I hope all their efforts pan out to some form of success, but in terms of this analysis as to why they didn't get accepted into YC, they really need to be a bit

I hope all their efforts pan out to some form of success, but in terms of this analysis as to why they didn't get accepted into YC, they really need to be a bit more honest with themselves. It's less likely due to a few poorly chosen words, and more likely due to a not-strong idea, and a not-strong team. The original blog post reminds me of the song "Pictures of You" by the Cure. The best lines in the song are: "If only I'd thought of the right words I could have held on to your heart If only I'd thought of the right words I wouldn't be breaking apart all my pictures of you" What makes this song so pathetic, and the brilliance of those lyrics, is that the person singing it really believes that changing their words would have kept their relationship intact. But really, it's ridiculous to think that a doomed relationship can be saved with a few "right" words. The relationship was destined to fail because of who the singer is, not because they couldn't think of the right words to say. In the same way, I can't believe changing the answers to their pitch during the 10 min interview would have made a difference. I don't think the person from rocketr can say so confidently that they would have gotten in "if they knew their business well enough". Their entire pitch got unraveled by the 3 most basic questions that anyone could have expected: "What do you do?", "Are you like X or Y?", "Who are your customers?" I think they need to come to the conclusion that their product doesn't pass the smell test for PG, as well as many others on HN, and that is probably the reason why they weren't accepted by YC.