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I think your problem is your potential market. How big of a market is there for Data Science? The thing with codecademy is they could potentially attract hair
by sdesol 13y ago
I think your problem is your potential market. How big of a market is there for Data Science?
The thing with codecademy is they could potentially attract hair dressers, janitors, etc. Your main target are people with degrees who have an interest in data mining.
You are either not describing what your product does correctly or you have a unrealistic view of your potential market.
Your team sounds great but I really can't see the demand for data science knowledge being that great.
- brianliou91 13y agoThanks for the feedback! I think your right!
- argonaut 13y agoAs someone who has tangentially interacted with YC, I seriously doubt that is the reason. YC cares about the team above all, then followed by customers/users/traction (but really, it's the team). The addressable market is not very high on their list of concerns. Though it certainly is a factor, I don't think it is the reason for rejection. One question I have is how well does the team know each other? What are some of your team members' accomplishments? Honestly YC doesn't care very much about all the degrees you have (I would even argue that the fact that there are 5 degrees among the 3 of you is a negative signal for YC because it indicates credentialism, but that's just my opinion).