Czerny: Y Combinator Rejection Post Gained 179K Views and 15 Clients
Romàn Czerny · How I Used Reddit to Build a $34K/Month SaaS · Jan 25, 2026 · at 5:21
Romàn Czerny explains how sharing a transparent story about failing his Y Combinator interview on Reddit converted into customer acquisitions.
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“For example, I got rejected from the Y Combinator interview. So we got selected for the interview, but we failed the interview. Well, I said, okay, why not make it a post? And we got more than 179,000 views. We got maybe 15 clients out of this”
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