Got into ReaktorX. Two weeks in Bucharest, a month in SF.
Looking back on the last years: no real products or real understanding of customers, only side projects.
This month: understanding the niche and the customers' needs before getting to building. Will post my whole journey.
office hours at @pearvc today with the exponential batch
demo day tonight, warehouse call with europe at midnight.. sleeping between operating in 2 opposite timezones is a real problem
@ChalithaWi i'd say 10 got me to a front desk, less than 5 got me to a manager, and only one got me a *potential* visit in the bay area. i'd only advancing with warm intros at the time being
monday in the bay
30 cold calls to warehouses
one runs with 3 people on the floor, one with 8, for most one phone tree where every option says no one is available
turns out the big ones are out in Tracy, Stockton, Sacramento. heading there next
private demo day tomorrow night
110 followers past 24 hrs
since then:
> call with a program director at one of the biggest logistics companies in the world
> a huge COO intro ed me to the right person on his team
> opensource ai awards tonight
if you are an ambitious founder/working in logistics let's connect
@master_jpma chose macos cause i'd rather have something just work so i can focus on my things instead of debugging linux(windows isn't in the just works category btw :))))
@physical_int fireside with Quan! Great insights on the transition we’re going through! All the founders in Physical AI from the bay join and let’s connect!
80 followers in the last 24 hours
> 19 yr old
> from Romania 🇷🇴
> finishing my Bachelor’s in 3 semesters at TUM🇩🇪
> building a startup in San Francisco 🇺🇸
if YOU are an ambitious founder in a similar situation, drop a comment, let’s connect and grab a coffee! 🤝