the rationale behind adding "YC reject" in the original title was two-fold: 1stly, to highlight that there are success stories amongst those who are not accept

the rationale behind adding "YC reject" in the original title was two-fold: 1stly, to highlight that there are success stories amongst those who are not accepted into YC. 2ndly, to point out that not getting accepted by YC may have emboldened the founders' resolve to 'go all in' and focus exclusively to make their startup a success. i still think the extra 'noise' was a justified trade-off, given that the original article mentioned the YC rejection as additional motivation.