Customers are more important then investors.
true.
Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
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Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#32Most people don't realise exactly how easy it is to make money off the internet. I remember when I made my first piece of software, and 3 days later someone bought it. I thought to myself - what? The software sucked big time! Then the next day, someone else bought, and so on. A year later, I put up my first > $500 software, not really expecting anything to happen. A week later, a sale came in, a few days later, the s…
Well you are partly right, but you can get a lot further and get there faster if you do have a plan.
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
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#34Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
A pink slip might help though ;)
I'm sure many people here will be able to obtain one of those if they try hard enough.
If everything else fails, there is this:
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#36Stormpulse was politely turned down by YC in 2007. I'm sure getting accepted would have changed things in a good way, but I can't complain about the way things are going; a YC-no-thanks is not a fatal judgment.
Why don't you get your own email address @stormpulse.com instead of gmail?
I was also going to add that I would say for B2C relations this doesn't seem to matter a lot. In fact, I prefer it, as it makes us seem more single point-of-contact and personal (for some reason I have no confidence whenever I email a support@xyz.com, or even feedback@xyz.com). Presenting your customers with a Mom and Pop shack even when you're a Wal*Mart isn't a bad thing. It helps them feel bigger if you seem small.
As far as B2B, I haven't seen any negative responses there either, perhaps because we don't deal with many middle-management MBA-types. Most of the fans we've heard from are either low on the totem pole, helping us get in the door at their mother ship, or so high on the totem pole that @stormpulse.com might make them think of us as a large cockroach at best.
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#37Most people don't realise exactly how easy it is to make money off the internet. I remember when I made my first piece of software, and 3 days later someone bought it. I thought to myself - what? The software sucked big time! Then the next day, someone else bought, and so on. A year later, I put up my first > $500 software, not really expecting anything to happen. A week later, a sale came in, a few days later, the s…
hi markessien. i have heard similar stories from others and am keen to see what your software is about - do you have links?
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#38Maybe you were rejected precisely because YC wouldn't help you. I mean, if you don't need YC's money or YC's network, then what good is YC for you? They're not a long-term investor that will carry you for years. They're a short-term, get you off and moving investor. It's a great thing (wouldn't be on here if I thought otherwise), but if you've been able to get 6 customers on board without YC, what would YC give you?
I'm not trying to play down the importance of YC, it's just that its importance is specific - startups where the founders need a little capital to get their idea off the ground and not starve as they're not in a traditional job.
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#39We're still waiting for our "big break"; our product is great but no one seems to notice us. Outside funding is not really in the cards so YC is not really an option. But then again, we won't get turned down. :)
Wait a minute ... maybe getting turned down is the key! Hey, YC! Can you look at my stuff and turn me down right away, please?
Thanx! Richard
Re: Rejected from YC last night... got anchor client this morning
#40Stormpulse was politely turned down by YC in 2007. I'm sure getting accepted would have changed things in a good way, but I can't complain about the way things are going; a YC-no-thanks is not a fatal judgment.
Why don't you get your own email address @stormpulse.com instead of gmail?
I used to use my own domain email for more than a decade and now I use gmail exclusively. Why? First of all they have the best spam filtering system I've ever been exposed to. Second, they archive all my email and each account has a limit of more than 7 GB. Third, I can use my regular email client to receive my mail via pop3. Fourth, they allow me to send email via their smtp server. Fifth, it is simpler to use than my own domain email account.
Yes I know it is 'nice' to have your own domain-based email accounts, especially when trying to advertise your domain, but all the advantages of gmail encouraged me to switch and I've never been happier.