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1. 1
   YC Rejects▲356

   A community of rejected YC companies

   2018

2. 2RC
   Rejection Conditioner for YC Applications▲177

   2017 · rejectionconditioner.com

3. 3
   Rejected.Us▲207

   We all get rejected. It's OK. Share your story.

   2018

4. 4
   rally▲157

   A community of rejected YC founders

   2020

5. 5NY
   No YC interview, but here's my application▲148

   2013 · penflip.com

6. 6WM
   We made T Combinator, in case YC reject us today▲12

   2015 · twitter.com

7. 7
   Recently Rejected▲81

   Curated graveyard for rejected design work

   2015

8. 8
   YC Rejection Conditioner▲85

   Rejection conditioner for YC applications

   2017

9. 9YR
   YC Review – Get your YC application reviewed by an alum▲86

   2018 · ycreview.com

10. 10MP
    My post-YC-rejection start-up▲11

    http://invincibilitee.com Me and my co-founder submitted an app for YC W11, with a web site that would help college graduates figure out what jobs they could get with their chosen degree. We got a rejection email, and already had this as a back-up idea in case we did get rejected. So in the month between rejection and today, we found a printer, found some graphic designers, and got enough done that we felt comfortable with it as a first iteration. I know there aren't so many non-web app startups on HN, but I thought y'all might like to see how 2 guys rebounded from YC rejection.

    2010

11. 11WD
    We decided not to apply to YC so we could try Kickstarter▲10

    Hey everyone! We spent the major part of the year preparing an idea we had for the YC application. At last minute, we decided not to go through with YC. I mean, we've had our fair shares of failed startups and this was one of those make it or break it scenarios. We took everything we've ever learned and strived to make an app that we were proud of. We spent so much effort into making this app that we couldn't bear stopping short and applying to Y Combinator. (Mind you, there's nothing wrong with YC.) We didn't want to apply to Y Combinator at the last minute because if we had really gone…

    2012

12. 12DF
    Data for AI and AI for Data▲5

    Hey all, We’ve applied to YC three times and got rejected each time. we’ll get there eventually! The main reasons for rejection were: being a solo founder (no co-founder), having no team, an MVP that wasn’t ready, or no traction in place. --- My expertise lies in building software products for startups, unicorn companies, and even governments. Throughout my years in software, I’ve had plenty of exposure to data products. I’ve faced recurring challenges like the lack of data, uncertainty around data handling, or even generating too much data and not knowing how to best utilize it to generate…

    2025 · opendatabay.com

13. 13MY
    My YC Fellowship Application▲6

    2015 · shefska.com

14. 14
    Great Rejection Emails by Dover▲214

    36 thoughtful rejection emails from top companies.

    2020

15. 15BI
    Backyard.io - We applied to YC (W12) and need some beta users▲43

    2011 · the.backyard.io

16. 16
    Rejection Therapy▲105

    A game to conquer fear by getting rejected

    2015

17. 17DR
    Dating Ring (YC W14) – We do the work, you do the dating▲125

    2014 · datingring.com

18. 18OS
    Open-sourcing my rejected iOS app, In-Stock▲60

    2013 · alpblog.heroku.com

19. 19ST
    Socializing the YC way▲6

    2015 · tiesport.com

20. 20SY
    Share your YC application pre-submission▲38

    2014 · chrome.google.com

21. 21YN
    YC Next, exclusive community for Y Combinator interviewees and aspirants▲32

    2015 · ycnext.com

22. 22YI
    YC Interview Demo - What do you want to know about YC interviews?▲50

    2011 · qomments.com

23. 23YL
    YC like button▲21

    2012 · zupa.hu

24. 24AP
    Annotate PG, our YC application demo▲41

    2013 · annotatepg.com

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