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Rejection notice here. The application process did help us learn a lot and improve our plan quite a bit though so it definitely was worth the time and effort p

Rejection notice here. The application process did help us learn a lot and improve our plan quite a bit though so it definitely was worth the time and effort put into it. Congrats to everyone receiving interview invites.

derwiki 13y ago
What is your startup? I've started a thread for people to post their rejected ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7596563 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7596563
- jacquesm 13y ago
  Why would you post your rejection publicly? You can bet that this can be used against you in several ways. (copycats, sharks, people seeing 'rejected by 'x' as a negative'. Better to learn as much from your rejection as you can, swallow and prove them wrong. There are lots of times when openness is a good thing, being rejected by YC may or may not be such a time, it depends on a lot of factors and if you open up make sure you've thought through the consequences of doing so. Typically in the VC world, when a VC passes on an investment they keep very quiet about it to avoid tainting the seeker of funding. See: http://www.bvp.com/portfolio/antiportfolio http://www.bvp.com/portfolio/antiportfolio It would be very interesting to see the YC equivalent of that!
  - derwiki 13y ago
    The same thread from 6 months ago had many postings and comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6673754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6673754 If you're feeling really dejected, just one positive comment can make you feel a lot better. But it's certainly at your discretion; don't post if you feel it would be harmful.
  - ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
    You've got a point about VCs. (Hollywood works in the exact same way) Some industries act like a high school hive-mind popularity contest that runs on social proof over logic. Perhaps it works better for them to think emotionally like customers and users do. However, I've gotten 3 job offers when I posted my failures on HN. I've gotten no job offers when I posted my successes. Overall as hackers/entreps we understand that "failure = successful trying" so sharing failures on HN has it benefit.
    - jacquesm 13y ago
      > However, I've gotten 3 job offers when I posted my failures on HN. I've gotten no job offers when I posted my successes. That makes good sense, failure indicates 'availability' whereas success indicates the opposite!

derwiki 13y ago

What is your startup? I've started a thread for people to post their rejected ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7596563 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7596563

jacquesm 13y ago
Why would you post your rejection publicly? You can bet that this can be used against you in several ways. (copycats, sharks, people seeing 'rejected by 'x' as a negative'. Better to learn as much from your rejection as you can, swallow and prove them wrong. There are lots of times when openness is a good thing, being rejected by YC may or may not be such a time, it depends on a lot of factors and if you open up make sure you've thought through the consequences of doing so. Typically in the VC world, when a VC passes on an investment they keep very quiet about it to avoid tainting the seeker of funding. See: http://www.bvp.com/portfolio/antiportfolio http://www.bvp.com/portfolio/antiportfolio It would be very interesting to see the YC equivalent of that!
- derwiki 13y ago
  The same thread from 6 months ago had many postings and comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6673754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6673754 If you're feeling really dejected, just one positive comment can make you feel a lot better. But it's certainly at your discretion; don't post if you feel it would be harmful.
- ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
  You've got a point about VCs. (Hollywood works in the exact same way) Some industries act like a high school hive-mind popularity contest that runs on social proof over logic. Perhaps it works better for them to think emotionally like customers and users do. However, I've gotten 3 job offers when I posted my failures on HN. I've gotten no job offers when I posted my successes. Overall as hackers/entreps we understand that "failure = successful trying" so sharing failures on HN has it benefit.
  - jacquesm 13y ago
    > However, I've gotten 3 job offers when I posted my failures on HN. I've gotten no job offers when I posted my successes. That makes good sense, failure indicates 'availability' whereas success indicates the opposite!