AustinPythonFTW

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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   ig1: your comment is very insightful -- it may be a situation where you, as an insider and experienced founder, can more clearly delineate between the categories (particularly obviously bad vs. middle) than some of us (first time founders,
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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   birken: good point. I think the wording i used was too strong (again, disclaimer that I'm still a little bitter from our team being rejected). i think they're becoming more like a traditional vc, but still miles away. in other wor
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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   Absolutely agree with your thoughts here.
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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   thanks for the comment. YC is definitely great about being very respectful to applicants in its process and blog posts, so don't get me wrong. I'm just wondering if there's a way for people to understand what their chances ar
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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   I think we're making the same point here, but with a nuance. I think we both agree that: YC is becoming more like everyone else in the investing game. they want to make a lot of money. Just to clarify, it felt like YC used to be more d
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   by AustinPythonFTW 12y ago

   I'm definitely speaking at least a little bit out of bitterness (our team just got rejected), so with that caveat it feels like YC is becoming more like traditional VC (venture capital): - extremely low probability of success just due