremydavid wrote: post #21
jw84 wrote: post #18

This happens after every round for the past four years I've been paying attention to Y Combinator. I don't applaud you for taking the jump, as moving and doing all this stuff is more normal than abnormal to me. In the wake of youth, you're going to enjoy everything you're doing. Will it increase your likelihood of success? No. There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. Will moving…

I think you may be mistaken. These guys were acquired by Google "after a rejection from YC". http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1940386

Google didn't buy a diabetes management app.

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by jw84 »

nostromo wrote: post #20
jw84 wrote: post #18

This happens after every round for the past four years I've been paying attention to Y Combinator. I don't applaud you for taking the jump, as moving and doing all this stuff is more normal than abnormal to me. In the wake of youth, you're going to enjoy everything you're doing. Will it increase your likelihood of success? No. There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. Will moving…

> There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. And you know this how? It seems even YC couldn't know how many false negatives they have had. > There's a lot more action in the east coast for tech then there are out here. Citation requested...

I know this because no one reports it. Everyone moves on. To another idea, to another company. The better candidates work for a YC company.

Deal flows in Boston and NYC is better than Silicon Valley right now. Pay attention to OnStartup.com, JasonLBaptiste.com, and things Bijan Sabet is saying.

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by jeromec »

jw84 wrote: post #23
nostromo wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. And you know this how? It seems even YC couldn't know how many false negatives they have had. > There's a lot more action in the east coast for tech then there are out here. Citation requested...

I know this because no one reports it. Everyone moves on. To another idea, to another company. The better candidates work for a YC company. Deal flows in Boston and NYC is better than Silicon Valley right now. Pay attention to OnStartup.com, JasonLBaptiste.com, and things Bijan Sabet is saying.

Here is a thread about some YC-rejects that went on to either raise money, get acquired, or otherwise do well.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1191566

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by richpalmer2 »

jw84 wrote: post #18

This happens after every round for the past four years I've been paying attention to Y Combinator. I don't applaud you for taking the jump, as moving and doing all this stuff is more normal than abnormal to me. In the wake of youth, you're going to enjoy everything you're doing. Will it increase your likelihood of success? No. There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. Will moving…

Thanks for the contrarian view. For me personally, the feedback I have gotten from reading people's YC rejection posts has been useful in that it has helped put the process into perspective. Judging by the upvotes on these kinds of posts, it seems like other people find them interesting as well.

I appreciate what your advice and welcome it. You are right, I am excited by the prospect of starting something myself and caught up in the energy of it all, but I am also well aware that this is my first time and I'm going to mess up a lot of things. That's part of the reason for starting the blog and reaching out to the HN community. To learn from those who have already done this, so that one day I can give back as well.

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by vietor »

jw84 wrote: post #22
jeremydavid wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you may be mistaken. These guys were acquired by Google "after a rejection from YC". http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1940386

Google didn't buy a diabetes management app.

By that logic not every successful YC startup was accepted by YC, given the existence of teams that changed their product during their time at YC. Changing direction and refining the idea are a core part of doing a startup.

Re: Farewell NYC (and YCW11 rejection next steps)

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Post by richpalmer2 »

rjett wrote: post #27
pclark wrote: post #4

what is your idea?

Yeah, that was glaringly lacking in the post. I doubt the idea is one that no one's ever thought of before and keeping it a secret is only going to prevent him from getting potentially valuable feedback.

Absolutely agree. I was looking for feedback and encouragement/doubts from people who have done this before, so I left it out intentionally so I could do a follow up post focusing on the idea itself. Several users in this thread have guessed it already though.
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