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We're officially on this list but will move to SF regardless! PG: can we _still_hang_out_ with you guys on meetup nights. I'm serious.
And, if you want to get to know some people in the Hacker community, http://HackersandFounders.com gets together every couple of weeks. Let me know you're coming, and I'll buy you a beer. :)
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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.
Sure, other things matter more, but getting feedback certainly wouldn't hurt. Especially feedback coming from YC, because I respect their opinion and tend to think they know what they are talking about. And, obviously, if I got feedback, I could always ignore it and be in the same position as I am now. I'd rather have more information than less.
All it means is that there were other start-ups that caught their attention more.
You have to remember that they look at this as a business process, and a huge part of that process is "can we make money off of this as well"; it's tough to ascertain that over a video.
Keep on trucking, and I'm sure you'll do fine. It's 90% perspiration anyways.
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
There's probably too many rejections to give any feedback. I mean if there were 10,000 to 20,000 groups that applied it would be impossible to send a reason in the email to each group. Besides it all comes down to a numerical rating (sauce for the goose). Kudos to the bird with a golden egg.
They are no longer posting their numbers, so don't ask.
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Sure, other things matter more, but getting feedback certainly wouldn't hurt. Especially feedback coming from YC, because I respect their opinion and tend to think they know what they are talking about. And, obviously, if I got feedback, I could always ignore it and be in the same position as I am now. I'd rather have more information than less.
A rejection doesn't mean there was anything wrong with your application / start-up / you personally at all. All it means is that there were other start-ups that caught their attention more. You have to remember that they look at this as a business process, and a huge part of that process is "can we make money off of this as well"; it's tough to ascertain that over a video. Keep on trucking, and I'm sure you'll do fin…
I was just hoping they could provide feedback, since I assume they make a conscientious decision about each application.
We're officially on this list but will move to SF regardless! PG: can we _still_hang_out_ with you guys on meetup nights. I'm serious.
I hope you enjoy your move to the Bay area. It's delightful. And, if you want to get to know some people in the Hacker community, http://HackersandFounders.com gets together every couple of weeks. Let me know you're coming, and I'll buy you a beer. :)
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
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…
Why is age such a bad thing :) I'm 20 and we also got rejected, but one of us happens to be in her 50s and doesn't consider this the worst thing in the world (or even, the worst thing to happen to our startup).
I wouldn't worry that much about the money, its not what YC is about. I'd worry more about not getting access to all those YC connections.
Of course the YC connections were the first things on my mind. I don't think you can equate them to hard cash. It's just that the cash would have given me the chance to quit consulting and go 100% on my idea. But it's not the end of the world.