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Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Hi everyone - Startups are hard. I hope you'll keep going in the face of adversity. If so, Mixpanel is here to help. Forward a copy of your YC rejection email to free@mixpanel.com and we'll hook you up with our $150/month Startup plan, free forever.

Sent! I only forwarded it, didn't include any extra text. Do I need to do anything else or should I just wait patiently for a response? Thanks for offering this! Doesn't feel as much like rejection any more ;)

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Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

No questions. No video views. Rejected.

I applied as a solo founder, so I'm really not surprised.

In other news, I'm considering bringing on a technical cofounder that can take over with what I've built with my very minimal Ruby knowledge while I handle everything else. :)

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

#54

Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

0 questions a video view or 2 Rejected I also had to deal with losing a co-founder during the application process, so I wonder if my perceived instability was a factor. Trying to figure out why if it was a serious reason (instead of just having too many other qualified candidates), although I understand their personal reasons stance.

I GOT 20 VIEWS LOLZ

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

#55

Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

A few days after the submission ended I realized that my video wasn't working, lol.

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

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post #13

Hi everyone - Startups are hard. I hope you'll keep going in the face of adversity. If so, Mixpanel is here to help. Forward a copy of your YC rejection email to free@mixpanel.com and we'll hook you up with our $150/month Startup plan, free forever.

Nice move Mixpanel... now just have to get up to those 10K monthly users!

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

#58

Curious how many other people got questions from the partners, website logins, video views, and then got rejected. I didn't put much effort into my app, thinking it unlikely that they'd accept me, but darn it, they did get my hopes up a bit :-)

8 video views, 0 questions, solo founder rejected.

Re: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

#59
post #13

Hi everyone - Startups are hard. I hope you'll keep going in the face of adversity. If so, Mixpanel is here to help. Forward a copy of your YC rejection email to free@mixpanel.com and we'll hook you up with our $150/month Startup plan, free forever.

Love what Mixpanel is doing, so we'd like to jump on the bandwagon. Offering our $59 Basic plan for free for life, and 50% off all other plans. Happy to keep startups secure :) Email your YC rejection letter to founders@tinfoilsecurity.com
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