Channel: Y Combinator

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: yt:cc=ony combinatoryc

Description: Step inside the Group Partner Lounge to hear Y Combinator Group Partners Harj Taggar, Michael Seibel and Brad Flora discuss how you should handle rejection from investors and why you should "believe the no, not the why." Apply to Y Combinator: ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: ycombinator.com/jobs Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - What to do when an investor says no? 01:44 - What is going through the founders' heads 05:36 - Lie the founder's tell themselves 07:15 - What to do when founders hear the same why a lot? 09:17 - What are the real why's? 13:18 - Advice after demo day 13:54 - Takeaway #ycombinator #startups #investors #money