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Sounds like you guys are doing the right thing ... I am doing the same personally, living and breathing my idea just like I was before YC and just like I will b
by zbruhnke 16y ago
Sounds like you guys are doing the right thing ... I am doing the same personally, living and breathing my idea just like I was before YC and just like I will be after YC. Whether or not I am chosen I will continue to do just as I am today. Even if I get an interview I certainly will not change my routine simply for the sake of YC ... I should have a demo by the time the interviews come around and I will be happy to show it to the team if selected to do so.
So many people seem to look at YC as a do or die ordeal. Simply put, it is not ... It is a wonderful program for a number of great minds and startups, they will likely pass on more good applicants than they will accept, that is not to say the YC guys do not know what they are doing, they have presumably well over 1,000 applicants and only accept around 40 companies. If you get rejected and decide not to continue on your project you were probably not the kind of founder they were looking for in the first place.
Use YC as motivation for your project, not as a gauge for your company's success, that is not what is what meant to be.
Zach