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    500k$ for 7%

    @icandoallthings1 For pre-seed investors will expect around 100x of the investment. Cause they invest in many companies, and want to spread the risk. If one company can do 100x it pays for many other startup investment that failed (and they know that most startups will fail). Even if successful...
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    Here is what I learned from my previous startup experience

    @restored_one Much harder to sell an entertainment app. But the way you can show anyone it is worth it, is by showing usage and growth. Have some KPI of daily usage and retention. Build an MVP or demo so your target users can use as soon as possible. As the main post talked about, forget...
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    How much equity do you expect to give away?

    @eternallykeptbyjesus Well. Raising money is not free, they give you money you give equity and power away. That is why if you don’t need don’t raise. My company is on that special spot where we are profitable and don’t need outside money. Getting investment makes sense when more money = fast...
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    Will this intro video work for YC application instead of the format they request?

    @hodor They really don’t like fancy stuff in intro videos. Just go with your face. We submitted a webcam recorded video (zoom call) with the introduction for each founder and that was enough
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    After YC acceptance, what are YC's expectations on exits? (unicorn vs. modest exit)

    @danjos3ph YC founder here. Me and my partner were afraid of pressure, but everyone told us they are chill and founder friendly. That is super correct. We didn’t want to go the VC route, and didn’t want to have them saying we needed to raise or do demo day. They didn’t pressure us to anything...
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    From MVP to Real

    @drkvg This sounds like the start of something. YCombinator would love the grind and your work so far. So if you want to join them you should
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