I didn't want to post here, but alas, I am. I wish they would have included some feedback.
Post your submission on HN. We'd love to tear it apart :)
The YC Rejection thread
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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).
Excuse me, I'm still young and arrogant and want to be rich and famous before I'm 25. Perhaps that's not the best mindset to approach this from.
:)
I guess that depends on what you're doing. For me? Not so much as being rich and famous as it is about paying the bills while helping solve problems people have.
Also, you're making me feel older than I should. Please get off my lawn ;)
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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…
All valid points, but really has nothing to do with what I said ;) I was just hoping they could provide feedback, since I assume they make a conscientious decision about each application.
Feedback wouldn't necessarily be very useful. The feedback might be a meaningless number such as '42' in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Deep Thought (which doesn't really explain the result of the question).
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#46Yep! 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).
Same here. We have a team of 20-year olds an one 52 year-old. The grandpa of us bunch didn't see the same excitement in this opportunity as the young'uns did. Rejection here as well...would have been a heck of a summer in San Francisco, instead it will have to be an awesome 4 months in Bloomington, IN, home of Indiana University!
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#47i got rejected too :)
If someone wants to be a technical partner with me just email me digizal08@gmail.com its a e-commerce company that will make money off the bat.
Plus I at least know a few VCs if I were really serious about funding, I just need a technical co-founder which is why im guessing I got a flat out rejection.
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#48Hey, sixth time is the charm, right?
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All valid points, but really has nothing to do with what I said ;) I was just hoping they could provide feedback, since I assume they make a conscientious decision about each application.
Feedback wouldn't necessarily be very useful. The feedback might be a meaningless number such as '42' in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Deep Thought (which doesn't really explain the result of the question).
At which case, I could ignore the feedback.
I don't see any room for argument here: the lack of feedback is a loss of information.
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#50I 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.
im looking for a technical co-founder,. i think i have the funding bit figured out if i found a technical co founder. at least i know a bit of people wit moola