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YC is Wrong About You

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YC is Wrong About You

#1

Post by jeremynolan »

I’m not the type of person that you’ll hear commenting all the time here on Hacker News. Fact is, I couldn’t stop and see all these people feeling bad about them because YC rejected them.

I’m not interesting in applying to YC. Come on, you don’t need YC to succeed. You don’t need them. Many of you guys are just here because you think YC would be the salvation to your startup. Don’t kid yourself.

If you feel bad because you got rejected, because you lost the “golden mentorship” and the 10,000 grand, then you shouldn’t be doing your startup in first place.

You should believe in your idea and go on, even if the other people don’t see what you can see. Thomas Edison didn’t stop because everyone believed he was nuts. Henry Ford didn’t stop back then, the Google guys didn’t stop, and you shouldn’t stop.

Keep going, keep moving, don’t let fear or rejection stop you. Never.

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#3

Post by tsally »

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

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#4

Post by xenoterracide »

tsally wrote: post #3

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

not to mention, yc prolly has a ton of applicants, they didn't even see yours. I'll apply earlier next time myself, but hopefully I'll also have a co-founder by then.

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#5

Post by s_baar »

xenoterracide wrote: post #4
tsally wrote: post #3

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

not to mention, yc prolly has a ton of applicants, they didn't even see yours. I'll apply earlier next time myself, but hopefully I'll also have a co-founder by then.

YC does look at all the applications. PG has said that the majority of the apps come in in the last day/half-day and that they have accepted people who have applied then.

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#6

Post by jlm382 »

s_baar wrote: post #2

This title may not be the most supportive for those who get accepted. It's starting to feel like College Confidential around here...

LOL reminds me of senior year in high school.

But seriously -- your source of funding doesn't identify you, the college you attend doesn't identify you, and they shouldn't.

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#7

Post by xenoterracide »

xenoterracide wrote: post #4
tsally wrote: post #3

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

not to mention, yc prolly has a ton of applicants, they didn't even see yours. I'll apply earlier next time myself, but hopefully I'll also have a co-founder by then.

now I want to know why I've been marked down? I think it's a good way to look at it. my application is too far down in the pile, nothing personal, I don't think mine was worse, it just never got reviewed because there are too many applicants farther up on the stack who were just as good that there was no need to get to mine.

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#8

Post by nostrademons »

tsally wrote: post #3

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

Four YC rejections, however, is pretty rough.

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#9

Post by vonsydov »

nostrademons wrote: post #8
tsally wrote: post #3

Not to be an internet hardass, but if a YC rejection crushes you beyond all belief, you probably shouldn't be founding a startup. Every single successful startup has experienced at least one defeat as large as a YC rejection. A healthy dose of confidence and ignorance about your abilities is necessary. Preferably a combination of both.

Four YC rejections, however, is pretty rough.

Hell no. It just means you have a ton of ideas and perhaps you don't know how many other similar projects are out there. Educate yourself a little more.
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