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Correction, I got a response, but no specific feedback. I double checked my emails. Anyway, I'm realistic in knowing my ideas aren't going to garner investmen

Correction, I got a response, but no specific feedback. I double checked my emails. Anyway, I'm realistic in knowing my ideas aren't going to garner investment. I would love if you had a YC Junior for just getting help on ideas vs capital.

threeseed 3y ago
No investor is going to give you specific feedback. Your best bet is to go to onto Reddit, Discord etc, find the startup communities and ask for advice there. There are a lot of people who want to support other founders. Or even better go on Linkedin, find some prospective customers and ask them for advice. I've had about 10% of people reply back some with page long answers. If you are willing to spend money there are plenty of services like Kintell, Intro.co which will allow you to book an hour with investors or successful founders. But there are plenty of free options that I would start with first.
- anamax 3y ago
  > No investor is going to give you specific feedback. That depends on what you mean by "specific." Several Sand Hill Angels members, who are investors, provide feedback almost every month. (It's in the context of a pitch, but...) See https://www.sandhillangels.com/raw https://www.sandhillangels.com/raw ("pitch practice" is somewhat misleading.) [edited to add some detail] The typical angel-group pitch has three parts, the pitch, the Q&A, and then the "with the entrepreneur out of the room" discussion. This event lets participants listen to that discussion, as well as those three parts for the other folks pitching the same night. Then there's an "ask investors anything" session at the end.
kevlened 3y ago
Reconsider writing ideas off so quickly! Just completing the application is a great way to test your thinking on each. The process could be enough for you to transform one of them into something that excites you. In addition to the application, it's worth exploring https://www.startupschool.org/ https://www.startupschool.org/ if you're looking for a "YC Junior"

threeseed 3y ago

No investor is going to give you specific feedback. Your best bet is to go to onto Reddit, Discord etc, find the startup communities and ask for advice there. There are a lot of people who want to support other founders. Or even better go on Linkedin, find some prospective customers and ask them for advice. I've had about 10% of people reply back some with page long answers. If you are willing to spend money there are plenty of services like Kintell, Intro.co which will allow you to book an hour with investors or successful founders. But there are plenty of free options that I would start with first.

anamax 3y ago
> No investor is going to give you specific feedback. That depends on what you mean by "specific." Several Sand Hill Angels members, who are investors, provide feedback almost every month. (It's in the context of a pitch, but...) See https://www.sandhillangels.com/raw https://www.sandhillangels.com/raw ("pitch practice" is somewhat misleading.) [edited to add some detail] The typical angel-group pitch has three parts, the pitch, the Q&A, and then the "with the entrepreneur out of the room" discussion. This event lets participants listen to that discussion, as well as those three parts for the other folks pitching the same night. Then there's an "ask investors anything" session at the end.

kevlened 3y ago

Reconsider writing ideas off so quickly! Just completing the application is a great way to test your thinking on each. The process could be enough for you to transform one of them into something that excites you. In addition to the application, it's worth exploring https://www.startupschool.org/ https://www.startupschool.org/ if you're looking for a "YC Junior"