Ask HN: YC rejection

Re:Ask HN: YC rejection by angersock on Friday April 10, 2015 @11:45PM (#9358392)

The only feedback you need is from your customers--everything else is just bullshit and navel-gazing. Unless pg or sama is going to cut your company a check (and your rejection suggests that they won't), their approval or acceptance shouldn't matter to you one iota. That you didn't get into YC doesn't matter, and doesn't reflect poorly on you or your business.

Get back to work. :)

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Re:Ask HN: YC rejection by golubevpavel on Friday April 10, 2015 @11:53PM (#9358411)

Well, I believe it is worth it to stop talking to customers and coding for a moment and try to analyze, why the heck you did not get approved to YC.

I'm not upset, actually it's a good thing that I don't have to give out 7% of my company for $15k. But nevertheless, worth it to analyze.

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Re:Ask HN: YC rejection by reviyou on Saturday April 11, 2015 @12:00AM (#9358430)

it's no longer 15k for 7%, isn't it? it's 120k

no sane developer would trade his idea he spent several months working on for just 15k, even if it's YC. That's not how investor's market is right now.

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Re:Ask HN: YC rejection by golubevpavel on Saturday April 11, 2015 @12:07AM (#9358447)

I was not aware of that :)

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Re:Ask HN: YC rejection by reviyou on Saturday April 11, 2015 @12:12AM (#9358464)

sorry, I don't think it makes you feel any better :)

but hey, make a first million, have a successful exit - next time apply with a billion dollars idea - they'll take you seriously!!

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