Dany

YC F26

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Cold calling worked for us in France but doesn’t in the US.

Has anyone sold something to construction contractors (or similar industry) in the US?
What clicks for you?

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Is that the best engagement signal out there?

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Here’s how we made ppl pay upfront before the product was ready:

- Vibe coded a fake demo,
- Cold called -> booked meetings,
- Closed them then said : the launch will be on X date, but if you pay the first 3 months now, we’re discounting those months off by 30%.

Hope that helps

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

2) Pre-sell before you build. A dozen contracts signed, paid upfront, weeks before the product was ready.

3) Let cash be the validation. Profitable from day one. Every payment = proof, not vanity metrics.

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@notmattriley Thanks

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

YC kicking off

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@johnbr_ai Thanks

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Here is how we got in:

1) Ship janky, sell trust. V1 was vibe coded in a few days. But we manage to find design partners who paid anyway for a lifetime discount + their data and feedback.

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Just got into YC

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@uyi0zaofx 🤣🤣

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@DevJachi_ Group1

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@Bafiste_ 🥖🥖

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

Just got into YC

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@akzh4n Thanks

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@Josephperrotta_ @ycombinator 👀

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@TejasGupta67820 LFG

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@louistoaldo Should be good now

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@louistoaldo Sure

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@KarolPerinu6 Sure!

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@UsageNow 🙂‍↕️

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@Sami_Sytela Sure!

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@enough_ahnaf Just gotta be nice

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@BedantaHq It probably depends on what you do, but it is for sure a great signal

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@AryShriv @maritime_sh @mariagorskikh 👀

[Dany @danyisbuilding]

@maazinsf Nice! Who’s your partner?