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Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted by mLuby on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @11:54AM (#17810707)
There are so many wantrepreneurs and "founder networking" types that suck up valuable time. I'd hoped that YC had filtered those out and that accepted companies could assume their peers are as serious as they are.
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Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted by 1996 on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:41PM (#17811175)
after careful thinking, I decided applying was not worth the time I could invest in improving the product.

now that everyone gets a trophy, I am glad I dodged the bullet

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Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted by tragicjordan on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:00PM (#17810773)
Bingo.
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Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted by privacypoller on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:12PM (#17810886)
Welcome to the new society - participation ribbons for all!
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Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted by itronitron on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @09:40PM (#17815549)
and please grab your complementary juicero and blood test robot on your way out. Point being... if VCs can't filter these out then why have a filter at all?
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