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>Mehta launched the service in 2012 and applied to Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator that hatched giants like Airbnb and Dropbox. He was
by hitekker 9y ago
>Mehta launched the service in 2012 and applied to Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator that hatched giants like Airbnb and Dropbox. He was rejected because the application deadline had passed. Undeterred, Mehta used Instacart to deliver a six-pack of IPAs to a Y Combinator partner. Within 30 minutes, he was asked to come in for an interview and the next day was accepted into the program. Shortly after, he closed a seed investment round.
A classic example of having faith in yourself and your product.
- craftyguy 9y agoWait, do people start companies from the ground up without faith in themselves and/or their products?
- CamelCaseName 9y agoIn most cases yes, people just starting do not have faith in themselves and their product. They have faith in their future selves and their future product. If instacart had not even had an MVP ready, the more likely response would have been to wait for next year.
- hitekker 9y ago> If instacart had not even had an MVP ready, the more likely response would have been to wait for next year. Correct.
- garry 9y agoI was that YC partner. The beer was very good. 21st Amendment Stout.