Tynan, please clarify something for me here. Now, you make a blatant effort to market your talents in 'logic,' and I have no reason to doubt you.

But, this is where I need clarification:

Based on your last two posts on this subject, I am making the following assumptions.

A) The most value of Y Combinator comes from the community and the advice.

B) You're product was designed/described to be "exactly what Y Combinator" is looking for.

C) The 20K in funding that you need to continue development is 'boring.' Dinners that last half a day are 'exciting.'

Okay, so - if you think you're creating something 'big' because your product is 'exactly' what this firm is looking for, and Y Combinator is an authority in that space (I have no argument there).

And the advice is worth more to you than the 20k needed to develop your idea.

Then maybe you need to 'reframe' the rejection letter as 'advice.'

They have probably put more resources towards that one piece of personalized feedback then any q/a response that you will receive at a 'weekly half-day dinner.'

It sounds to me like you are in "The Dip." It is more logical to push through, or shift your focus.

You won't get an answer by pushing 'Go!' you actually have to think about it.

If I was you (or a potential investor), I would wonder: If Tynan thinks that he understands the direction/needs of the market better than Y Combinator, then why was he so 'excited' to receive their advice in the first place?

And if Tynan is as 'rational' as he thinks he is, why is he posting an emotional blog post on a subject as serious and this? Does he realize that this isn't a casual conversation with friends, but the whole world can read this?

Is he aware of how this information may effect other people/entities, and if so, what is his objective?

Those are the kind of thinks that I think about, but I don't want to judge you at face value.

My thoughts: I think that they probably have access to information that you don't.

Just like Obama, per your criticisms of political commentary in casual conversations.

I'm sure that this is confusing to you and it's hard to see the value in the situation since you have invested so much time and energy into your idea.

So let me give you some advice of my own. No charge. Straight from "the source."

First - stop frantically working, step back, 'zone out' for a few minutes and think about what's going on.

Advice: Maybe your analysis of Y Combinator was accurate, but they are projecting a change in the next few years that you don't have the perspective to see, yet.

However, if you can identify what that change is, you can get a head start and start developing something around the new model.

This piece of feedback they gave you could put you way ahead of the curve in a year, but you have to stop pushing 'Go!' and spend some time thinking about your next move.

Since you haven't received any funding yet, you don't have any obligations to investors. Take a few weeks to settle your mind, and come up with a new idea.

Once you put something together, you will have more credibility with Y Combinator, and less competition.

You will definitely be better off that if you piece together 20K from inexperienced investors.

But you are a smart guy with access to a lot of knowledge, so you've probably already realized that.

Anyways, I mean no disrespect. Just starting a conversation.

Any more invite codes? Pretty please! Thanks a bunch.

Yo Tynan. YC is just one of many incubators. I hope you're getting in contact with the others like 500 startups etc and ones in europe. Less well known incubators will hopefully take less equity too.

I was rejected by YC too. I didn't give up because I see my idea being launched by a company with deep pocket. The company and I just happen to have same idea. Therefore, I know the rejection from YC maybe is a self-interest and my idea was good that a multi-billion company roll out the product which validated me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXwmDGJAB8

still looking for a task smash invite... anyone?

s n o w b o a r d e r x AT h o t m a i l DOT COM

When are you going to just let readers join your site. This is getting really annoying trying all the codes...

Will you guys post your video soon, or will we have to wait for that for a while?

Is it possible to find out why they rejected the application? This kind of preparation needs postmortem if it does not work. If you have already done that can you post the details without revealing crucial details about your idea

Love the attitude man, I think your final thoughts on the matter are spot-on. Looking forward to seeing you tackle your accountability head-on, especially since I feel that this is something I need to smash also. Good luck dude!