Ask HN: Next Steps After YC Rejection
A large number of startups are going to receive a rejection notice from Ycombinator today. To quote Sam Altman, "Best of luck, and don’t give up."
Many cofounders are looking at huge corporate salaries vs. barely making ends meet trying to start a company. There's a lot that they don't know and a lot places they could use a ton of help.
For everyone who doesn't make Ycombinator tonight, where are other places to get help as a startup? (More than just alternate incubators, though I'd love to hear about those as well)
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1. If you were accepted, you would not suddenly have more money in your business account overnight.
2. If you were accepted, you would still have more effort to get through before meeting people
3. When you meet these advisors and contacts, you're not immediately using them to their fullest benefits from day-0.
...and then there's still the matter of not just learning what you're being taught, but executing on it correctly. That does not happen overnight through from a single email. That comes from adapting and evolving as an individual and team, regardless of if you're in a bootstrapped company, incubator/accelerator, VC-funded, etc. It's a process that takes time. Use that time wisely with what you have available and what you can make available.
But every business needs guidance, we're all in this together, so I love this question.
If you're in the Bay Area, finding great startup advisors is not a huge task (outside of bay area, it may be more work, I don't know from experience). Either way, the goal should be to seek those with relevant experience, and just get in front of them however you can. I recommend the following as a start: - AngelList (scout out advisors/angels in your relevant industry) - FounderDating - LinkedIn
Other notable accelerators/incubators: - Techstars - 500 Startups - AngelPad
I'm not one for luck, so I like to say... Get to work, the world is ready for you!