johnpatmos211503
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I am M26, currently working at MBB as consultant focused on new venture development, having previously worked as a tech PM for a Series B scale up (~3 YoE in total).
I can code well enough to develop MVPs.
I have an idea in the Ed-tech GenAI space that I am building out an MVP for, but not sure if I should be building the idea out further to revenue stage, and a team, before bothering to apply for YC. The main insecurity comes from not being Ivy league or big tech background.
Does anyone have an insight on:
- What would my ideal entry point to YC be (e.g., work for a few more years / develop a team first)?
- The delta value add of a revenue generating startup vs pre-revenue, assuming TAM is huge
- What other accelerators would be of good fit to me?
- Lastly, how to find co-founders in the AI space? E.g., Any communities (i..e, Slack) on Ed-tech or GenAI?
Open to any other thoughts on how I should being my journey - I have enough personal runway for 18 months.
First reddit post - open to feedback
I can code well enough to develop MVPs.
I have an idea in the Ed-tech GenAI space that I am building out an MVP for, but not sure if I should be building the idea out further to revenue stage, and a team, before bothering to apply for YC. The main insecurity comes from not being Ivy league or big tech background.
Does anyone have an insight on:
- What would my ideal entry point to YC be (e.g., work for a few more years / develop a team first)?
- The delta value add of a revenue generating startup vs pre-revenue, assuming TAM is huge
- What other accelerators would be of good fit to me?
- Lastly, how to find co-founders in the AI space? E.g., Any communities (i..e, Slack) on Ed-tech or GenAI?
Open to any other thoughts on how I should being my journey - I have enough personal runway for 18 months.
First reddit post - open to feedback