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SamNav editorialWe are going to send out YC summer 2014 interview decisions (both yes and no) before 10 pm PDT tonight. The worst part of our job at YC is rejecting companies. It leaves me feeling down for many days after our application process....
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We are going to send out YC summer 2014 interview decisions (both yes and no) before 10 pm PDT tonight. The worst part of our job at YC is rejecting companies. It leaves me feeling down for many days after our application process. I experienced plenty of rejection from investors while running my own startup, and I remember well how
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Read the full essay on Sam Altman's blog
blog.samaltman.com/the-worst-part-of-yc
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