Geez man, you almost make me want to apply again..<p>&quot;The truth is you&#x27;re applying to YC just to be in YC, part of the club.&quot;<p>This line resonates with me. I come from a place where there are not many people to relate to on a technical level and sometimes it&#x27;s lonely here. I love this city and will not move away because I value the friendships and family that I have here. It seems kind of silly now, but I wanted to bring some of that SF money here. I wanted to make a place for me to belong here. I wanted to bring some of that overflowing wealth into my border city. I&#x27;m still trying, just in a different way now.<p>&quot;You need to have a great idea and show you can execute and make a return for investors who believed in you and took your bet.&quot;<p>This is probably where I have failed. I have built a few &quot;prototypes&quot; on github and deployed a few instances for local companies but besides a modest return, I haven&#x27;t been able to convince anyone to &quot;bet&quot; on me. At this point, I&#x27;ve pretty much given up. I work full time to support my family and find little time to dream these dreams anymore.