I thought about it more and I think it's better that YC doesn't give more feedback other than "no."
Think about it. Let's say they said, "Your team was too weak." What's the result of that going to be? It's going to be ugly and messy.
What if they said, "Your idea is too weak." Then you'd probably email PG yourself on why your idea is not weak with the following proof why. Same goes if he said there's no market for it.
Basically anything they say can result in a lot of backlash and the blame game when maybe the reason was that it was a little bit of everything.
I like to learn and improve from my mistakes and failures. If he said those things, sure I'd try to refute them and convince him. But eventually I'd look at the criticisms in a more critical manner. I'm not above anyone's feedback or advice.
Think about it. Let's say they said, "Your team was too weak." What's the result of that going to be? It's going to be ugly and messy.
What if they said, "Your idea is too weak." Then you'd probably email PG yourself on why your idea is not weak with the following proof why. Same goes if he said there's no market for it.
Basically anything they say can result in a lot of backlash and the blame game when maybe the reason was that it was a little bit of everything.