Show HN: Idea to startup
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By "the ideatostartup is kind of a crash course" , we mean that ideatostartup will take you from idea to startup within those 40 days. Within those 40 days, you will have a MVP and clear cut process and strategy of achieving the product market fit.
The company itself will definitely grow over years but the launch will happen within the 40 days. We have met a number of entrepreneurs who just can't launch even after spending years on an idea. The reason is simple. Sometimes they are afraid to go out and talk to customers, to validate the idea while other times its because they just can't get the product built and keep adding features after features.
We ensure that entrepreneurs get over this fear of launch and focus on achieving the product market fit.
For 40 days, we work 24*7 with the founder/s. After that we provide all the resources and connections we can as advisers.
Since we develop the products ourselves and ensure that entrepreneur goes out and talks to customers, we fix both the problems. As we have seen from experience, many entrepreneurs fear for the first time. And, mostly its about the fear of failure and validation. We help them overcome it and do what is necessary.
We have created a process for converting the idea to startup. If you have noticed, the entrepreneurs that succeed in one venture, are more likely to succeed in their future ventures irrespective of the domain. Once the entrepreneurs know the process, they can execute the details as per the context. We also connect entrepreneur with the expert in that particular domain.
2)So are you saying you only take founders who have been successful in a venture before based on this response -"If you have noticed, the entrepreneurs that succeed in one venture, are more likely to succeed in their future ventures irrespective of the domain."
3) I am just trying to understand the thought process behind your marketing pitch about what you want to do. If your background is development, why not stick to that alone instead of throwing all the others in?
1. We help founders overcome the fear. There is a clear process.
2. By that , we mean following certain processes improves the success rate for startups. Successful entrepreneurs know these processes. And we teach first time entrepreneurs this process.
3. Entrepreneurs who are passionate about an idea face many problems. The first problem is :
i. They need a product but may not have the necessary tech skills. We fix this problem for them.
ii. Almost all failed startups have the product, but what they do not have are enough customers. We guide entrepreneurs how to get customers.
We fix these 2 problems in the 40 days.
After these whenever startup achieves product/market fit and enters in the scale phase, we connect them with the relevant domain experts who will help them scale.
Convincing people has not been a problem so far. Because its usually the entrepreneurs whom we have worked with that refer us to their friends.
Also, you don't have to pay 9k at once, its usually milestone based or weekly. There is no lock-in. The entrepreneur can leave whenever they want if they don't like the program.
Btw, I really appreciate your questions and suggestions. Is it ok, if I put these questions on ideatostartup?
Thanks.