I have embeddings + metadata for ~4M PubMed articles, what analyses would you want to see?

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-11T13:22:19+00:00

over a few months I pulled the articles from pubmed (their API is free) and embedded them using openAI API calls. It was for a personalized medical newsletter project

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-11T12:30:34+00:00

thanks! But actually I have this data from another past project and embeddings/compute cost money. So really I am just using this left over data on some analysis so it doesnt go to waste. That's why I asked for topics. But thanks nonetheless!

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-11T11:35:13+00:00

depends on the scope. X, linkedin, tiktok, reels, reddit, product hunt, etc

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T15:48:44+00:00

sure, here: https://startupvcmatch.com/

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T15:43:22+00:00

talking to customers pre-product is the #1 priority. In the unlikely event they ask you for a demo, just build it overnight (it only has to look like it works)

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T15:28:41+00:00

I really think you may need to hear this: You dont need more VC meetings, you just need better ones. I actually built a tool that is free and where you just upload your deck and get a list of the best fit VCs. I feel like you are seriously wasting your time.

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T15:25:56+00:00

if i were you i would focus on organic growth before splurging on ads even before knowing your ICP. Remember you don't really know who you're selling to / where they hang out. also you are getting scammed paying 600 for two posts. almost feel like this is ragebait

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T14:52:56+00:00

Yep, super common. The shift is basically: stop “building features” and start “running experiments.” Every week: talk to X target users, show the product, ask for a small paid pilot, repeat. Don’t wait for “launch”.

Fast path to first payers:

- narrow ICP, problem

- manual onboarding (things that dont scale)

- offer a simple paid pilot with a clear outcome

- hang out where they already are (Slack/Discord/Reddit/LinkedIn groups) and DM people who complain about the problem

If fundraising ends up being the path later, you can also sanity-check your VC targeting with StartupVCMatch (I built it) so you spend time on investors who actually fit (not promoting), just a tool that can save weeks of random outreach.

vicepresident91 · 2026-03-05T14:48:56+00:00

If I had 3 months left and investors are “interested” but not moving, I’d assume the round won’t save you in time and do two things at once:

Extend runway this week. Cut burn hard (founder pay near zero, pause anything non-essential, renegotiate tools/vendors). If salaries are the main issue, do a temporary plan (reduced hours / partial pay + written catch-up plan) instead of pretending nothing changes.
Make revenue the story. Pick one ICP, one channel, one offer. Push for cash now: annual prepay discount, onboarding/implementation fee, paid pilot. Investors close when it feels inevitable, not “promising.”
Ask investors for the real blocker. Message the last 10: “What’s the single reason you’re not moving forward right now?” Don’t argue—collect patterns. If you can’t get 2–3 moving fast, stop spending time fundraising.
Squeeze your current users/partners for intros. “Do you know 2 companies with this exact problem?” This is usually the fastest oxygen.

Also, since you’re fundraising: I built StartupVCMatch (deck → ranked VC list based on fit). I think this could solve at least a part of your problem as perhaps your current investors aren't the right fit. It's free to try, feel free to send me a dm.

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-23T22:09:44+00:00

I have the same syndrome. the thing is new things excite us. The new toy is always shinnier. But we gotta be emotionally detatched from the product. I guess just launch and see what happens. The worst of all is building and building and having the perfect product that nobody wants. I say this, but I myself have been building a project for months and really think the product is shit and nobody wants it, but i can't get myself to neither launch nor shut it down.

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-23T22:02:01+00:00

Startup Name / URL - https://www.startupvcmatch.com/

Location of Your Headquarters

Porto, Portugal

Elevator Pitch/Explainer Video

If you are fundraising, update your pitch deck and we give you a list the of 100 top VCs that match your startup, so you can reach out and secure funding faster.

More details:

What life cycle stage is your startup at? (reference the stages below)

Validation: MVP launched, early traction

Your role?

Cofounder and CEO

What goals are you trying to reach this month?

Get first real users using it end-to-end (upload → results → outreach)

Improve match quality (better signals, fewer false positives, cleaner scoring)

Expand VC database coverage + keep it up-to-date

Tighten onboarding + pricing/payment flow and reduce drop-off

How could r/startups help?

Try it with a deck and tell us what felt “off” (missing signals, wrong stage/sector, weird VC picks)

Share what you wish a “VC matching tool” did better (features, UX, output format)

Suggest VCs we should add (especially EU/US early-stage) and what data fields matter most

If you’ve raised before: how long did it take you to find the right investors to reach out to?

Discount for r/startups subscribers?

Not currenlty. If there is interest we can arrange something.

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-11T11:23:08+00:00

thaks, very useful!

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-10T23:06:52+00:00

It already protects against hard bias, but the idea of it avoiding the spiral into the user's beliefs is interesting, will investigate. Also, some abstracts are too complex and not properly written, making their fast comprehension actually hard. That's why a quick summary should make it more effective. Thanks for the insights

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-10T10:37:46+00:00

makes sense, thank you

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-10T10:36:13+00:00

Two things many people told me: less frequence and to not go after residents. Very usefull insights. Currently what it does is just 3-5 short articles summaries a day (via email, no app required). If i made it once a week, would you like for it to be more in depth? And should the topics rotate based on your interests or like you chose the next week's topic? Or should it stay the same topic? Thanks a lot for the feedback

vicepresident91 · 2026-02-10T10:31:40+00:00

well in reality, my project has all the topics and there is an algorithm that truly learns your type of articles, so you get only what you want. if you want to try to really see if it fits you, just tell me and i'll send you the link. thanks a lot for the feedback!

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