[jw84]

This happens after every round for the past four years I've been paying attention to Y Combinator. I don't applaud you for taking the jump, as moving and doing all this stuff is more normal than abnormal to me. In the wake of youth, you're going to enjoy everything you're doing.

Will it increase your likelihood of success? No. There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC. Will moving to SF help you? No. There's a lot more action in the east coast for tech then there are out here. In fact, I would say you're going to have a much harder time trying to figure yourself, your startup, and navigate the social culture and scene. Your budget is also naively out of whack.

But you're going to enjoy your adventure, good or bad. I applaud that, I applaud that simple affirmations.

Good luck, let's grab lunch when you're out here.

[nostromo]

> There has yet ever been a startup that has developed after a rejection from YC.

And you know this how? It seems even YC couldn't know how many false negatives they have had.

> There's a lot more action in the east coast for tech then there are out here.

Citation requested...

[jw84]

I know this because no one reports it. Everyone moves on. To another idea, to another company. The better candidates work for a YC company.

Deal flows in Boston and NYC is better than Silicon Valley right now. Pay attention to OnStartup.com, JasonLBaptiste.com, and things Bijan Sabet is saying.

[jeromec]

Here is a thread about some YC-rejects that went on to either raise money, get acquired, or otherwise do well.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1191566

[richpalmer2]

Thanks for the contrarian view. For me personally, the feedback I have gotten from reading people's YC rejection posts has been useful in that it has helped put the process into perspective. Judging by the upvotes on these kinds of posts, it seems like other people find them interesting as well.

I appreciate what your advice and welcome it. You are right, I am excited by the prospect of starting something myself and caught up in the energy of it all, but I am also well aware that this is my first time and I'm going to mess up a lot of things. That's part of the reason for starting the blog and reaching out to the HN community. To learn from those who have already done this, so that one day I can give back as well.

[jeremydavid]

I think you may be mistaken.

These guys were acquired by Google "after a rejection from YC".

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1940386

[jw84]

Google didn't buy a diabetes management app.

[vietor]

By that logic not every successful YC startup was accepted by YC, given the existence of teams that changed their product during their time at YC. Changing direction and refining the idea are a core part of doing a startup.