Post YC Depression
People seem to become really attached to the validation from YC.<p>Getting into an incubator or getting money from investors is zero measure of business success. Business success is users and growth and revenue.<p>Whether YC blesses you is also zero reflection on you as a person. Rejection by YC means nothing at all.<p>I think business is about trying to make money, it’s not about YC and funding and the scene and investment rounds and hyper growth and beers after work and been seen as one of the cool kids.<p>Head down, work, balanced lifestyle, try to make something small succeed on your own.