I sure hope they didn't base any decisions off of the quality of the video. Posterous hacked it up like a baby bunny through a wood chipper.
Condolences to all who got rejected. Take it in stride.
The YC Rejection thread
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Re: The YC Rejection thread
#122I 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
OT: Did it bother anyone else that the site calling it an "MD5 Encrypter" with the "Encrypt Data" button and all. Where is the decrypter?
http://www.freerainbowtables.com/ Your mileage may vary.
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#123I got rejected too. Was applying alone. Does it make hell lot of difference? Somewhere I read they do accept solo applications
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#124Even the best application will max out at [choose-your-pessimism]% chance of success. Apply elsewhere and often. And apply for YC again next time. Max out quality and quantity of applications for funding. If it's a good idea, you'll get your money/support you need.
Do you know of any investors similar to YC?
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#125I wonder if we can set up a private forum for all of us this summer that develop our idea anyway. Maybe we can share ideas/thoughts and beta test each other's stuff.
At the end of the summer, if we get a lot of us, we could create a a big page for all of to show off our stuff.
What do you guys think?
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#126I'm always reminded of the words Steve Yegge once posted on his blog regarding getting rejected from a Google interview:
You should feel bad, but not meta-bad
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#127I got rejected too. Was applying alone. Does it make hell lot of difference? Somewhere I read they do accept solo applications
A friend of mine got rejected two (maybe three?) years ago from YC applying solo and his rejection explicitly said they were looking for teams for the program and not individuals.
Again, this was at least two years ago so things may well have changed.
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#128I got rejected too. Was applying alone. Does it make hell lot of difference? Somewhere I read they do accept solo applications
I was a solo founder too. I don't think it makes much of a difference and will apply for Winter too. Don't let that deter you.
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was thinking there might be a few strata of e-mails... like "sorry" then "sooo close" then maybe a "waitlist" e-mail if some other group drops out.
A waitlist would imply that people were basically good enough, whereas pg has always said that if they like a group, they'll take them - it's not as if there is a number of accepted groups that is set in stone.
Wow, fine, whatever. Then use your god damn imagination as to what the strata could be. My point is that they could have prepared more than one type of rejection e-mail.
That's the significant thing I'm adding to the discussion, so please respond to that, rather than trying to disprove some other minor point I'm not even trying to make.
If I sound like I'm pissed, it's because I am. This happens all the fucking time on HN, and the snarky replies are the ones that get upvoted.
Re: The YC Rejection thread
#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
A waitlist would imply that people were basically good enough, whereas pg has always said that if they like a group, they'll take them - it's not as if there is a number of accepted groups that is set in stone.
Wow, fine, whatever. Then use your god damn imagination as to what the strata could be. My point is that they could have prepared more than one type of rejection e-mail. That's the significant thing I'm adding to the discussion, so please respond to that, rather than trying to disprove some other minor point I'm not even trying to make. If I sound like I'm pissed, it's because I am. This happens all the fucking time…
I wasn't trying to be snarky. They apparently feel that "you didn't get in" is all that needs to be said.