Just the act of applying is a healthy exercise, and chances are that the people who got accepted are just better than our company. We keep moving, keep making progress and keep applying.
I don't see what is disrespectful about that. I would love to learn more if you care in elaborating.
Honestly you might be past the point where you need YC, but I agree that there's no harm in applying -- if your experience is anything like this one, even applying to YC apparently gives some value to the companies doing it.
True. Also if you have been rejected once too many, the chances of you getting accepted goes down.
Unless you knew why you were rejected and you improve on that.
Ultimately you are wasting time applying and then waiting for results. Every rejection is a step down the morale ladder so be judicious in your applications
Most YC founders were rejected multiple times before they got in. In my batch around 50% of the founders were previously rejected, which I believe is standard for most batches.
Isn't there a limit beyond which it's a bit disrespectful to keep asking?