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Or you could take the opportunity to consider whether $FOO was right; perhaps your idea isn't as good as you think it is. There's a big difference between havi

by hugh3 16y ago

Or you could take the opportunity to consider whether $FOO was right; perhaps your idea isn't as good as you think it is. There's a big difference between having your idea or proposal rejected and being rejected as a person; it's a useful skill not to get offended at the former. (Perhaps the latter as well, but that's much more advanced.)

jacquesm 16y ago
You can be rejected by YC for many reasons, one possibility is that others were even better...
mindcrime 16y ago
> Or you could take the opportunity to consider whether $FOO was right; perhaps your idea isn't as good as you think it is. Yes, this is true. I think you're taking what I said a little bit more literally than I intended. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say that I left out some of the nuance, in the name of conserving time & space (or because I'm lazy). Yes, there are times that rejection should be treated as a sign that it's time to stop, change plans, etc. But if I were to offer a more nuanced version of what I said before, I'd say "When rejected, it's up to you to determine the merits of your plan and your abilities, etc., based on the feedback you have received, and decide if you should still go for it or not. If you sincerely believe you are right, then go for it, and succeed so damn well that you buy the rejecting party's offices and turn them into your ping-pong room."