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Good Luck HN: Today is the last day to apply to Y Combinator for Summer 2012
365 + 2 days ago, my cofounders and I hit "submit" for our application to Y Combinator. We were anxious about our chances but excited about tackling a startup with the support from the greatest accelerator in the world.
We were a solid team with a good idea. But still, we got lucky and we're grateful for everything YC has given us.
So I just wanted to wish everyone good luck with their applications today. And remember, you can't hit a home run if you don't take a swing.
- kirinan 15y agoThanks! I missed the deadline for winter funding but this time I told myself no matter what I wouldn't miss it. I turned it in a couple weeks early even. I just want to remind everyone that is applying with me this time around that even if you don't get funding, you shouldn't quit. Simply applying to Ycombinator means you are more motivated than most people, pursue your dreams and don't surrender. If you truly believe in your idea, then you can make it and be amazingly successful. So don't allow not getting an interview or a getting accepted stop you, you should go and become huge anyways, because I know I will!
- jasonshen 15y agoGreat point - YC is just one path to startup success. The best founders will find a way to make it happen, no matter what.
- legend1984 15y agoThe best ideas are only as good as the ones who pursue them.
- sqardius 15y agoTotally true.
- owaisjaleel 15y agoThanks! Just hit submit
- brianmac 15y agoThanks for your guidetoyc site was really useful in getting down to the stuff that matters :) Either way things are going to move forward! Difference between Entrepreneur (finding solutions to problems) and Wantrepeneurs (wanting answers handed to them).