robertandy

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by robertandy 11y ago
Dude c'mon it is not giving up at all. It's more like realizing your own place in the world. Make it good! According to some, investor class has already undergone some major disruption. And that's forcing them to think of bet
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by robertandy 11y ago
Summary: > Should everyone apply to First Round through the OpenApp? > No. The best way to reach us is still through a referral. Outcome: Zilch.
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by robertandy 11y ago
> YC doesn't have some sort of moral objection to solo founders. I disagree with you here. Sure, rest of the bay area sucks even more, but YC (being the frontier) can't get away from its terrible karma here first.
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by robertandy 11y ago
And that spot could have gone to someone with a bigger/better idea but sadder application, huh? Makes sense.
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by robertandy 11y ago
There can be umpteen number of reasons for rejection. As long as the process is opaque, people can only speculate. Time to move on, focus on what's critical for you to succeed.
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by robertandy 11y ago
Somehow for a product of rocketry class, a video of its CEO talking about just photo selfies and video streaming/other solved problems seems downright lame. Talk about the capabilities of the rocket instead! The rocket looks cool thoug
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by robertandy 11y ago
Notable ones that come to my mind are eBay, Balasmiq, Khan Academy, Amazon but there are definitely more stories out there.
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by robertandy 11y ago
> usually fail because they are bad at convincing anyone of anything. Without any data on usually vs. unusually a debate is lost anyway! FWIS there are enough stories of successes from solo-founders to contradict your theory - flat on it
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by robertandy 11y ago
Disagree! The entire process is rigged against solo-founders and you CANNOT deny that fact. Even your own last sentence in the end contradicts you. > why don't you get a cofounder. Dude what about this: I don't want to marry. I
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by robertandy 11y ago
Here is a great sum of your post in one line: “If you’re absent during my struggle, don’t expect to be present during my success.” - Will Smith In my view the way YC has been openly crushing morale of solo-founders for years is simply pathe