Just because you got rejected doesn't mean you should give up or conclude your idea was the wrong solution. Soon all cameras will have wifi capabilities, so my advice would be to consider that if you peruse the idea further.
I was very surprised that your rejection email said "you guys", I know YC keep it casual but that's really stunning word usage coming from an investor. As an EIR I saw many acceptance and rejection emails and never have any been written with such sloppy English. I guess it's part if the YC image, but I'm still surprised.
Your video sucked, and I'm sure you're far better at math and software than presentation skills, but that stuff doesn't matter if the idea is solid. You can hire those people later. Check out the kickstarter video Brydge for an example of how to make a great video.
I would agree with others though, forget Windows, build prototypes for a Mac, because every single photographer uses a Mac.
I think your CSI-like unblurr proves you go both have first class skills, keep at it, there's definitely a product that's not yet been built that deals with photographers' needs specifically. Dropbox isn't is for sure.
Regarding the video, we were instructed not to spend too much time on it. As it was, we spent too much time on it. Making a great video is difficult, and ours was there just to meet the requirements of the application. Since we got the interview, clearly it was good enough.
I was very surprised that your rejection email said "you guys", I know YC keep it casual but that's really stunning word usage coming from an investor. As an EIR I saw many acceptance and rejection emails and never have any been written with such sloppy English. I guess it's part if the YC image, but I'm still surprised.
Your video sucked, and I'm sure you're far better at math and software than presentation skills, but that stuff doesn't matter if the idea is solid. You can hire those people later. Check out the kickstarter video Brydge for an example of how to make a great video.
I would agree with others though, forget Windows, build prototypes for a Mac, because every single photographer uses a Mac.
I think your CSI-like unblurr proves you go both have first class skills, keep at it, there's definitely a product that's not yet been built that deals with photographers' needs specifically. Dropbox isn't is for sure.