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dabent on Nov 3, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Y Combinator W2011 application (my rejection email...

If getting rejected by YC is going to stop you, consider that you might not have the determination needed to found a startup.

I'm considering putting together a friends-and-family round for my startup now. The YC email was just one data point on the path.

citizenkeys on Nov 3, 2010 [–]

The secret about rejection is... succeed in spite of the people that rejected you!

:-)

codeslush on Nov 3, 2010 | [–]

Agree with first sentence, not so with the second!

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