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> But, we got to the 2 week mark with 0 revenue and we still didn’t have a completed product. That’s not really an excuse that flies in YC

What are they going to do, take their money back because you didn't meet their ludicrous immediate-term expectations?

Nothing would have happened at all.

Hah, well they didn’t! But the high expectations definitely encouraged us to perform at a higher level, even if we didn’t hit the initial goals.