We had the chance to go to Startup School in NYC a few months back. It certainly spurred some thinking for us, namely:

i) Embed persistence and resilience into your startup’s culture because you are probably going to face a lot of rejection and resistance throughout your journey

ii) Should applying to Y Combinator be a first resort instead of a last resort?

We wrote more about this here: http://blog.planitwide.com/2-hugely-important-thought-starte...