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I'm not sure this is the right question. pg repeats time and time again that the product doesn't matter, the team does. So really, the title ought to be:

Ask HN: Rejected from YC? Who are you?

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2 PhD's of quantitative fields (lots of coding experience)

2 MS's in CS that were already in a startup (<20 ppl) that sold for several $M's (as early engineers)

we are all 30-32 yo. (no family/kids yet) but maybe the age? seems like a good team (and a good idea), but oh well...

Just saw this: would like to know more about what you guys are up to, send me an email: dannyjhaber@gmail.com , also you can check out my blog: www.legendarymoves.com

thanks, will do...

I recall pg mentioning that he would consider four founders to be too many (although, I am not sure it's a "hard" rule).

pg says in the application page: "The ideal company would have two or three founders. We'll consider those with four or five. We're reluctant to accept one-person companies, though we have funded a couple." so I hope that wasn't the reason why we got discarded. But if it really is a hard rule it'd be a strange rule, any 4 person team would pretend to be a 3 person team and include the "extra person" immediately after getting in...

I agree :-)

Previous title was "Ask HN: Rejected from YC? What did you build?"

we are two 22 years old guys from Moscow: 1) me, currently one of the first engineers at vc-backed startup. prior that worked in russian space corporation on GLONASS programme. Graduated Moscow Aviation Institute with speciality in navigation systems. 2) my buddy, who co-founded executive photo company mnmf.ru which profitable from day zero. Prior that was responsible for marketing at real-estate company.

We're building mall app with indoor positioning.

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