What being hopelessly single taught me about pitching tech celebs
Maybe my case is unusual because YC takes applications online, but I don't like it when people walk up to me and "pitch" me by reciting some preformulated speech about their startup.  I can almost never understand what they're talking about.  And it makes me feel like a target, in much the same way it probably does to women when guys walk up to them and recite preformulated pickup lines.The unit of conversation with a "tech celeb" need not be a pitch.  I'd suggest trying an ordinary conversation instead.  I don't know about other people, but it would definitely work better with me.