Comment by matt_lee

When we got accepted into S23, our call started with Seibel saying something along the lines of "We like you, but we're pretty sure you're going to have to pivot." A non-trivial amount of my batch mates also joined with minimal product strategy, so I don't think you can read too much into the rejections.

I don't have anything to add re: YC over the years, just that my anecdotal experience differs.