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As someone that is now in the Team 2nd Chance, this has been a fun emotional rollercoaster. Two great lessons can be taken from this experience, first for thos
by allanmacgregor 8y ago
As someone that is now in the Team 2nd Chance, this has been a fun emotional rollercoaster.
Two great lessons can be taken from this experience, first for those that got accepted, then rejected then accepted; dealing with rejection is an essential part of a startup or any business, shit happens and is how to deal with it that makes or breaks companies.
Second, YC just thought a masterclass on how to handle mistakes and how to fail forward. A mistake turned into an opportunity for them and the 11,000 people that got rejected.
Looking forward to be learning side by side with y'all!
- mindcrime 8y agoThere's another lesson in this as well: There's still a group of people who aren't in this class... the people who didn't even apply in the first place. How many people were either too lazy to fill out the application, or thought "we won't get in, why bother", etc, who arguably would now be benefiting from this had they applied? To me this is a good example of how, while you can't literally "make your own luck", you can make decisions that put you in a position to benefit from fortuitous events. (For the same of argument, let's assume that getting in to SS, even as one of the 15,000+ is still beneficial). "You have to enter to win" as they say.
- 1996 8y agoor alternatively, thought that the value to be gained from this was lower that the next best use of their time? 10 grands at best, no mentoring - a consulting gig is worth more in money and experience.