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by DevX101 4245 days ago
Persistence isn't always a virtue. If you've been rejected 7 times, please stop expending your time and emotional energy on YC.

Redirect that energy to building your business. Build your product and get customers/users, which is the real endgame, not getting into YC or getting a check from a fancy Sandhill VC.
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flipside 4245 days ago
Applying to YC is a straightforward decision every time:

1. YC would definitely be helpful and worth the equity.

2. The application process is a helpful reality check for the status of my startup regardless of outcome.

3. I still believe we have crazy amounts of untapped potential.

I focus just fine on my startup the rest of the time.

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BinaryIdiot 4245 days ago
> If you've been rejected 7 times, please stop expending your time and emotional energy on YC.

I'm not OP but your comment makes it sound like he or she is spending significant time on applications and neglecting business. Granted the application isn't a really quick thing to fill out but it's also not something that takes so long that it can impact your business negatively.

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