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Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by joshmanders on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:01PM (#32725819)
You really don't need YC rejects to validate that being rejected by YC isn't a death sentence. 90% of all startups that are successful have done it without YC. Many have done it without any VC.
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Re:Ask HN: YC misses that went on to do well (like veed.io) by mhluongo on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:34PM (#32726207)
Of course! But it doesn't hurt.

In my founder "generation" at least, many of us got excited and felt heard reading PG's old blog posts. A YC rejection can feel more personal when you've lionized them for years.

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