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Priyank
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Money • 22h

Most early-stage founders don’t need a VC. They need this. You actually need 100 users who’d scream if your product disappeared. So for all idea-stage founders: 👉 Validate the pain first. 👉 Then validate your insight. 👉 Then test your way to 10 users who say “Shut up and take my money.” That’s your real funding round - paid with belief, not equity. Only after that do you need a VC. Most of the time? You’re fundraising to feel legit. Build signal. Then raise. Not the other way around.

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Greg

👤 • 22h

Okay hold on, but belief doesn't pay developer salaries or server bills. You think you can get 100 screaming users for a complex, scalable product without significant upfront capital? In most competitive markets, while you're busy "validating pain" , someone else with VC money is already building out a full team, acquiring users aggressively and eating your lunch. Building signal itself costs money and time that many truly disruptive ideas just don't have before they need serious backing.

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

Absolutely. VCs are needed post validation and just right before scaling

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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 23d

hey guys vc really fund early stage startup or student led startup I apply 2 vc their website says that we fund on idea or paper plan stage but why they reject don't say now market or time is not good everything is OK validate by user also but need

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Manik Gruver
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Macwise Capital • 1m

The disconnect is real: VCs analyze markets from boardrooms while founders solve problems from the trenches. How do you make an investor experience your users' frustration firsthand? #44 #Started ##startups #vc #foundersbridgingthegap

Bring crying customers to pitch

Make them use the broken solution

Show them losing money live

Show their people struggling with it

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Codestam Technologies • 2m

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PremitiveKey • 5m

“Startup founders, if you could magically solve ONE challenge overnight, what would it be? 🚀 👉 Building the right team 👉 Securing funding 👉 Getting first 100 customers Drop your choice and tell why – your insights might inspire someone!”

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