"if you are creating a startup just to get into ycombinator you should not be doing a startup."
If this was the case, then I would prefer taking my chances with banks than pg.
I cannot agree more on this; btw, do they tell you why you are rejected or its just that, "We found the 30 companies we were looking for. So better luck next time".
he has definitely given a lower bound for the problem at hand. i'm sure if he had known which country do the "dataset girls" belong, precision would've been much better.
How is this promoting their own product? I think its a genuinely effort to put forth a real life story before you. Most of the SM gurus would say that feeding these trolls is usually a waste of time; instead, monitor quietly to gauge the response to the comment. For a bigger brand, it might not hurt at all, but for a startup, the impact would be much higher. The approach taken by Beevolve as a whole is certainly a better way to tackle this issue. If otherwise, I am hoping someone here might be able to at least point me in the right direction.