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Re: I am starting - Indian firm based on the YC framework

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Post by plinkplonk »

prog wrote: post #28
plinkplonk wrote: post #27

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First, a bunch of jokers attempt a YC clone with IAccelerator and now another bunch of jokers manage to do it even worse. "You aren't a gift, you're a business- your business is making entrepreneurs think you can further their business. Your website is unprofessional and doesn't mention who you are, and who you are is the most important." Engrave this on a wall and read it aloud every day. "It's all because of an att…

> First, a bunch of jokers attempt a YC clone with IAccelerator and now another bunch of jokers manage to do it even worse. So whats the deal with IAccelerator? This is the first I have hear of it. And the two comments I see in this thread are no so positive about it.

"So whats the deal with IAccelerator? "

http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=842150

Re: I am starting - Indian firm based on the YC framework

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Post by Chirag »

plinkplonk wrote: post #27
zaph0d wrote: post #24

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Don't sweat over it. It's all because of an attitude which is typical to Indian pseudo-VCs. They think they are doing startup-ists[sic] a big favour by investing in them. So @Chirag is not too queer if he thinks that he can pull off a YC in India by putting up a stupid website with crappy content, bad design and some random names of totally unknown people. It's OK, it's all right. Kindly adjust :) PS - I am an Indian…

First, a bunch of jokers attempt a YC clone with IAccelerator and now another bunch of jokers manage to do it even worse. "You aren't a gift, you're a business- your business is making entrepreneurs think you can further their business. Your website is unprofessional and doesn't mention who you are, and who you are is the most important." Engrave this on a wall and read it aloud every day. "It's all because of an att…

All,

Thanks for your passionate inputs this is my friends ventures not Mine. All these inputs are conveyed to concerned teams.

BTW, I am working for NetApp, as a Marketing Manager :).

Don't have a start-up yet .

Re: I am starting - Indian firm based on the YC framework

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Post by cuttinedg »

zaph0d wrote: post #24
colinplamondon wrote: post #20

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My company's profitable and I'm American, not your audience. You aren't a gift, you're a business- your business is making entrepreneurs think you can further their business. Your website is unprofessional and doesn't mention who you are, and who you are is the most important. TechStars and YC aren't about the 15k- most of the companies who get accepted these days don't need it. TechStars and YC help people build suc…

Don't sweat over it. It's all because of an attitude which is typical to Indian pseudo-VCs. They think they are doing startup-ists[sic] a big favour by investing in them. So @Chirag is not too queer if he thinks that he can pull off a YC in India by putting up a stupid website with crappy content, bad design and some random names of totally unknown people. It's OK, it's all right. Kindly adjust :) PS - I am an Indian…

agree.

first the "founders" should go and read "how to start silicon valley" post by PG. most of india cannot be that. well, lots of places in US and other countries can't be silicon valley. so just a bunch of folks who think they are doing the greatest favor to entrepreneurs in india by offering 50k. if these entrepreneurs are the kind ycombinator finds, then it will probably be one month's paycheck of one of the founders. so a 21 yr old can take up a cushy job on campus that will help him raise money in 2 months and do things on his own.

so the question remains, who are these guys, what have they done, and how can they help beyond the "gift".

my guess is none of them have ever founded a startup or worked in one. it is interesting that social search for any of the mentioned names isn't bringing up anything that indicates that they are VC material.

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