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I'm a single founder with an idea and a very early mvp with no traction but an idea on how it could be positioned/modified to be an interesting startup in a pre
by dclaysmith 16y ago
I'm a single founder with an idea and a very early mvp with no traction but an idea on how it could be positioned/modified to be an interesting startup in a pretty hot area. If it moved forward (through YC or elsewhere) i have a team that i could put together that i think could then really move it forward.
Have you ever said 'we like you, and we think the idea has potential... put the team together and we'll back ya'?
- AmericanOP 16y agoThink of the competition. http://gigaom.com/2010/03/23/y-combinator-matures-14-of-startups-funded-before-they-finish-the-program/ http://gigaom.com/2010/03/23/y-combinator-matures-14-of-star...
- dclaysmith 16y agoI don't really think of everyone else applying as competition. I'm more concerned with where I am, the ideas I have, and what I want to do with them. No one should let others' success be a reason not to do something And now that I know I might meet Ashton Kutcher, I'm definitely going for it.
- sskates 16y agoI applied to TechStars with a 3 man team a few months ago. We had full time jobs but gave the above line- that we were willing to more seriously commit if we got into the program. We didn't get in. They advised us that you can send a much stronger signal if you've already committed. The best indicator of future commitment to a startup is past commitment.
- pg 16y agoNo, because the team is the most important thing to us.