In the time you were first rejected to the time of the 2nd rejection, you could have done some things to save up the same seed money for yourself, established r

In the time you were first rejected to the time of the 2nd rejection, you could have done some things to save up the same seed money for yourself, established relationships with angels/VCs through networking, come up with an alternate idea (perhaps the one that was just rejected), or just started working on the idea that was originally rejected. You would have been better off than waiting around and trying to get permission to start something from YC.