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I have applied many times . I now have a patent for a technology that I believe is a disruptor of enormous proportion. I have asked repeatedly to get a few minutes with someone to discuss this technology, because your application process doesn't seem to work for this.

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What doesn't work about our process for this?

I have applied again and again and have been rejected each time. I honestly don't mean to be vague but have found that it is very difficult to convey in words. It's a graphical technology that takes just a very brief chat for people to understand. It's a large horizontal departure with wide possibilities. That makes it difficult to explain as a single targeted product

I would say that if you cannot explain it simply then you cannot sell it simply. You also sound like you 'deserve' to be heard while in fact nobody owes you a meeting.

I'm not saying I deserve a meeting, I'm saying the process doesn't work for me.

I don't agree with your simply conclusion. People didn't know what Twitter was for. And Gordon Moore didn't know why someone would want a home computer just to keep recipes. But those that understood it knew what the possibilities were.

People did know what it was for, but they knew what it was. Because it could be explained simply.

The patent has been granted? What's the patent number? It would be public record. Eyeballs on the idea can only increase support if you already have the patent!

It sounds like you could benefit from technical friends in the space who have more experience with technical writing/documentation, etc. Another option would be to try and attend some of the office hours YC and other VCs hold. Ofc, they tend to be localized in the SF Bay Area.

We have a demo video field. You should make a demo video and include the link in that field in the application.

Is that new? I don't recall a demo video field the last time I applied, and guidelines specifically advised against producing the application video.

If I can make a recommendation, you should try making a video instead.

Why don't you share your idea right here to try to catch someone's attention? Being vague isn't going to help.

Do you have a patent or just a patent application? If you have a patent post the patent number so we can all look at it.

If I were in their shoes, I would avoid conversations with someone who boasted a patented technology. It's just begging for legal trouble.

If the patent is actually issued then it is only benefit in the form of legal protection.

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