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Ask HN: Rejects Unite?
Why don't we get all the rejected companies that haven't launched yet and make it our goal to launch on the same day as the accepted ones? There are way more of us right? I have an extra $1000 for publicity. Who's in?
- spencer-matonis 9y agoI've launched but would support/fly-out to a reject event... We get a space together and maybe present startups and then have a little party? Host our own demo day and make some type of support network for contacts and trying out each other's products?
- ParameterOne 9y agoyes! a rejection connection! And I guess it doesn't matter if you have already launched you should still be in the demo day!
- 19eightyfour 9y agoGreat idea. I'm in. Rejected for like the 5th time. The rejections get easier to take. I think the 3 months hence launch date is doable. It's useful to have it to work towards.
- menegattig 9y agoCount on me too.
- ParameterOne 9y agoAdd yourself in here please ShowYC.com
- ParameterOne 9y agoWhat to call it?
- 19eightyfour 9y agoYnotC. Kind of clever. What about CYnot. Like !YC but backwards. Flip it and reverse it. We're distancing ourselves, making it our own, inverting the establishment.
- ParameterOne 9y agocynot.com is taken, what else you got?
- 19eightyfour 9y agoUNCOMBINATOR uncombinator.com is available https://www.name.com/domain/search/Uncombinator https://www.name.com/domain/search/Uncombinator
- ParameterOne 9y agomaybe it should be nothing like the YC name in case it decides to take on a life of its own.
- 19eightyfour 9y agoAgree. That's workable. But at the same time, the definition by opposition is unavoidable...As your post said "Rejects unite". That's a powerful force to tap (underdogs, rebels, force against the system/establishment, disruptors). It may move beyond that in time but pooling the rejected is a good firestarter. So a name that doesn't get ahead of itself but capitalizes on this works.
- ParameterOne 9y agogood enough. You are officially in charge of the name. Make the rejected proud! We could just host on github right?
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- ParameterOne 9y agoMaybe we should have it the day after the YC investor day so we can invite all the YC staff too? Get to meet them at least?
- spencer-matonis 9y agoWas thinking same thing, nobody might show up but you never know!
- paytheos 9y agoyes exactly! the day after YC demo day.
- zach417 9y agoI'm in. Keep us posted on details.
- ParameterOne 9y agoAdd your contact info here ShowYC.com
- spencer-matonis 9y agoSo far thinking: - Demo day: 10-min pitches, treat it as the real deal - Audience can fill out feedback cards - Organize guaranteed user feedback networks(from i.e. at least five other startups) - Party/network afterwards and celebrate our launch day/commitment to keep pushing!
- ParameterOne 9y agoYes I like it a lot! And I think it would be easy to book a meeting hall at a hotel that could be used for everything. Especially easy for those coming in from out of town.
- paytheos 9y agoWe will be in Palo Alto, so we can help organize the event.
- ParameterOne 9y agoExcellent! check the box here ShowYC.com
- Wheelie 9y agoNice to have a goal - the demo day and ten minute pitch in a few months. Please keep me in the loop - thanks!
- ParameterOne 9y agoHey wheelie, here is the loop ShowYC.com
- blhack 9y agoI'd be down to check this out. I'm really curious what the other "rejects" (I hate that term) look like.
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- pedalpete 9y agoI'd potentially be interested, but will likely have raised a round before this would happen, let me know how I can help. Would anybody here be interested in doing open office hours together? There was N-Combinator which did that a few years ago, and I made some really good connections. I'm based in Sydney, AUS, but thinking a weekly progress, catch-up and feedback.
- elizabeth8890 9y agoGreat idea!
- paytheos 9y agoGood idea!
- ParameterOne 9y agoYes! here is the link ShowYC.com
- GlennJoe 9y agoGreat Idea. It may give rise to a new group which investors outside YC maybe interested. Have a V bulletin forum for YC rejects. Have a Demo night in first week of September
- hlena1988 9y agoWhat about us in Africa?
- ParameterOne 9y agoYou can come too! ShowYC.com
- op2ed 9y agoAn event seems silly, plus or company has launched and is making 5k profit monthly, so the issue is far deeper than we realize. How about this. lets post about our company and try to find some kinds of patterns on why? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14147148 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14147148
- elizabeth8890 9y agoWe'd totally be up for meeting in person! Please put me on the list! elizabeth@databutterfly.ai
- paytheos 9y agoWe'll be in ABQ in a few weeks on my way to SFO. I just checked out your site. Very cool product. We could meet for a coffee if you want?
- elizabeth8890 9y agoROCK ON! Yes please! There is a huge chance that we could be in Boston at that time though. Please email me! Heck here is my cell; let's keep in touch. (505) 415-5906. Everyone else, please don't spam, thank you!
- paytheos 9y agoWe're in! We got a video interview last week which seemed like a good sign, but then came the rejection letter today. I was just thinking about setting up a post-demo day event for us rejects and found this thread. I'm glad to see others had the same idea. We are actually going with our original plan to move to California from Europe despite the rejection. We would be very interested in connecting and helping to organize such an event. I like your idea to call it YnotC or similar as the brand will get attention. Domain name ynotc.co is available. Who is taking the lead on this?
- esoulution 9y agoI'm in! demo day end of august + party. what we need for the start? branding (catchy name + logo) and website.
- ParameterOne 9y agoright here to start ShowYC.com
- GlennJoe 9y agoTry and get some media publicity for the new group.
- Mz 9y agoIf any rejects want to just bootstrap (or consider it), you are welcome to join this group: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/business-bootstrappers https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/business-bootstrap...
- dimasf 9y agoCount me in as well.
- ParameterOne 9y agosee ShowYC.com
- siddharthgdas 9y agoHey guys, on top of having !YC we can also get YC Alums for advices as well? What do you guys think? Also, I just bought this domain - ycalumsfor.me
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- ParameterOne 9y agoOK, I grabbed ShowYC.com and added a form while everyone is thinking of names and other ideas please take a moment to fill out the contact info.
- paytheos 9y agocool. Thanks for taking the lead on this!
- GlennJoe 9y agoI am based in Melbourne. Travelling to Silicon Valley next week for 2 months
- ParameterOne 9y agoWill you still be there in August?
- GlennJoe 9y agoI will be in Santa Clara next week for 2 months and returning back to Silicon Valley in August. Can meet at my apartment clubhouse in Santa Clara or for coffee at Panera.
- paytheos 9y agoFor the event to get good PR, it would need to include some of the companies who either got a video interview last week but no in-person interview or the companies which got an invite to interview but don't get through the final round. Those companies are obviously strong companies if they were selected for an interview. But those results won't be out for another couple weeks.
- Heredroky 9y agoWe should create a group on slack