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We were rejected 3.5 years ago after interview stage. We built, we launched, we hustled and we grew. 12 months ago we launched a nationwide TV campaign. OpenRe

We were rejected 3.5 years ago after interview stage. We built, we launched, we hustled and we grew. 12 months ago we launched a nationwide TV campaign. OpenRent[1] is now the largest letting agent in the UK (bigger than Foxtons for example), established, and well on the way to fully disrupting one of the oldest industries in the world. YC rejection was tough, but we believed in the idea and whilst I'm sure YC could have helped us make fewer mistakes, it didn't stop us wanting to solve the problem we all believed in. So we went and did what it took to succeed. Chin up to anyone facing rejection - use the information learnt from the application process, and go prove them wrong! [1] - https://www.openrent.co.uk https://www.openrent.co.uk

testingonprod 12y ago
Would you guys mind serving up some higher res assets please? :)
- dazbradbury 12y ago
  You'd be surprised by the connection speed and devices used by the majority of our users... But sure, you can see we're doing that partially already, with a more general overhaul coming!
mcintyre1994 12y ago
FYI, I'm getting an infinite loader signing in with Gmail (Safari/OSX), error console has some info: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'a[qa]') In a script called OriginalFromGoogle, line 2378, shows as: ca(a[qa], Jc), i.setTimeout(function () { in the writeMesssageToPopup_ function.
- dazbradbury 12y ago
  Thanks for reporting - must have been a change in the last few hours. Will see what I can do to get that rectified ASAP!
- dazbradbury 12y ago
  Unable to reproduce in Safari 8.0.2 (10600.2.5). Is it still happening? Thanks for helping!
  - mcintyre1994 12y ago
    Hi, Sorry - I missed this reply. Still getting this issue on Safari Version 8.0.4 (10600.4.10.7), OS X version 10.10.2 (14C2513) To give a little more info, when I visit the site in this browser clicking sign in brings up a dialog with the gmail email I was using - but it asks for a password. I never got to a point where I was asked for a password after the attempted login, but your system seems to have my email and some password. I'm resetting that password since I have no idea what it is or how secure it is. On a private Safari window though, I get the same issue as before trying to log in. (FYI I've also emailed you, probably better to discuss there instead of in this old thread) EDIT: Probably mistaken about the password, sorry for the confusion - I think I did sign up with a different browser.
codewithcheese 12y ago
Thanks for the encouragement and sharing your story!

testingonprod 12y ago

Would you guys mind serving up some higher res assets please? :)

dazbradbury 12y ago
You'd be surprised by the connection speed and devices used by the majority of our users... But sure, you can see we're doing that partially already, with a more general overhaul coming!

mcintyre1994 12y ago

FYI, I'm getting an infinite loader signing in with Gmail (Safari/OSX), error console has some info: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'a[qa]') In a script called OriginalFromGoogle, line 2378, shows as: ca(a[qa], Jc), i.setTimeout(function () { in the writeMesssageToPopup_ function.

dazbradbury 12y ago
Thanks for reporting - must have been a change in the last few hours. Will see what I can do to get that rectified ASAP!
dazbradbury 12y ago
Unable to reproduce in Safari 8.0.2 (10600.2.5). Is it still happening? Thanks for helping!
- mcintyre1994 12y ago
  Hi, Sorry - I missed this reply. Still getting this issue on Safari Version 8.0.4 (10600.4.10.7), OS X version 10.10.2 (14C2513) To give a little more info, when I visit the site in this browser clicking sign in brings up a dialog with the gmail email I was using - but it asks for a password. I never got to a point where I was asked for a password after the attempted login, but your system seems to have my email and some password. I'm resetting that password since I have no idea what it is or how secure it is. On a private Safari window though, I get the same issue as before trying to log in. (FYI I've also emailed you, probably better to discuss there instead of in this old thread) EDIT: Probably mistaken about the password, sorry for the confusion - I think I did sign up with a different browser.

codewithcheese 12y ago

Thanks for the encouragement and sharing your story!