This is really funny, because it is not far off from the "boilerplate" responses YC sends out to rejected YC applicants. >We're sorry to say we couldn't accept

This is really funny, because it is not far off from the "boilerplate" responses YC sends out to rejected YC applicants. >We're sorry to say we couldn't accept your late application for funding. Please don't take it personally. The chances of a late application being accepted are much lower than for an application submitted by the deadline. If you want to apply again for the summer 2013 cycle, the application form will probably be online within a few weeks. Unfortunately we can't give you individual feedback about your application. This page explains why: http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html Another reason you shouldn't take this personally is that we know we make lots of mistakes. We have good statistical evidence that we fail to interview a significant number of startups that we'd accept if we did. We're trying to get better at this, but it's practically certain that groups we rejected will go on to create successful startups. If you do, we'd appreciate it if you'd send us an email telling us about it; we want to learn from our mistakes. Remove "We should grab coffee" to "apply again" and "We'll be Circling Back" to "if We rejected you and you become successful, email us about it". In the case of the VC if I raise funding from another VC and you rejected me do you think I would let them "circle back around"?; or in the case of YC you think if my start-up becomes a billion dollar success I am really going to waste my time explaining to YC in an email where they went wrong rejecting me?