Brian Sergi

The YC 'you're in, you're out, you're in' rollercoaster

Webflow's third YC interview ended with a 6pm acceptance call from Paul Buchheit during a movie — then, mid-celebration, a rejection email arrived saying the product was 'too complex for beginners and not powerful enough for pros.' After two hours of limbo, a partner called back: the rejection email was a mistake from their internal tracking board, and they were in.

“And then it buzzes, and I have an email from YC that says, unfortunately, we decided not to fund you because your product is too complex for beginner Beginners and not powerful enough for pros. And we're like, holy crap. So I sort of like signaled to Brian Sergi to step outside”