It's like the prettiest woman walking up to you and admitting her insecurities about her looks.
Trust me, every entrepreneur has these fears. And the ones that tell you they don't are lying through their teeth.
We're all up here working our asses off to prove that we can do better. We're all cowards in one form or another. Afraid that our next venture will be a failure. Afraid that we're past our prime. Afraid that someone will outdo us. And so on.
But we've overlaid that fear with concrete and self-discipline (except of course, for procrastinating).
It's fine if YC gives you the power to overcome your fears, but make no mistake, you had that power all along, you are the one doing the work.
The fact that someone watches you seems to make a huge difference to you, and it is great that they can provide you with that assistance but on the whole I figure that is but a small part of your accomplishment. And I doubt anybody at YC would disagree with that.
The real fight is with yourself. To judge your competence accurately and your failings ditto. No need to go overboard and to think that you could not have made it any other way.
I'm 100% convinced that you would have. It might have taken longer, you might have followed a different path.
"It's fine if YC gives you the power to overcome your fears, but make no mistake, you had that power all along, you are the one doing the work."
That was exactly my point. YC is a shortcut, but ultimately it's all you. If you're determined enough, you don't need YC to succeed. But it sure helps.
Why so insecure ?
Surely you know the level of your skills ?
It's like the prettiest woman walking up to you and admitting her insecurities about her looks.
Trust me, every entrepreneur has these fears. And the ones that tell you they don't are lying through their teeth.
We're all up here working our asses off to prove that we can do better. We're all cowards in one form or another. Afraid that our next venture will be a failure. Afraid that we're past our prime. Afraid that someone will outdo us. And so on.
But we've overlaid that fear with concrete and self-discipline (except of course, for procrastinating).
It's fine if YC gives you the power to overcome your fears, but make no mistake, you had that power all along, you are the one doing the work.
The fact that someone watches you seems to make a huge difference to you, and it is great that they can provide you with that assistance but on the whole I figure that is but a small part of your accomplishment. And I doubt anybody at YC would disagree with that.
The real fight is with yourself. To judge your competence accurately and your failings ditto. No need to go overboard and to think that you could not have made it any other way.
I'm 100% convinced that you would have. It might have taken longer, you might have followed a different path.