... crowd, but the truth is those exceptional founders could likely succeed without an accelerator. Meanwhile, more average teams, who could truly benefit from the support, often don t get it. Comment from Hugh Tan(@hwiidg): @byalexai  They still fund based on ideas, but mostly bet on the founder s capability rather than the idea itself. Honestly, their ability to evaluate ideas isn t great, and they usually stick to certain theses. My launch got delayed ... ... major technical issue. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Let me share a statistic from my last Subtsack article. It seems that VC-funded

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... example, is that things related to defense are doing extremely well now, also because of the geopolitical situation in the world. For example, an Estonian VC firm Darkstar invested in purely military defense tech, especially from Ukrainian startups. The fund recently closed its first 15M round (target: 25M) and backs startups like FarSight Vision (geospatial drone tools) and Deftak (drone ammunition). Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @martin_rue   @thebigk  When is the launch? Comment from Matthew @ Sapling ... ... same time, I don't hear enough about the accessibility gap: yes, low-code platforms sound amazing, but unless you ve got the data sets, the technical chops, and the engineering bandwidth, you re stuck watching better-funded

... want to hear from my fellow founders who are boostrapping their ventures. In a world where raising funds, burning cash, chasing exits get all the limelight; bootstrapped founders rarely get attention. I've personally known several founders who are happily running their $20 - $100K MRR businesses either as solo founders or with a small team and highly profitable. So my question is: What is your main reason to bootstrap and not chase funding

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... that taxes were somehow bearable here, but the situation with war even complicated it. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @kirill_golubovskiy  But when it comes to online tech, in Europe, it is most common to use own funds. On the other hand, in the US, they are mostly funded

... wanted to write something. I d love to find other founders here too and I am happy to support you. If you're an LGBTQ+ founder or an ally here s a quick roundup of where to find support, funding, and community for queer folks building in tech Accelerators, Funds

... only build mobile apps. Soon hitting 50 new signups daily. All these signups came with massive LLM costs. Starting with just ~$4K, we burned through 30% of our budget in the first week with only $260 MRR. Our well-fundedcompetitors offered 5 free code gen requests daily (30/month), while we provided just 1 request/user lifetime. Talked to users, they wanted to explore platform for free but even with our minimal free tier, costs were eating up our savings. Traffic ... ... kept growing from our use case videos, engagement on Reddit/X and blogs. We approached VCs but got no replies. We pivoted to a paid-only model after burning 60% of our

... breakthroughs faster. For builders and researchers alike, this is both exciting and a bit daunting. What do you think? Is the next wave of AI innovation going to come from open, community-driven efforts or from stealthy, well-funded giants? And how can smaller teams best position themselves in this rapidly evolving space? Let s discuss. Comment from Parth Ahir(@parth_ahir): @priyanka_gosai1  Thanks for the thoughtful take! I agree open research drives fresh ideas and fast moves ...

... also see an escalating situation globally where government spending on these areas is being cut. Do you think venture capitalists should take on this role of the state and be their priority? How can we ensure AI innovations funded by profit-oriented VCs are accessible to everyone, especially marginalised communities? (These sectors are typically considered to be in the public interest.) Comment from Tera Bitcoins(@terabitcoins): @busmark_w_nika  No. That information is being intentionally hidden from public awareness ... ... make them available to public, because that would ruin pharmaceutical profits! Comment from Titouan De Dain(@titouan_de_dain): In theory, VCs could fill the gap. But in practice, their incentives rarely align with long-term public good. Funding

... near future. It's an app that'll enable users to connect with others near them and attend/host events. Are you also building a product that doesn't have an AI component? How has it been? Has the available funding decreased for "unsexy" ideas since the advent of AI? Comment from Rodrigo Soviero(@rodrigo_soviero): Don t worry, in my opinion you have it right. People have been doing AI just for the sake of it, trying to shove ... ... trend is definitely full-blown. A ton of them rushed to pivot into implementing AI within their products, not focusing on whether it truly brings value, just to say it's AI-powered, because that's where the funding

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... made it easier than ever to build and ship with a small team and no funding- but is that a better playbook than raising VC? I see it from both sides: Getting to production, ramen profitability, etc. seems easier than ever. Yay bootstrapping. Because it's so easy, getting blown out of the water by a VC-funded

... seed capital to start your business? I see mostly VC-funded companies on Product Hunt (mostly YC). But are there people who fund

... stop giant corporations from breaking the law. It's just going to make it easier for them to get away with it or take advantage of consumers and their data. I'd much rather live somewhere with ethical companies versus the opposite. A better solution could be to regulate these large corps once they reach increasingly larger stages, and loosen regulations for smaller companies allowing for easier entry (which I believe you mention), along with establishing VCs or incubators ... ... remove regulation or make it easier for tech entrepreneurs to kick things off what do u mean exactly? Are you referring to the fact that integrate Stripe payments you need to set up an entity? Are you referring to funding

... Lately, I have seen many VC funded companies and somehow overlooked those that are bootstrapped. In my opinion, to have such kind of company without external funding

... have enough money to ride out 2023 if you have not been funded, if you are do you have a lock on how to much to spend and where to save? Let me know your thoughts ...