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Question: Hi, I'm a solo person and have few ideas of startup in my mind, would you recommend me applying at this stage? While filling out the application form

by suyash 7y ago

Question: Hi, I'm a solo person and have few ideas of startup in my mind, would you recommend me applying at this stage? While filling out the application form it's asking for Company Name and plan which I am unclear about at the moment. Also anyone has any tips on filtering multiple good ideas to finding the best for for startup? Thanks!

kevin 7y ago
Yes! It's okay if you don't know which idea you want to pursue. Our first lecture actually goes over how to evaluate ideas for potential and helping you weigh and decide which to pursue.
Vanderson 7y ago
I would absolutely apply. I am solo founder, and I met a bunch of people that were still trying to get their MVP out.
AndrewWorsnop 7y ago
>> Also anyone has any tips on filtering multiple good ideas to finding the best for for startup? Thanks! I'm in the same boat, I'm going through the resources in the SuS library here: https://www.startupschool.org/library https://www.startupschool.org/library
- allenleein 7y ago
  Imagine you are an investor If you can only invest all your $ on one of "your ideas", which one would you choose.
oblib 7y ago
I attended last year as a solo founder. Here's what I think... It's not well suited for funding a solo founder, there's just too much they expect you to do in the 10 weeks of classes. And it's not suited to help you filter multiple ideas to find the best startup during those 10 weeks. So pick a product and go through process. You'll know if it's the right one before you finish the 10 weeks. It's really about learning how to "find product market fit" for your idea. What they want to see is your idea being something that people really want and will pay for and you'll learn how to find that out and not spend a lot of your time or cash in the process. And you'll learn how to setup a corporation that makes it easy for VCs to invest in if you do have product market fit for your idea, and maybe more important, what not to do. Unless you already know all about that it's worth your time and effort. And getting together with others every week in a group setting all working on those same lessons was great. But it's not easy. They expect a lot from a team of founders, so going into it solo is a deep dive.

by suyash 7y ago

kevin 7y ago

Yes! It's okay if you don't know which idea you want to pursue. Our first lecture actually goes over how to evaluate ideas for potential and helping you weigh and decide which to pursue.

Vanderson 7y ago

I would absolutely apply. I am solo founder, and I met a bunch of people that were still trying to get their MVP out.

AndrewWorsnop 7y ago

>> Also anyone has any tips on filtering multiple good ideas to finding the best for for startup? Thanks! I'm in the same boat, I'm going through the resources in the SuS library here: https://www.startupschool.org/library https://www.startupschool.org/library

allenleein 7y ago
Imagine you are an investor If you can only invest all your $ on one of "your ideas", which one would you choose.

oblib 7y ago

I attended last year as a solo founder. Here's what I think... It's not well suited for funding a solo founder, there's just too much they expect you to do in the 10 weeks of classes. And it's not suited to help you filter multiple ideas to find the best startup during those 10 weeks. So pick a product and go through process. You'll know if it's the right one before you finish the 10 weeks. It's really about learning how to "find product market fit" for your idea. What they want to see is your idea being something that people really want and will pay for and you'll learn how to find that out and not spend a lot of your time or cash in the process. And you'll learn how to setup a corporation that makes it easy for VCs to invest in if you do have product market fit for your idea, and maybe more important, what not to do. Unless you already know all about that it's worth your time and effort. And getting together with others every week in a group setting all working on those same lessons was great. But it's not easy. They expect a lot from a team of founders, so going into it solo is a deep dive.