If you have an idea you really believe in and you quit because YC didn't buy into it then you're fooling yourself. You really need to follow through with your

If you have an idea you really believe in and you quit because YC didn't buy into it then you're fooling yourself. You really need to follow through with your ideas whether or not other people believe after they heard your pitch for 10 minutes. YC is indeed a great opportunity, but it's definitely not the only one. Keep working at your idea, go out to conferences and meet-ups -- you can network on your own. Be yourself and be your product. I believe something that is important to YC is that you are not banking on their funding to fulfill your idea. You need to have the mentality that you are going to finish your product with or without them. You need to make them want to get on your boat rather than you praying to be on theirs. We came across the application and decided to fill out as an exercise for solidifying our idea. Whether or not YC was going to fund us, we still had a plan of action, which is essentially still the same. I feel that our mentality is what gave us the confidence to interview the way we did. Try again next time, don't be so bitter. Give value before you get value. If you make your product and it is good, word will spread, and you will succeed, just keep at it. Please.