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We are a tiny startup in India. I am a techie myself and have failed twice in sustaining business (teams of 12 members both times). We have failed getting into
by brainless 14y ago
We are a tiny startup in India. I am a techie myself and have failed twice in sustaining business (teams of 12 members both times). We have failed getting into YC but have never lost hope. We will apply again, our product is nearing MVP.
The biggest thing is to keep fighting. Being a techie helps in reducing your initial costs. There are other things you can do. We, for instance, got our product sponsored hosting from SoftLayer (thanks to them). We are also going to ask RackSpace to sponsor us once we start closed beta. We keep in touch with everyone around and people in the Valley. We are very far away but we have ambitions and experience.
We read a lot of very detailed battle stories and get extremely inspired. That is I believe the spirit. There is more competition than there ever was, and I have myself been watching (and failing) for about 6 years now. The important thing to remember: it is NOT EASY, face it, continue doing what you want to do.
- rbucks 14y agoI agree 100%. The struggle is far more common in startups than most valley publications portray it to be. If you're B2B, you need customers. If you're B2C, you need users. Just put your head down and keep working.
- ashray 14y agoThat sucks man, to hear about your startups. Is there no funding available in India ? I hear there are some angel groups in Mumbai.
- RealGeek 14y agoHow do you get sponsored hosting?
- brainless 14y agoWe looked around at many hosting providers who are sponsoring companies from incubators like YC, TechStars, 500, etc. Then we approached and connected with RackSpace and SoftLayer (through LinkedIn). We explained our concept and got sponsored from SoftLayer. We will approach RackSpace with details too.
- brackin 14y agoDon't think of YC as the only option. Many seem to on HackerNews. Consider alternative accelerators before waiting 9 months hoping for YC. There's also seed funding, YC is one if many paths, it may be the best accelerator. I think once you have a product you're happy with wasting time hoping for YC isn't helpful to you or your company.