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This all seems so misguided. "I'm going to come up with something so I can get into this club and I'm going to sit in protest until they let me in! And if tha
by bherms 14y ago
This all seems so misguided. "I'm going to come up with something so I can get into this club and I'm going to sit in protest until they let me in! And if that doesn't work, I'll just keep trying." Reminds me of Rudy... Instead of working on an idea in hopes of getting into YC, focus on an idea/market you care about and don't give a shit whether you get into a special "cool kids" club. That will get you a hell of a lot further.
- ericflo 14y agoThat was his conclusion too.
- bherms 14y agoAnd this is why reading only 2/3 of an article and assuming the conclusion is generally a bad idea :)
- wallflower 14y ago> Reminds me of Rudy... In case you did not get the reference, the story of Rudy is a famous, sensationalized true story of the power of perseverance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Ruettiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Ruettiger
- bherms 14y agoI often take for granted that most other people in the world didn't grow up in Indiana