At some point... gotta just move on.

dustingetz · on June 27, 2018

^ how not to be successful

sergiotapia · on June 27, 2018

Applying 10 times at a single venture company is kind of brutal. 10 years is a LONG time.

mynegation · on June 27, 2018

It’s more like 5. Each year there are two rounds (summer and winter)

ganeshkrishnan · on June 27, 2018

5 years is way way too long. I applied once at conception stage and once we had traction. I thought my two years was ridiculously long.

If a startup is not making serious money after 2 years, it's probably dead in the water.

People usually confuse their personal projects with startups.

onion2k · on June 27, 2018

If a startup is not making serious money after 2 years, it's probably dead in the water.

I don't think the time spent on a startup is a good measure of whether to give up or not. There are plenty of examples of companies that took longer than 2 years to get to significant revenue (and plenty more that have never turned a profit).

ganeshkrishnan · on June 27, 2018

Is true about companies taking longer than 2 years to get significant revenue? I am in 20th month and barely hitting $5k per month with a burn rate higher than that.

Good to know other companies taking longer to get revenues; I don't feel like that much of a loser now ;)

dustingetz · on June 28, 2018

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."

Only you know if you are in observance or transgression. Obviously, anyone who is not you (e.g. VCs) will justifiably assume you are in transgression.