I'm sorry to get the rejection. Most of all it made me kick myself for wasting time on low-probability bets like this. I should have spent the time on things with a better chance of paying off.
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#2220 video views and a few LI views from 'stealth startup in SF area' - We haven't put a demo online until our patent app goes through the first stage.
The whole process was fun though - especially after posting the app we realized how confusing everything sounded so we kind of expected a rejection.
Anyway, back to building the system :)
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#23We got rejected :). We didn't build our startup for YC, though. In fact the YC application was just a super great opportunity for us to have a 'checkpoint' at our startup. So, I think this was great. Good luck to everybody else! Check out http://eatfindr.com/ if you'd like to find out more about what we applied with. ShowHN coming soon. :)
Great answer, llaxsll.
I agree that the checkpoint brings some value.
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#2420 video views and a few LI views from 'stealth startup in SF area' - We haven't put a demo online until our patent app goes through the first stage. The whole process was fun though - especially after posting the app we realized how confusing everything sounded so we kind of expected a rejection. Anyway, back to building the system :)
Did you post the video on Posterous? If so, just know the video count isn't entirely accurate. It counts views to the parent site, as well as views in the Posterous manager, so it's really hard to tell a hard count of actual views.
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#25Rejected also.
I would like the weak point of the application, so that i could at least improve the application.
Really, a oneliner would be enough.
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#2620 video views and a few LI views from 'stealth startup in SF area' - We haven't put a demo online until our patent app goes through the first stage. The whole process was fun though - especially after posting the app we realized how confusing everything sounded so we kind of expected a rejection. Anyway, back to building the system :)
Did you post the video on Posterous? If so, just know the video count isn't entirely accurate. It counts views to the parent site, as well as views in the Posterous manager, so it's really hard to tell a hard count of actual views.
Basically the count minus my views was 30 - a few days after posting the page showed the video directly, so deducting this I thought this may be the number. However, we look freaky and have weird accents, so maybe our views were just for amusement :)
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#27We got rejected :). We didn't build our startup for YC, though. In fact the YC application was just a super great opportunity for us to have a 'checkpoint' at our startup. So, I think this was great. Good luck to everybody else! Check out http://eatfindr.com/ if you'd like to find out more about what we applied with. ShowHN coming soon. :)
I know so many people with allergies that need this app. Will certainly pass it along. Throw a like button on that page ;-)
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#28We got rejected :). We didn't build our startup for YC, though. In fact the YC application was just a super great opportunity for us to have a 'checkpoint' at our startup. So, I think this was great. Good luck to everybody else! Check out http://eatfindr.com/ if you'd like to find out more about what we applied with. ShowHN coming soon. :)
I know so many people with allergies that need this app. Will certainly pass it along. Throw a like button on that page ;-)
we're on it .. and not stopping there .. you'll even be able to pin-it :P, if you so desire .. in a few hours, that is.
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#29Rejected (No idea category) I ran our application past several YC alumni who gave it a thumbs up, and some of them even +1'd it behind the scenes. I thought our application was quite impressive. Even that wasn't enough to get an interview. Good luck to those of whom have been invited for interview, and of course those whose haven't! :)
Same here but we had an idea, it's unfortunate but good luck to those who are interviewed.
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#30Nonapplicant: are the accepted not allowed to say that they've been accepted, or all they all too busy celebrating to post here?