We applied to YC many times Never got an interview Even when we had six figures of revenue pre-launch from the AI researchers who paid us for feature requests on the alpha When got coaching from former YC partner, discovered "Notes app" category gets u flagged for trash bin.https://twitter.com/williamrfry/status/1229604303851204608 …
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thats what I did. we didn't win "big" big, but won enough that my next startup didn't need any more than self-funding, and my professional network is now sufficiently robust. Easier to get proper VC attention with a track record, working prototypes and validated markets.
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Apparently recording your application video from the van you're living in reads less as "relentlessly resourceful" and more as "crazy homeless person." Their loss
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Kidding aside, they’re set up to recognize certain patterns with a certain rate of false positives and negatives. At some point that pattern vein will run dry and they’ll either reorient or become irrelevant. All part of the great game.
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reminds me of this gemhttps://twitter.com/tsunamino/status/1287422357305352193 …
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