[ridruejo]

The product is great, but what I think it is much more important is how the persevered after they were initially rejected. Many others would just have called it a day and gone home to a cushy job. They did not, worked hard for many months without knowing if they would be accepted the second time, and they finally succeeded.

[JVIDEL]

I haven't seen anyone that simply quits and leaves a startups because they didn't get into YC. Most just apply to TS, 500S, FF or try to contact angels on their own.

[schmidtty]

That's like... "Its impressive how you didn't give up after the first girl that you asked out rejected you. You persevered and continued to ask other girls out."