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You can tell that being rejected by YC isn't that strong indicator for success given the number of YC startups who have been public about having only got into Y

by ak_111 4y ago

You can tell that being rejected by YC isn't that strong indicator for success given the number of YC startups who have been public about having only got into YC in their third or even fourth attempt. In my book that is equivalent to being rejected, and YC only accepted them after they basically made it. YC is also very public that a significant number of every batch have been rejected a couple of times. So basically being rejected by YC is not even a strong indicator that you won't be a YC success.

NetOpWibby 4y ago
Yeah I don’t see the point in applying anymore (I’ve applied twice). Why bother? I found a bunch of “first check” VCs but out of the ~30 I contacted, only 4 responded with some level of, “Ahh, that market hasn’t been proven but keep in touch!” With YC it’s, “You didn’t get selected but keep trying!” The only need I have for VC money is freedom to work on my ideas full-time and continue to feed my family. I guess I’ll keep bootstrapping. A close friend once told me, “Rejection is protection and redirection.” (:
- tthun 4y ago
  Do you have a handy list of first check VC’s that you can share ?
  - NetOpWibby 4y ago
    I'll have to go through my list but for now, here's a thread of VCs who don't require a warm intro: https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849
  - NetOpWibby 4y ago
    Went through my Pinboard to extract all these: - https://797capital.com/ https://797capital.com/ - https://www.indexventures.com/ https://www.indexventures.com/ - https://www.sparkcapital.com/ https://www.sparkcapital.com/ - https://www.hcp.com/ https://www.hcp.com/ - https://hvflabs.com/ https://hvflabs.com/ - https://www.republiccapital.co/ https://www.republiccapital.co/ - https://plus.vc/ https://plus.vc/ - https://www.rarebreed.vc/ https://www.rarebreed.vc/ - https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ - https://macventurecapital.com/ https://macventurecapital.com/ - https://parafi.com/ https://parafi.com/ - https://www.chingona.ventures/ https://www.chingona.ventures/ - https://www.plexocap.com/ https://www.plexocap.com/ - https://lowercarboncapital.com/ https://lowercarboncapital.com/ - https://www.blckvc.org/ https://www.blckvc.org/ - https://www.gsr.io/ https://www.gsr.io/ - https://rbf.capital/ https://rbf.capital/ - https://www.allraise.org/ https://www.allraise.org/ - https://betaworksventures.com/ https://betaworksventures.com/ - https://www.gfrfund.com/ https://www.gfrfund.com/ - https://www.hustlefund.vc/ https://www.hustlefund.vc/ - https://www.atelierventures.co/ https://www.atelierventures.co/ - https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ - https://www.nfx.com/ https://www.nfx.com/ - https://645ventures.com/ https://645ventures.com/ - https://backstagecapital.com/ https://backstagecapital.com/ - https://panteracapital.com/firm/ https://panteracapital.com/firm/ - https://femalefoundersfund.com/ https://femalefoundersfund.com/ - https://susaventures.com/ https://susaventures.com/ - https://atomic.vc/ https://atomic.vc/ - https://homebrew.co/ https://homebrew.co/ - https://www.cowboy.vc/ https://www.cowboy.vc/ - https://foundersfund.com/ https://foundersfund.com/ - https://www.kaporcapital.com/ https://www.kaporcapital.com/ - https://www.felicis.com/ https://www.felicis.com/ - https://www.cleocap.com/ https://www.cleocap.com/ - https://www.ggvc.com/ https://www.ggvc.com/ - https://www.haystack.vc/ https://www.haystack.vc/ - https://www.menlovc.com/ https://www.menlovc.com/ - https://www.battery.com/ https://www.battery.com/ - https://www.nea.com/ https://www.nea.com/ - https://www.greycroft.com/ https://www.greycroft.com/ - https://group.softbank/ https://group.softbank/ - https://twosigmaventures.com/ https://twosigmaventures.com/ - https://www.redpoint.com/ https://www.redpoint.com/ - https://www.angellist.com/ https://www.angellist.com/ - https://luxcapital.com/ https://luxcapital.com/ - https://lsvp.com/ https://lsvp.com/ - https://www.bvp.com/ https://www.bvp.com/ - https://upfront.com/ https://upfront.com/ - https://uncorkcapital.com/ https://uncorkcapital.com/ - https://greylock.com/ https://greylock.com/ - https://www.khoslaventures.com/ https://www.khoslaventures.com/ - https://www.accel.com/ https://www.accel.com/ - https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ - https://www.gv.com/ https://www.gv.com/ - https://www.footwork.vc/ https://www.footwork.vc/ - https://www.flybridge.com/ https://www.flybridge.com/ - https://trueventures.com/ https://trueventures.com/ - https://www.socialcapital.com/ https://www.socialcapital.com/ - https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate - https://vibe.vc/ https://vibe.vc/ - https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund - https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ - https://outsetcapital.com/ https://outsetcapital.com/ - https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ - https://fiftyyears.com/ https://fiftyyears.com/ - https://precursorvc.com/ https://precursorvc.com/ - https://www.sterlingroad.com/ https://www.sterlingroad.com/ - https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ - https://www.malaikaventures.com/ https://www.malaikaventures.com/ - https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 - https://theopportunityfund.com/ https://theopportunityfund.com/ - https://www.january.ventures/ https://www.january.ventures/ - https://www.ganas.vc/ https://www.ganas.vc/ - https://www.lightship.capital/ https://www.lightship.capital/ - https://velocityincubator.com/ https://velocityincubator.com/ - https://www.barodaventures.com/ https://www.barodaventures.com/ - https://www.alchemy.com/ventures https://www.alchemy.com/ventures - https://panteracapital.com/ https://panteracapital.com/ - https://chapterone.com/ https://chapterone.com/ - https://www.at.inc/ https://www.at.inc/ - https://hyper.com/ https://hyper.com/ - https://www.afore.vc/ https://www.afore.vc/ - https://m13.co/ https://m13.co/ - https://www.adaptvc.co/ https://www.adaptvc.co/ - https://variant.fund/ https://variant.fund/ - https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ - https://500.co/ https://500.co/ - https://hypersphere.ventures/ https://hypersphere.ventures/ - https://race.capital/ https://race.capital/ - https://www.visiblehands.vc/ https://www.visiblehands.vc/ - https://www.hashed.com/ https://www.hashed.com/ - https://www.newmancapital.com/ https://www.newmancapital.com/ - https://ngc.fund/ https://ngc.fund/ - https://kindredventures.com/ https://kindredventures.com/ - https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ - https://elevate.vc/ https://elevate.vc/ - https://www.konvoy.vc/ https://www.konvoy.vc/ - https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ - https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ - https://blockchain.capital/ https://blockchain.capital/ - https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en - https://india.sequoiacap.com/ https://india.sequoiacap.com/ - https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ - https://www.sequoiacap.com/ https://www.sequoiacap.com/ - https://tobacapital.com/ https://tobacapital.com/ - https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 - https://www.lererhippeau.com/ https://www.lererhippeau.com/ - https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ - https://amentum.org/ https://amentum.org/ - https://www.shrug.vc/ https://www.shrug.vc/ - https://www.operatorlps.com/ https://www.operatorlps.com/ - https://chapterone.com/en/ https://chapterone.com/en/ - https://www.weekend.fund/ https://www.weekend.fund/ - https://www.bananacapital.vc/ https://www.bananacapital.vc/ - https://www.marcyvp.com/ https://www.marcyvp.com/ - https://www.openvc.app/ https://www.openvc.app/ - https://www.overlookedventures.com/ https://www.overlookedventures.com/ - https://tychepartners.com/ https://tychepartners.com/ - https://www.bbgventures.com/ https://www.bbgventures.com/ - https://kickstartfund.com/ https://kickstartfund.com/ - https://www.realistventures.com/ https://www.realistventures.com/ - https://www.worklife.vc/ https://www.worklife.vc/ - https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-ndas/ https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-nda... - https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ - https://www.allvuesystems.com/ https://www.allvuesystems.com/ - https://firstround.com/ https://firstround.com/ - https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ - https://forerunnerventures.com/ https://forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.pjc.vc/ https://www.pjc.vc/ - https://harlem.capital/ https://harlem.capital/ - https://brandfoundry.com/ https://brandfoundry.com/ - https://montageventures.com/ https://montageventures.com/ - https://www.ubiquity.vc/ https://www.ubiquity.vc/ - https://imaginary.co/ https://imaginary.co/ - https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ - https://www.maveron.com/ https://www.maveron.com/ - https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.primary.vc/ https://www.primary.vc/ - https://apx.vc/ https://apx.vc/ - https://fifthwall.com/ https://fifthwall.com/ - https://formcapital.com/ https://formcapital.com/ - https://www.noemisventures.com/ https://www.noemisventures.com/ - https://www.reachcapital.com/ https://www.reachcapital.com/ - https://torchcapital.vc/ https://torchcapital.vc/ - https://www.designerfund.com/ https://www.designerfund.com/ - https://framework.ventures/ https://framework.ventures/ - https://www.usv.com/ https://www.usv.com/ - https://www.pear.vc/ https://www.pear.vc/ - https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ - https://initialized.com/ https://initialized.com/ - https://www.expa.com/ https://www.expa.com/ - https://www.serenaventures.com/ https://www.serenaventures.com/ They aren't all "first-check" VCs, just every VC I've bookmarked.
    - notRobot 4y ago
      This is really useful, thank you!
- testmasterflex 4y ago
  Mind sharing your startup?
  - NetOpWibby 4y ago
    Sure! It's actually two businesses but they work in tandem; a registry (Neuenet) and a registrar (beachfront) on the Handshake blockchain/protocol (a decentralized alt-root…I know, bear with me). When the software I'm building is solid in production, it will be open-sourced (alongside a hosted service). As an example, let's say you owned the Handshake TLD .testmasterflex…you'd be able to create SLDs (domains) and manage everything quite easily with my software. Currently, Handshake is in its second year and the ecosystem is quite barren so it's not friendly for non-devs. I have ~1k TLDs and setup websites secured with DANE and DNSSEC for ~900 of them. It was tedious, to say the least. You may be thinking, “Okay, but hasn’t this been tried before? What makes Handshake so different?” What I’ve gathered is, while alt‑roots have come and gone over time, Handshake came along at a great time; with a bunch of investment and an incentivized rollout to get developers interested in building upon it…and it’s working. We’ve got ICANN‑accredited registrars like Porkbun, Encirca, and Namecheap selling Handshake domains. Namecheap even owns a handful of Handshake TLDs! The parent company of Porkbun, Top Level Design, operates .gay and .wiki on the ICANN side and claimed those names on Handshake. On top of that, we’ve got plenty of Handshake resolvers for your OS/platform of choice: macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, whatever. If that’s not support, I don’t know what is. Anyhoo, lemme get off my soapbox to share some links. - https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld - https://neuenet.com/ https://neuenet.com/ - https://blog.neuenet.com/ https://blog.neuenet.com/ - https://twitter.com/neuenet https://twitter.com/neuenet - https://twitter.com/beachfront_ https://twitter.com/beachfront_
    - ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
      No offense but after reading this I have no idea what your business is or why I'd want to use it and I reckon >90% of tech people reading this won't either. I'd suggest really dumbing it down.
      - 4y ago
blitzar 4y ago
> YC only accepted them after they basically made it Everytime I watch dragons den I get the same feeling. You have $1m in orders this year, which should be a profit of 200k, sure I will give you 100k for 20% of your company.
- arturkane7 4y ago
  it is very tempting to go to dragons den even if you made it. Basically getting a 10 minute free advert on prime time BBC.
  - csunbird 4y ago
    I’d be surprised if other VC’s are not watching the show and making offers to rejected applicants.
    - blitzar 4y ago
      I doubt many of the companies would take the money - almost all are cashflow positive and really want exposure

by ak_111 4y ago

NetOpWibby 4y ago

Yeah I don’t see the point in applying anymore (I’ve applied twice). Why bother? I found a bunch of “first check” VCs but out of the ~30 I contacted, only 4 responded with some level of, “Ahh, that market hasn’t been proven but keep in touch!” With YC it’s, “You didn’t get selected but keep trying!” The only need I have for VC money is freedom to work on my ideas full-time and continue to feed my family. I guess I’ll keep bootstrapping. A close friend once told me, “Rejection is protection and redirection.” (:

tthun 4y ago
Do you have a handy list of first check VC’s that you can share ?
- NetOpWibby 4y ago
  I'll have to go through my list but for now, here's a thread of VCs who don't require a warm intro: https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849
- NetOpWibby 4y ago
  Went through my Pinboard to extract all these: - https://797capital.com/ https://797capital.com/ - https://www.indexventures.com/ https://www.indexventures.com/ - https://www.sparkcapital.com/ https://www.sparkcapital.com/ - https://www.hcp.com/ https://www.hcp.com/ - https://hvflabs.com/ https://hvflabs.com/ - https://www.republiccapital.co/ https://www.republiccapital.co/ - https://plus.vc/ https://plus.vc/ - https://www.rarebreed.vc/ https://www.rarebreed.vc/ - https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ https://www.dragonfly.xyz/ - https://macventurecapital.com/ https://macventurecapital.com/ - https://parafi.com/ https://parafi.com/ - https://www.chingona.ventures/ https://www.chingona.ventures/ - https://www.plexocap.com/ https://www.plexocap.com/ - https://lowercarboncapital.com/ https://lowercarboncapital.com/ - https://www.blckvc.org/ https://www.blckvc.org/ - https://www.gsr.io/ https://www.gsr.io/ - https://rbf.capital/ https://rbf.capital/ - https://www.allraise.org/ https://www.allraise.org/ - https://betaworksventures.com/ https://betaworksventures.com/ - https://www.gfrfund.com/ https://www.gfrfund.com/ - https://www.hustlefund.vc/ https://www.hustlefund.vc/ - https://www.atelierventures.co/ https://www.atelierventures.co/ - https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ - https://www.nfx.com/ https://www.nfx.com/ - https://645ventures.com/ https://645ventures.com/ - https://backstagecapital.com/ https://backstagecapital.com/ - https://panteracapital.com/firm/ https://panteracapital.com/firm/ - https://femalefoundersfund.com/ https://femalefoundersfund.com/ - https://susaventures.com/ https://susaventures.com/ - https://atomic.vc/ https://atomic.vc/ - https://homebrew.co/ https://homebrew.co/ - https://www.cowboy.vc/ https://www.cowboy.vc/ - https://foundersfund.com/ https://foundersfund.com/ - https://www.kaporcapital.com/ https://www.kaporcapital.com/ - https://www.felicis.com/ https://www.felicis.com/ - https://www.cleocap.com/ https://www.cleocap.com/ - https://www.ggvc.com/ https://www.ggvc.com/ - https://www.haystack.vc/ https://www.haystack.vc/ - https://www.menlovc.com/ https://www.menlovc.com/ - https://www.battery.com/ https://www.battery.com/ - https://www.nea.com/ https://www.nea.com/ - https://www.greycroft.com/ https://www.greycroft.com/ - https://group.softbank/ https://group.softbank/ - https://twosigmaventures.com/ https://twosigmaventures.com/ - https://www.redpoint.com/ https://www.redpoint.com/ - https://www.angellist.com/ https://www.angellist.com/ - https://luxcapital.com/ https://luxcapital.com/ - https://lsvp.com/ https://lsvp.com/ - https://www.bvp.com/ https://www.bvp.com/ - https://upfront.com/ https://upfront.com/ - https://uncorkcapital.com/ https://uncorkcapital.com/ - https://greylock.com/ https://greylock.com/ - https://www.khoslaventures.com/ https://www.khoslaventures.com/ - https://www.accel.com/ https://www.accel.com/ - https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ - https://www.gv.com/ https://www.gv.com/ - https://www.footwork.vc/ https://www.footwork.vc/ - https://www.flybridge.com/ https://www.flybridge.com/ - https://trueventures.com/ https://trueventures.com/ - https://www.socialcapital.com/ https://www.socialcapital.com/ - https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate - https://vibe.vc/ https://vibe.vc/ - https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund https://www.sahilbloom.com/fund - https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ https://www.untitledventures.xyz/ - https://outsetcapital.com/ https://outsetcapital.com/ - https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ https://www.breadandbutterventures.com/ - https://fiftyyears.com/ https://fiftyyears.com/ - https://precursorvc.com/ https://precursorvc.com/ - https://www.sterlingroad.com/ https://www.sterlingroad.com/ - https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ https://www.laconiacapitalgroup.com/ - https://www.malaikaventures.com/ https://www.malaikaventures.com/ - https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 https://twitter.com/TheLizNunez/status/1557354399093198849 - https://theopportunityfund.com/ https://theopportunityfund.com/ - https://www.january.ventures/ https://www.january.ventures/ - https://www.ganas.vc/ https://www.ganas.vc/ - https://www.lightship.capital/ https://www.lightship.capital/ - https://velocityincubator.com/ https://velocityincubator.com/ - https://www.barodaventures.com/ https://www.barodaventures.com/ - https://www.alchemy.com/ventures https://www.alchemy.com/ventures - https://panteracapital.com/ https://panteracapital.com/ - https://chapterone.com/ https://chapterone.com/ - https://www.at.inc/ https://www.at.inc/ - https://hyper.com/ https://hyper.com/ - https://www.afore.vc/ https://www.afore.vc/ - https://m13.co/ https://m13.co/ - https://www.adaptvc.co/ https://www.adaptvc.co/ - https://variant.fund/ https://variant.fund/ - https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ https://www.bigbrain.holdings/ - https://500.co/ https://500.co/ - https://hypersphere.ventures/ https://hypersphere.ventures/ - https://race.capital/ https://race.capital/ - https://www.visiblehands.vc/ https://www.visiblehands.vc/ - https://www.hashed.com/ https://www.hashed.com/ - https://www.newmancapital.com/ https://www.newmancapital.com/ - https://ngc.fund/ https://ngc.fund/ - https://kindredventures.com/ https://kindredventures.com/ - https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/ - https://elevate.vc/ https://elevate.vc/ - https://www.konvoy.vc/ https://www.konvoy.vc/ - https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ https://baincapitalcrypto.com/ - https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/ - https://blockchain.capital/ https://blockchain.capital/ - https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en https://www.sequoiacap.cn/en - https://india.sequoiacap.com/ https://india.sequoiacap.com/ - https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ https://arc.sequoiacap.com/ - https://www.sequoiacap.com/ https://www.sequoiacap.com/ - https://tobacapital.com/ https://tobacapital.com/ - https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 https://twitter.com/susanfsu/status/1481332788859064322 - https://www.lererhippeau.com/ https://www.lererhippeau.com/ - https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ https://www.cooleygo.com/what-you-should-know-about-safes/ - https://amentum.org/ https://amentum.org/ - https://www.shrug.vc/ https://www.shrug.vc/ - https://www.operatorlps.com/ https://www.operatorlps.com/ - https://chapterone.com/en/ https://chapterone.com/en/ - https://www.weekend.fund/ https://www.weekend.fund/ - https://www.bananacapital.vc/ https://www.bananacapital.vc/ - https://www.marcyvp.com/ https://www.marcyvp.com/ - https://www.openvc.app/ https://www.openvc.app/ - https://www.overlookedventures.com/ https://www.overlookedventures.com/ - https://tychepartners.com/ https://tychepartners.com/ - https://www.bbgventures.com/ https://www.bbgventures.com/ - https://kickstartfund.com/ https://kickstartfund.com/ - https://www.realistventures.com/ https://www.realistventures.com/ - https://www.worklife.vc/ https://www.worklife.vc/ - https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-ndas/ https://feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-nda... - https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ https://angeltrack.firstround.com/ - https://www.allvuesystems.com/ https://www.allvuesystems.com/ - https://firstround.com/ https://firstround.com/ - https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ - https://forerunnerventures.com/ https://forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.pjc.vc/ https://www.pjc.vc/ - https://harlem.capital/ https://harlem.capital/ - https://brandfoundry.com/ https://brandfoundry.com/ - https://montageventures.com/ https://montageventures.com/ - https://www.ubiquity.vc/ https://www.ubiquity.vc/ - https://imaginary.co/ https://imaginary.co/ - https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ https://www.nycfounderguide.com/ - https://www.maveron.com/ https://www.maveron.com/ - https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ https://www.forerunnerventures.com/ - https://www.primary.vc/ https://www.primary.vc/ - https://apx.vc/ https://apx.vc/ - https://fifthwall.com/ https://fifthwall.com/ - https://formcapital.com/ https://formcapital.com/ - https://www.noemisventures.com/ https://www.noemisventures.com/ - https://www.reachcapital.com/ https://www.reachcapital.com/ - https://torchcapital.vc/ https://torchcapital.vc/ - https://www.designerfund.com/ https://www.designerfund.com/ - https://framework.ventures/ https://framework.ventures/ - https://www.usv.com/ https://www.usv.com/ - https://www.pear.vc/ https://www.pear.vc/ - https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ - https://initialized.com/ https://initialized.com/ - https://www.expa.com/ https://www.expa.com/ - https://www.serenaventures.com/ https://www.serenaventures.com/ They aren't all "first-check" VCs, just every VC I've bookmarked.
  - notRobot 4y ago
    This is really useful, thank you!
testmasterflex 4y ago
Mind sharing your startup?
- NetOpWibby 4y ago
  Sure! It's actually two businesses but they work in tandem; a registry (Neuenet) and a registrar (beachfront) on the Handshake blockchain/protocol (a decentralized alt-root…I know, bear with me). When the software I'm building is solid in production, it will be open-sourced (alongside a hosted service). As an example, let's say you owned the Handshake TLD .testmasterflex…you'd be able to create SLDs (domains) and manage everything quite easily with my software. Currently, Handshake is in its second year and the ecosystem is quite barren so it's not friendly for non-devs. I have ~1k TLDs and setup websites secured with DANE and DNSSEC for ~900 of them. It was tedious, to say the least. You may be thinking, “Okay, but hasn’t this been tried before? What makes Handshake so different?” What I’ve gathered is, while alt‑roots have come and gone over time, Handshake came along at a great time; with a bunch of investment and an incentivized rollout to get developers interested in building upon it…and it’s working. We’ve got ICANN‑accredited registrars like Porkbun, Encirca, and Namecheap selling Handshake domains. Namecheap even owns a handful of Handshake TLDs! The parent company of Porkbun, Top Level Design, operates .gay and .wiki on the ICANN side and claimed those names on Handshake. On top of that, we’ve got plenty of Handshake resolvers for your OS/platform of choice: macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, whatever. If that’s not support, I don’t know what is. Anyhoo, lemme get off my soapbox to share some links. - https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld https://blog.neuenet.com/post/why-get-a-tld - https://neuenet.com/ https://neuenet.com/ - https://blog.neuenet.com/ https://blog.neuenet.com/ - https://twitter.com/neuenet https://twitter.com/neuenet - https://twitter.com/beachfront_ https://twitter.com/beachfront_
  - ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
    No offense but after reading this I have no idea what your business is or why I'd want to use it and I reckon >90% of tech people reading this won't either. I'd suggest really dumbing it down.
    - 4y ago

blitzar 4y ago

> YC only accepted them after they basically made it Everytime I watch dragons den I get the same feeling. You have $1m in orders this year, which should be a profit of 200k, sure I will give you 100k for 20% of your company.

arturkane7 4y ago
it is very tempting to go to dragons den even if you made it. Basically getting a 10 minute free advert on prime time BBC.
- csunbird 4y ago
  I’d be surprised if other VC’s are not watching the show and making offers to rejected applicants.
  - blitzar 4y ago
    I doubt many of the companies would take the money - almost all are cashflow positive and really want exposure