The YC Rejection thread • Hacker News Board

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#11

Post by sam_in_nyc » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:03 AM UTC

I didn't want to post here, but alas, I am.

I wish they would have included some feedback.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#12

Post by silencio » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:04 AM UTC

redleader wrote: post #7

Can we email them for some kind of feedback about the application?

http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html

Maybe worth a shot regardless, but from talking to other people I know applied and also rejected in the past few minutes (including myself), we seem to pretty much all fall under that "good but pushed out by the best" category.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#13

Post by ktharavaad » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:05 AM UTC

Really sux to be rejected. But now I'm more motivated than ever to work on my produt to prove that they made a mistake.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#14

Post by IMorgothI12 » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:06 AM UTC

Don't sweat the rejection. It's probably very difficult to get accepted to ycombinator. The odds are probably better winning a royal flush or x... than getting accepted to ycombinator. Cudos for the three strikes law....

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#15

Post by mrtron » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:06 AM UTC

sam_in_nyc wrote: post #11

I didn't want to post here, but alas, I am. I wish they would have included some feedback.

Would the feedback really matter much?

What really matters is your determination and team. A few hundred words hardly puts them in a position to provide you valuable feedback on those factors.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#16

Post by dustineichler » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:07 AM UTC

while i say this is the last time, i'll apply again and make a much more serious effort. when's the next cycle, winter? i'll be ready.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#17

Post by avk » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:08 AM UTC

Don't despair if Y Combinator said no. Rejection reveals your true motivation. The key? Wanting to go on.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#18

Post by unalone » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:08 AM UTC

Yep! Rejected!

We got our beta up and running this weekend, and we're fixing up bugs so we can expand and planning our commercial launch, so it's not the worst thing in the world. Better to get rejected at 18 when you've never done anything web-related before than to get rejected for the same circumstances at an older age.

Hopefully I'll see all of you posting about your launches on HN! I'm certain I'll be posting in a month or so and I'd love to see everybody do the same.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#19

Post by redleader » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:09 AM UTC

silencio wrote: post #12

redleader wrote: post #7

Can we email them for some kind of feedback about the application?

http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html Maybe worth a shot regardless, but from talking to other people I know applied and also rejected in the past few minutes (including myself), we seem to pretty much all fall under that "good but pushed out by the best" category.

I would like to know the weakest part of our application. So if it's the founders' experience we can work to improve upon that.

Re: The YC Rejection thread

#20

Post by sam_in_nyc » Tue, Apr 07, 2009, 3:09 AM UTC

I wonder if all the rejection e-mails had the same text.

Mine started with "We're sorry" and ended with "Y Combinator Staff" and has the following MD5: f459a7d636ac85cdcd680b135bcfc521

Edit: easy multi-line md5 here: http://www.webhost.org/widgets/md5encrypter