Starting companies is very hard. Even overnight success stories have had many dark hours. If you're going to YC and asking for outside money from people looki

Starting companies is very hard. Even overnight success stories have had many dark hours. If you're going to YC and asking for outside money from people looking for home runs, by definition you are going to have push very very hard. If you want stories about small businesses that don't require outside funding, the articles about the YC experience probably aren't for you. (Nothing is wrong with small self funded businesses, it's just a different genre)