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Not really. What I feel bad is a lot of 97% rejected applications may have pretty solid ideas. We could see the ideas of successful ones from demo day. My act

• Mz 11y ago
  I hate the meme "Ideas don't matter, execution does" but there is a reason it exists. I have a sandbox website that I have long neglected where I want to talk about the architecture of ideas. Execution reveals assumptions you did not know you had. To have a successful start up, you need a density of value in your concepts. I think most failed start ups have serious errors in their ideas, kind of like early pregnancies that miscarry because they aren't viable. Unlike pregnancy, a startup has opportunities to become aware that it doesn't work and to self correct -- to pivot, for example. You might learn something from seeing all the demos, but a "rejection club" is not a great way to reach out to people and ask for access to that information. You aren't even yet rejected. This is just seriously not the way to approach this.
  • xmly 11y ago
    I agree with your comment with ideas. Some ideas are totally not workable. That is why we could learn more from failures. Many applicants may not like to show failed application to unknown people. But to a group of peers who experienced same thing, we could possibly share and learn from each other's application.
    • Mz 11y ago
      Generally speaking, a good example of what actually works is the strongest way to teach people how to do things that work. Best of luck.