[Swizec]

> The fact that the immediate response to each rejection was "pivot" I think speaks volumes to the founder's goals here

I would go so far as to say this is validation that YC made the right decision in rejecting them. If even the founder’s dons believe in their own idea, why should YC?

[andrewguenther]

100% agreed. I think it speaks MUCH more to the conviction of founders to apply a few times and then get in on a similar, refined idea. Then your lessons learned come off more as what you've learned about building a successful business vs how to build a business that YC will accept.