Just to add a specific example - we applied to YC, got to the interview stage, and completely flunked it. But five years on we're successful (although probably

Just to add a specific example - we applied to YC, got to the interview stage, and completely flunked it. But five years on we're successful (although probably not in a large enough market for YC). Wrote about this recently here - https://clutter.errantscience.com/2017/07/31/reflecting-on-the-founding-growth-and-maturing-of-overleaf/ https://clutter.errantscience.com/2017/07/31/reflecting-on-t...