We applied I think in 2010, got rejected. This was when YC was still fairly young. so arguably competition was even less than it is today. Our company now does

We applied I think in 2010, got rejected. This was when YC was still fairly young. so arguably competition was even less than it is today. Our company now does over $100M ARR and still growing. We learned a lot along the way, to be fair, I don't think I would have accepted us either at the time. Just take it as a learning experience and get better, don't let rejection stop you. I couldn't tell you how many "NOs" we've gotten in our company's lifespan.