Got rejected by YC 6-12 months ago? Where are you now?
froo: I'm basically going to copy and paste from the other thread - I'll edit out a few unimportant bits thoughI applied to YC with a friend last year, we were rejected.It was a very difficult idea to pitch.We thought our idea was the best thing since sliced bread and all of our friends told us so (this should have been a warning sign... false positives)We went on to building it anyway.We got a version built, up and running in a couple months after initially dragging our feet. It basically worked, but poorly - we never took into account that battery life would be an issue on the phone app.We got a little disheartened, started bickering and eventually the thing failed - before we even launched.Somehow we had gotten the idea in our head that we needed YC to be successful. No, we needed a good idea and our idea was, at the time, not so good.Not being accepted isn't the worst thing in the world. Everyone thinks their idea is the best idea EVER... We sure did.The partnership broke down as a result of us forging ahead anyway without really looking at our product and only talking to people who only gave us positive answers.Anyway, moral of the story for us? Being rejected was the best thing that could have happened for us.I learned a lot about the other person during this process and also a lot about myself. I'm not bulletproof.On reflection, I also learned that being unwilling to discuss my idea openly with others for fear of it being stolen was stupid. We would have discovered flaws early on and saved us a lot of trouble.I openly discuss my new idea with others now.http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=502164Some people tell me it's stupid, I ask them why and we discuss it. Some others tell me it's interesting, and we discuss it. Some tell me it's great and we discuss it.I refuse to accept simple answers now and discuss as many different aspects as I can think up. I also appreciate other's perspectives on it.This has also helped cement the idea in my head and I can pitch it relatively easily now. I've come up with a solution to a problem, rather than having a solution and looking for a problem.Will I apply to YC again? Probably, I'm not sure. I've got a clearer head now - not so caught up in the hype.