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Yep, including one of the startups I'm working on. Good luck to you. がんばって。 edit: p.s. our idea was rejected by yc, so maybe it is a terrible idea. we still th

• nwinter 17y ago
  Ours did too. Well, it's probably more fair to say that it was us and not the idea. We didn't have a lot going for us on paper.
  • dbul 17y ago
    "And in actual fact it is very rare to hear a good idea from a group we don't want to fund." -- pg http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=548299 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=548299 My co-founder noted that the rejection email contradicted this, but I'm sure there is some there is an explanation such as we are bad at selecting successful startups. It is tough to really know for sure, because while some of the groups selected fail, some of the ones who ought to have been selected will never succeed on their own when they may have with some guidance. So don't blame yourself, there are two parties involved and neither are God, just human.