YC is a hell of an opportunity. The advice/mentoring, along with a little bit of cash is big for young ambitious hackers/entrepreneurs/dreamers like us. There is no doubt it gives you an advantage.
At the end of the day, if your startup fails, it won't be due to a rejection from YC or any one specific event. Think about it logically, should one decision/outcome determine if a startup loses? Just being apathetic and letting the world have its way with you, isn't the way to go.
So, go fire up textmate,photoshop,gdocs,or whatever gets you going and keep chugging along. You've taken the time to fill out the application and probably more, so keep going. Post on HN for feedback once the demo is up. The community will actually give you valuable feedback and won't be assholes. You may succeed, you may fail, but I promise you that you will not regret it.
> YC is a hell of an opportunity. The advice/mentoring, along with a little bit of cash is big for young ambitious hackers/entrepreneurs/dreamers like us.
To be a bit of a downer, I think that's why some people are so distraught about getting rejected - sure, some people are going to come out ahead anyway, and some never will no matter how much of a boost they get, but something like YC is a big push for those at the margin. It really could be the difference between success and failure.
YC is a hell of an opportunity. The advice/mentoring, along with a little bit of cash is big for young ambitious hackers/entrepreneurs/dreamers like us. There is no doubt it gives you an advantage.
At the end of the day, if your startup fails, it won't be due to a rejection from YC or any one specific event. Think about it logically, should one decision/outcome determine if a startup loses? Just being apathetic and letting the world have its way with you, isn't the way to go.
So, go fire up textmate,photoshop,gdocs,or whatever gets you going and keep chugging along. You've taken the time to fill out the application and probably more, so keep going. Post on HN for feedback once the demo is up. The community will actually give you valuable feedback and won't be assholes. You may succeed, you may fail, but I promise you that you will not regret it.