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After the story of you flying over to doorstep a hedge fund manager, navigating the many layers to get there and ultimately solving the problem, I don't see YC

After the story of you flying over to doorstep a hedge fund manager, navigating the many layers to get there and ultimately solving the problem, I don't see YC saying no to be a problem. Learning experiences and such, grind it out and keep going.

hack_edu 14y ago
Yes, though the problem they likely saw was he virtually has no product, business plan, nor seems interested in selling it as much as himself. Its a trope you see here in the post mortem after every YC season selection. "I hacked the process and all I got was this stinking blog post." Edit: This front-paging HN will more than likely land him a job somewhere, for better of for worse, and was likely his real goal in writing it.
- nicholassmith 14y ago
  He did say that he had a product ready to demo but they didn't want to see it. Selling yourself is almost as important as the idea, if you have the best idea in the world but you seem a bit wishy washy then no one is going to be interested, but if you can sell yourself and get them to believe almost anything is possible in your hands then you're in with a better chance.
  - sharkweek 14y ago
    I have seen PG and others on numerous occasions say they're interested in the smartest of people, some of whom may just have a bad idea and need mentoring in that regard. It's a lot easier to point a smart/hard working person in the right direction
- sjtgraham 14y ago
  I'm not looking for a job.
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swalsh 14y ago
I don't know, I feel like there's more to success than simply having unrestrained ferociousness. While i'm gone, my dog will spend hours gnawing a bone to get every last bit of marrow he can out of it. Imagine if he put that same kind of undetermined effort into figuring out how to get on my kitchen table where there's a limitless supply of snacks he would love. Giving up completely may mean accepting failure, but strategically choosing how to invest your resources is not giving up. Spending thousands of dollars & days simply to obtain a domain name... in an effort that ultimately still failed seems like a series of poor decisions.

hack_edu 14y ago

Yes, though the problem they likely saw was he virtually has no product, business plan, nor seems interested in selling it as much as himself. Its a trope you see here in the post mortem after every YC season selection. "I hacked the process and all I got was this stinking blog post." Edit: This front-paging HN will more than likely land him a job somewhere, for better of for worse, and was likely his real goal in writing it.

nicholassmith 14y ago
He did say that he had a product ready to demo but they didn't want to see it. Selling yourself is almost as important as the idea, if you have the best idea in the world but you seem a bit wishy washy then no one is going to be interested, but if you can sell yourself and get them to believe almost anything is possible in your hands then you're in with a better chance.
- sharkweek 14y ago
  I have seen PG and others on numerous occasions say they're interested in the smartest of people, some of whom may just have a bad idea and need mentoring in that regard. It's a lot easier to point a smart/hard working person in the right direction
sjtgraham 14y ago
I'm not looking for a job.
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swalsh 14y ago

I don't know, I feel like there's more to success than simply having unrestrained ferociousness. While i'm gone, my dog will spend hours gnawing a bone to get every last bit of marrow he can out of it. Imagine if he put that same kind of undetermined effort into figuring out how to get on my kitchen table where there's a limitless supply of snacks he would love. Giving up completely may mean accepting failure, but strategically choosing how to invest your resources is not giving up. Spending thousands of dollars & days simply to obtain a domain name... in an effort that ultimately still failed seems like a series of poor decisions.