hidingmyname

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by hidingmyname 13y ago
I wrote http://mystartuphas30daystolive.tumblr.com Like you, I raised money, went through a top accelerator and had a wild ride that doomed in failure. It's ok to be terrified. It's ok to hurt. Fear paralyzes. You will
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
OP here. It wasn't.
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
No.
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
You're right. Many accelerators have a knack for picking up teams that have demonstrated the ability to build things that generate revenue and traction. The siren song of money, networking and growth is really seductive. The implicatio
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
Founders are all very well aware, employees still in the dark. No raise potential as metrics are nowhere near where they should be. Solid IP and team that might make for a good acquisition, provided investors will OK it (they've reject
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
Not a cautionary tale, just a blog to vent my frustrations and record the experience. I'm not in a position to give "advice" nor do I suggest anyone follows "advice". If you're a new founder and about to get on
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
Pivoted, pivoted, then pivoted again. The other founders can't stand any more and don't want to "give up" on the latest baby. At this point, I'm running out of options and have a dev team that I can't afford to
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
You should. I feel fucking shitty about this.
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by hidingmyname 13y ago
The tempting lure of a big convertible note and a set of drooling investors saying that we were building "the next big thing".
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My Startup has 30 Days to Live(mystartuphas30daystolive.tumblr.com)
490 points by hidingmyname 13y ago|226 comments