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Re:Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out by keating on Thursday April 10, 2008 @12:35AM (#159595)
> I'm 100% sure my idea is rock solid, I've executed successfully before AND I have a cofounder, but I was turned down.

Send them a letter rejecting their rejection letter and show up anyhow. From gettingintogradschool.com:

    Thank for your letter of April 9. After careful consideration, I regret to 
    inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission 
    to our department.

    This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large
    number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of 
    candidates it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

    Despite W.M.U.'s outstanding qualifications and previous experience in 
    rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at 
    this time. Therefore, I will join the ranks of graduate students in your 
    department this September. I look forward to seeing you then.

    Sincerely,
Re:Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out by jsjenkins168 on Thursday April 10, 2008 @03:32AM (#159729)
Upon hearing the news that YC decided not to fund us, my co-founder refused to take no for an answer and decided to call PG on the phone and plea. PG was really really cool and even offered additional advice to help us, but wouldnt budge on their decision.

My advice for those rejected now and after interviews is to simply accept the rejection and continue to build your product as aggressively as you can. I didnt take our rejection very well, and probably wasted more time than I should have dwelling on it. There is not enough time in this field to focus on defeats. Your competition will simply kill you if you do.

Consider this rejection to be a practice round of many more to come.

Re:Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out by hooande on Thursday April 10, 2008 @02:35AM (#159706)
Reminds me of the excite.com story in Founders at Work
Re:Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out by ebukys on Thursday April 10, 2008 @12:45AM (#159610)
Haha, brilliant! The problem is, you need at least one person (someone who has deciding power) to be impressed enough with your pure stubborn flippancy to let you in even after having been rejected.
Re:Tell YC: Summer 08 decisions out by keating on Thursday April 10, 2008 @12:50AM (#159619)
If anyone actually went through with it I'd like their chances. If you have that kind of chutzpah why stop there? Hit up every other VC/Angel in the area and something will stick.