Comments on: Valley of Broken Dreams: A YC Postmortem

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:38:59 +0000

Don’t give up dude. Just take a week off, take a break - see how you feel after that. Just because your idea isn’t right for YC, doesn’t mean it can’t be a success for you.

BTW: Your mockup doesn’t look too bad!

By: Denny K Miu

Denny K Miu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:59:12 +0000

Why You Must Embrace Rejection to Succeed

By: Dennis Furey

Dennis Furey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:56:38 +0000

There’s no need to beat yourself up too much. (The world is full of people who will do it for you.) FWIW, I admire your ability to face up to your mistakes and learn from them.

By: tomjen

tomjen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:57:26 +0000

Or you could decide to go ahead without Y combinator - this is pretty much what the reddit guys did before YC changed their minds.

By: David Sifry

David Sifry — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:42:36 +0000

Here’s a thought: GO AND BUILD YOUR APP.

Sometimes the best lessons are the ones that hurt the most. If you believe in your product, go and build it. Find a way. Screw the critics. Build something great.

Buck up - everyone has these types of days - successful entrepreneurs pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and get back to work.

And good luck!!!

Dave

By: Nathan Thompson

Nathan Thompson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:07:35 +0000

I laughed out loud at least four times. Not because of what you wrote–but because I know it’s all true

Give me a call champ. We need to catch up.

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:48:00 +0000

This post created some nifty discussion on the News.YC board, which is not bad since it falls somewhere between a pity party and a karma play. Anyway, I feel like I should clarify that I still believe in our idea very strongly; of course I’m not so fragile that I’d let YC’s choice of whether or not to fund us right now define how I felt toward my own passion. Nevertheless, thanks a lot for all the encouragement.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:46:13 +0000

You’ll look back at times like this as defining moments in your life.

It is up to you how you react in the face of events. Either you are emboldened or destroyed, it is totally your choice. In 20 years, will you laugh at how hard you are taking it? If so, tell yourself that it is okay to learn as much as you can from the experience and move to the next one.

Also, Google the spiritual art of detachment. This may be of some help to you.

By: giles bowkett

giles bowkett — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:59:53 +0000

+1 on the GO BUILD YOUR APP. honestly, those four words were the only thing worth reading on this entire page until I wrote this amazing, insightful comment.

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By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:02:47 +0000

Trust me, I’ve had experience on this. The best thing for you to do is get inventive, get motivated, start building right away and don’t stop (not just the app, but your company, brand, and loyal subjects) even without any money.

Money is overrated, and if you have the right people who believe in the idea, who can either suck up the Ramen or loan you a couple bucks for a few months, anything is possible. Go build an excellent company and then be happy you didn’t go for that initial capital!