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> got a less-than-thoughtful response bordering on personally insulting > I didn’t even want to hear back - I just like to fill out the application as a writing exercise

You admittedly wasted their time with an unserious application "as a writing exercise," and you're upset because they actually took it seriously and took the time to properly respond to it with honesty instead of giving you a cookie-cutter rejection?

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Just because I had little expectation of hearing back doesn’t mean my application was unserious. It was a full length application, written over multiple days, about the future direction of my business, which already has revenue.

The response was about 2 sentences long.

> about the future direction of my business, which already has revenue.

Then maybe their response was spot on. You’re already making revenue. Get back to it.

Maybe you’re making it loud and clear you’re not a good fit for the program.

YC does invest in companies that already have revenue but seek additional growth, no?

> You admittedly wasted their time with an unserious application "as a writing exercise

That’s not what he said.

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