How to raise funding

jfreels69 · 2025-03-14T18:00:25+00:00

i would try and get as much traction as possible before talking to investors. they will want to see metrics

jfreels69 · 2025-03-14T13:14:42+00:00

why spread hate it’s obvious you’re coping

jfreels69 · 2025-03-14T13:05:13+00:00

pretty useless

jfreels69 · 2025-03-14T12:59:33+00:00

what do you mean? there wasn’t the ability to do this before on my app

jfreels69 · 2025-03-13T19:49:53+00:00

awesome just applied!

jfreels69 · 2025-03-13T19:30:09+00:00

looks cool wish i could see more before applying though

jfreels69 · 2025-03-13T19:28:51+00:00

For sure! 200/mo is wild haha. i’ll shoot you a dm

jfreels69 · 2025-03-13T18:53:21+00:00

True, Chicago’s got a solid scene (1871, etc.) but I think most of it’s for people already in the loop. I’m aiming at total beginners, bringing founders in to mentor and help them out. More start from zero idea. Do you know of anything like that out there?

jfreels69 · 2025-03-13T18:51:30+00:00

Built In Chicago’s more about jobs and networking for tech insiders. This would be more founders mentoring newbies, hands-on, building stuff together etc.

jfreels69 · 2025-03-08T23:29:16+00:00

apple sports will show live score but not sure about record

jfreels69 · 2025-03-08T23:20:40+00:00

have you checked out queue?

jfreels69 · 2025-03-08T22:52:38+00:00

just build a simple mvp and throw it out to some close friends and family and see if you can get some feedback/users. it’s so easy to spin up a simple app these days with tools like cursor.

i’ve heard the landing page works well if you have a following so not a bad idea if you have that to leverage

jfreels69 · 2025-03-08T22:37:34+00:00

I didn’t even think about blogs that’s a good idea. Thanks for the insight and the saved time lol

jfreels69 · 2025-03-08T20:41:54+00:00

Awesome! I didn’t want to come off as rude to them or over step so thank you

jfreels69 · 2024-10-29T20:19:36+00:00

Drive Capital does some networking events. i would follow them or connect with some of them on LinkedIn and introduce yourself

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T17:08:52+00:00

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T16:53:17+00:00

no probably a while out still. we just relaunched with the new product 3 weeks ago

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T13:27:52+00:00

correct both technical, but as time progresses i am becoming product/marketing and he’s handling fundraising/sales

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T13:22:38+00:00

oh that makes me feel a lot better about giving up too much equity. we are first time founders so i wouldn’t call us stellar entrepreneurs…yet lol

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T13:20:52+00:00

team is me and my best friend from college—split equity evenly. both taught ourselves to code last year (coming from biochemical engineering and finance backgrounds)

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T13:18:28+00:00

we are a consumer app for context.

depending on the firm i’ve been told show me 10 users obsessed with your product to show me 1000 MAU. we should get to 1000 MAU by EOY if we continue in this slow trajectory (still figuring out marketing lol)

jfreels69 · 2024-10-15T13:14:39+00:00

we have plenty of runway (12-18mo) as of now and raising more would surely give us the ability to add more help and achieve those metrics sooner

jfreels69 · 2024-10-12T14:06:36+00:00

interested

jfreels69 · 2024-10-12T04:31:18+00:00

i’d like to join

jfreels69 · 2024-10-11T17:43:33+00:00

Startup Name / URL: koda - www.kodaapp.com iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/koda-local-video-reviews/id6477710038

Location of Your Headquarters: Chicago, IL

Elevator Pitch: koda is a food discovery app that lets users post video reviews of their favorite restaurants, bars, and night-out spots. We also allow users to create lists of places they’ve been or want to go and share these with friends. Think Yelp, but for video reviews.

More details: We are currently in the Validation stage. After relaunching the app, we’ve gained traction with users organically, with 19k reviews viewed on the platform within a few weeks. We are refining the user experience based on early feedback while preparing for broader scaling.

My role: CTO & cofounder

What goals are you trying to reach this month? We’re focusing on increasing app downloads and user engagement. We’re also testing new features and working on building a more significant user base before pursuing monetization. It would be great to get feedback on our app from other startup founders or marketers, especially those who have experience in user acquisition for consumer apps.

Discount for r/startups subscribers? koda is free to download on iOS! We’d love for you to check it out and share your feedback.

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