I didnt apply this time around, but... You have to realize that while Hacker News may be a community, Y Combinator is actually business. Businesses tend to str

I didnt apply this time around, but... You have to realize that while Hacker News may be a community, Y Combinator is actually business. Businesses tend to strive to efficient processes. Applying to Y Combinator is like applying to any other competition, so don't take the lack of direct feedback personally. If you got a rejection letter, it didn't state things like "You didn't pursue enough extracurricular activities, plus the grammar in your essay was horrible". I think that what people that werent accepted should do is become a part of this community. Because while you may not get feedback from your application, we will give that feedback, we will give you that support when you are down, we will be the first users of your website, heck we may even be your first competitors. So, dont drop your idea or stop coming here because you werent accepted or didnt get feedback. It's not personal. Really. Good Luck!