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Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by pptr1 »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #28
yosho wrote: post #25

My team and I got rejected in 2010. We're still working together and we're generating mid 8 figure revenues now. So it's definitely not the end of the world and the silicon valley network is so vast these days that no one should let a YC rejection stop them from doing amazing things. Keep on truckin!

Mid 8 figure revenues? Like, $50,000,000/yr? If you're still growing, it sounds like YC missed out.

YC will miss out on allot of companies. It not humanly possible for them to be that good.

I rather have a business that has that type of growth than get into YC.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by pptr1 »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #23
stevenjohns wrote: post #20

Rejected. Sucks. The idea was very solid and the team was solid (between the 3 of us we have 2 artists, 2 computer science degrees, 2 computer engineering degrees, and an established viral content marketer). The only two issues were that a) We are planning to build a hardware product and are at the mock-ups/renderings stage so we do not have a prototype, and b) One of the team members hasn't physically met the other…

If the idea is solid, why are you letting YC's rejection get in the way of pursuing it? Determination matters most.

agree 100%. Getting into YC is a bad bar for success.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by brightdream »

jndsn402 wrote: post #16
dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

A website to compare and buy annuities. Don't have it up yet, any suggestions appreciated.

Hey do you want to collab? I pitched an idea to streamline the purchase of life annuities.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by onuryavuz »

dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

http://cubic.fm connects different music sources in a single player and helps users build a globally accessible online music library. Launched the public beta a week ago.

we want users to be able to

-Create an online music library, independent of the source providing the content. -Build it further by collecting any track discovered anywhere on the web. -Access and interact with other users' libraries, no matter which service they use or subscribe to.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by rgbrgb »

One positive data point here. We got invited for an interview [1]!

It's at least the 4th time I've applied, 2nd time with this company, and the 1st time I've been invited for an interview.

Good luck to everyone, and as I always tell myself: YC is not the goal, making something people want is not the goal, making something good that people want is the goal.

[1]: https://www.openlistings.co/

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Post by stevenjohns »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #23
stevenjohns wrote: post #20

Rejected. Sucks. The idea was very solid and the team was solid (between the 3 of us we have 2 artists, 2 computer science degrees, 2 computer engineering degrees, and an established viral content marketer). The only two issues were that a) We are planning to build a hardware product and are at the mock-ups/renderings stage so we do not have a prototype, and b) One of the team members hasn't physically met the other…

If the idea is solid, why are you letting YC's rejection get in the way of pursuing it? Determination matters most.

We're not. It slows us down considerably, but we're still pursuing it.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by jndsn402 »

brightdream wrote: post #33
jndsn402 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A website to compare and buy annuities. Don't have it up yet, any suggestions appreciated.

Hey do you want to collab? I pitched an idea to streamline the purchase of life annuities.

Definitely worth a chat. Email me, ydschwartz at gmail
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