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You really don't need YC rejects to validate that being rejected by YC isn't a death sentence. 90% of all startups that are successful have done it without YC.
by joshmanders 4y ago
You really don't need YC rejects to validate that being rejected by YC isn't a death sentence. 90% of all startups that are successful have done it without YC. Many have done it without any VC.
- mhluongo 4y agoOf course! But it doesn't hurt. In my founder "generation" at least, many of us got excited and felt heard reading PG's old blog posts. A YC rejection can feel more personal when you've lionized them for years.
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