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#72Any nonprofit applicants out there? We'd love to hear about you!
I received an interview for Quill.org. The third time was the charm.
The only thing that really matters is your users. Other people, such as the judges who assess your app, the influential people whom you'd like to get their support - these are not necessarily your users, and they won't necessarily understand the problems you're solving.
Stay true to your users, and if they love what you are doing everything else will follow.
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#73We make mistakes
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#74Also got rejected, but just applying was a valuable experience because of the sort of questions it forced us to tackle.
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#75If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!
Building "Stackoverflow.com" for education to help out K-12 and college admission tests with Q&A platform that is student & teacher friendly. Any feedback will help. http://test.studyboard.com/studyboard/app/#/questions
Why not build atop something like https://github.com/ASKBOT for this?
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#76If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!
Working on Kobra, a realtime collaborative editor for programmers with built in video & voice chat :)
Let me know what you think!
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#77Here's a curious data point: we were invited for an interview last time, but we didn't get in. We had no paying customers yet. The feedback was that we should get 10 customers and apply again. So we did. But no interview this time :/
Hey, you have an interesting product. Curious why you priced it per vehicle. I am a potential user, but the per vehicle pricing makes it incredibly expensive for us to even consider it. What kind of customers do you have right now?
We have customers delivering moving boxes, picking up laundry, lawn care, compost bins, etc...
What is your use-case? We can talk alternative pricing models if you find it valuable -- email me at marc@routific.com
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#78One 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/
Your site looks great. As an objective 3rd party with experience in the real estate sector, I think you are on to something great. (Which is obvious since you got in!)
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#79As expected. Single non-coding founder. Why do i bother? For a few weeks after the rejection I find myself very highly motivated.
Regarding whether you should learn a programming language, which can depend on how large the company is you're building and how busy that keeps you, if you're still at point 0 with an idea and little progress, learning to program can really help.
It also makes finding a programming cofounder easier because fewer programmers probably want to work on the cheap with a piece of a company that may never work out, but they will be willing to work with a fellow programmer as a cofounder on ideas that interest them both.
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#80If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!
I'm working on an "escrow"/invoicing site + app for remodeling and repair contractors. They have big cash flow problems and often require homeowners to pay up front (don't do that). Homeowners benefit through better customer service and less risk of a contractor stealing from them.
I applied solo, so I wasn't holding my breath.
Congratulations to the teams that got in. I'm excited to see what you build.