lol my thoughts exactly ... I really wanted YC for the contacts and opportunities, so I was a bit bummed about that. i would have gladly given the percentage of the company and done the program for free simply for the chance to meet the types of people I would have been able to through YC.
But clearly you are competing with the top caliber of people in tech and the reality is I am just another 23 year old college drop out from a private liberal arts college with a big dream.
I see your point here, but I guess for me I see that more as a formality than anything. While obviously someone found value in what I built I was lucky to an extent. It was a "right place,right time" situation and that is a very humbling thing to remember in this industry. I truly believe that for every good idea that makes it in tech probably 5 or 6 do not.
But clearly you are competing with the top caliber of people in tech and the reality is I am just another 23 year old college drop out from a private liberal arts college with a big dream.