YC rejection stings less after speaking with unicorn founder

[enliven]

@niasia yep

 

[irishkid777]

@enliven Just curious - did your rejection yesterday say that you were in the top 10% of applications?

 

[enliven]

@irishkid777 Correct

 

[irishkid777]

@enliven Thanks for sharing

 

[niasia]

@enliven Did you guys get an interview? And then they said no?

 

[enliven]

@niasia No interview even, that was the cause of my surprise

 

[niasia]

@enliven Oh dang... that's surprising. I thought you needed to get the interview first to get the top 10% email. I wonder if that's an early admission thing? It blows though because I know the interview is really good (whether you get in or not). Because it'll help you determine what you need to improve.

 

[enliven]

@niasia Yeah we did early admission -- heard this about the interview

I personally enjoy fast-paced grilling like this, partially because it's fun (did a lot when selling a prev company), and partially because our in-person meetings tend to convey an ability our backgrounds do not (non-FAANG, non-Ivy)

So, sad to miss out on the opportunity to showcase this -- a video can't quite capture quick thinking

 

[muwoni]

@enliven Do they only accept startups with a cofounder?

 

[enliven]

@muwoni For the most part, they do make exceptions though

 

[muwoni]

@enliven but why