VCs se baat karke kya seekha — YC rejection se asli company tak
Prototype launch ke ek mahine baad Glamir ke ~40,000 downloads aur $8,000+ pehle mahine ki revenue thi — phir bhi Y Combinator mein nahi gaye.
Fundraising ki kahaniyan aksar term sheet par khatam hoti hain. Hamari ek polite 'na' se shuru hoti hai — aur woh 'na' aksar sahi tha.
Late 2024 mein, prototype launch ke lagbhag ek mahine baad, ~40,000 downloads aur $8,000+ revenue thi. YC interview mila, accept nahi hue. Tab Glamir teen AI features wala beauty tool tha — abhi durable company nahi.
Pehla mahina: traction, moat nahi
- Pehle mahine ~40,000 downloads
- $8,000+ revenue usi window mein
- Teen AI experiences: analysis, occasion looks, recreate-a-look
- Team jobs/school ke saath build kar rahi thi
YC ka feedback
Interview ke baad YC ke Michael Seibel ne Victor aur Ayo ko likha — downloads impressive the, lekin makeup advice se huge company ka raasta, pricing pressure, aur enduring advantage clear nahi tha.
Mera core challenge yeh hai ki makeup advice ko huge company kaise banaya jaye — yeh mujhe clear nahi. Dusre aasani se pricing undercut kar sakte hain aur interview mein enduring advantage nahi suna.
Tab woh sahi the
Agle saal downloads optimize karne ke bajay company banayi: GlamirOS, Glamir Tri-fold, Glamir Light.
Aur conversations
Silicon Valley Bank, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), aur Breakthrough Ventures se bhi baat hui.
YC interview, prototype stage par honest feedback, aur pehle mahine ke users — sab ke liye shukriya.
संदर्भ
Glamir Tri-fold से मिलिए
GlamirOS से संचालित, बिना कैमरे वाला स्मार्ट वैनिटी मिरर।
Glamir Tri-fold देखें
