Present Alexa ranking of the startups mentioned in the video. ---- platejoy: 439k maillift: 1.6 million popbasic: 6.2 million shopeando: n/a partender: 470k sidelines: n/a --- So basically all of the above mentioned "young" and "awesome" startups failed to take off. This possibly hints at the failure of the accelerators to help any startup to take off. These self proclaimed accelerators are doing more harm than help to these young people. Most of the ideas they select don't solve a consumer problem and are just solutions looking for problems. It's high time startups evaluate what really in success of it. And it boils to solving a pressing need for the customers, now and here. It's not about MIT degrees, cool offices or media attention, or Networking. It's about helping real human beings with getting something they want. Not showing off your fake technology prowess, which these vanity startups do and are rather advised to do. Accelerators should open their eyes and move towards making some good startups. Or maybe they don't care .
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Present Alexa ranking of the startups mentioned in the video.
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platejoy: 439k
maillift: 1.6 million
popbasic: 6.2 million
shopeando: n/a
partender: 470k
sidelines: n/a
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So basically all of the above mentioned "young" and "awesome" startups failed to take off. This possibly hints at the failure of the accelerators to help any startup to take off. These self proclaimed accelerators are doing more harm than help to these young people. Most of the ideas they select don't solve a consumer problem and are just solutions looking for problems.
It's high time startups evaluate what really in success of it. And it boils to solving a pressing need for the customers, now and here. It's not about MIT degrees, cool offices or media attention, or Networking. It's about helping real human beings with getting something they want. Not showing off your fake technology prowess, which these vanity startups do and are rather advised to do.
Accelerators should open their eyes and move towards making some good startups. Or maybe they don't care .
Platejoy and Partender seem to be doing great
Doing a start up does suck. I think I love you
Amazing video! Great work!!
Nicely done!
Can't wait until we hit 500 Exits :)
not like this
Wow thats amazing !!
What is that startup with healthy eating?