Re:Paul Graham convinced me to drop out of school / quit my ...
by dpapathanasiou on Thursday March 29, 2007 @09:39AM
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Humorous article, but serious point.
YC, like it or not, is pre-disposed to accepting certain types of founders: under 30, doing web applications, etc.
But the opinion of YC (or any other angel/VC) is not the last word on whether or not your venture succeeds.
There was another VC firm who posted a page on their web site listing the deals they rejected -- it included some huge successes, like Google -- can you imagine a VC admitting they turned down Google?
But that's the right attitude to have; and more entrepreneurs should think that way, too.
You will make mistakes, have false starts, hear a lot of "no"s from potential clients, etc. but it's all part of the process.
YC, like it or not, is pre-disposed to accepting certain types of founders: under 30, doing web applications, etc.
But the opinion of YC (or any other angel/VC) is not the last word on whether or not your venture succeeds.
There was another VC firm who posted a page on their web site listing the deals they rejected -- it included some huge successes, like Google -- can you imagine a VC admitting they turned down Google?
But that's the right attitude to have; and more entrepreneurs should think that way, too.
You will make mistakes, have false starts, hear a lot of "no"s from potential clients, etc. but it's all part of the process.