I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve

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Post by alliem » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:18 AM UTC

I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve
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Re: I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve

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Post by atarian » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 8:15 AM UTC

I think you have a good intent (promoting business for transgender people), but I find your article coming off a bit defensive, especially when you ended with:

"I'm playing hard mode. A victory now will be more meaningful. I am Allison Mobley's Crsytallized Resolve. And I am here to say hello, world."

Perhaps you need to go beyond the question of why there needs to be an incubator for just transgender people and ask just yourself: why you are personally doing this?

Re: I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve

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Post by alliem » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 9:02 PM UTC

atarian wrote: post #2

I think you have a good intent (promoting business for transgender people), but I find your article coming off a bit defensive, especially when you ended with: "I'm playing hard mode. A victory now will be more meaningful. I am Allison Mobley's Crsytallized Resolve. And I am here to say hello, world." Perhaps you need to go beyond the question of why there needs to be an incubator for just transgender people and ask…

I suppose I am a little scrappy http://tcombinator.blogspot.com/2012/04/why-i-am-personally-...

Re: I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve

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Post by jbelich » Thu, Apr 19, 2012, 1:30 AM UTC

atarian wrote: post #2

I think you have a good intent (promoting business for transgender people), but I find your article coming off a bit defensive, especially when you ended with: "I'm playing hard mode. A victory now will be more meaningful. I am Allison Mobley's Crsytallized Resolve. And I am here to say hello, world." Perhaps you need to go beyond the question of why there needs to be an incubator for just transgender people and ask…

Most people have no comprehension of how difficult it is to live as a transgender. I have several TG friends and I am constantly in awe of how they put up with not just prejudice, but persistent threat of violence (even here in SF!).

Anyone who accepts that burden in life has already proven the ability to go thru hell, and they usually carry those lessons of perseverance with them in other aspects of life also.