TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

VC here: Which company would you want to start if you left FAANG?

Title.

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SleepyCoconut
SleepyCoconut
Google12mo

Want to solve something in ClimateTech. Wastage processing around EVs soudns like a good bet to me.

GroovyMochi
GroovyMochi

Battery recycling can be big

SparklyBiscuit
SparklyBiscuit
TCS12mo

Battery Recycling has humongous potential in th next decade. It will be a slow start for the next 5yrs but will be booming post that.

WigglyPenguin
WigglyPenguin

idea chori krne ka tareeka thoda cazual hai

SparklyWaffle
SparklyWaffle
Amazon12mo

Probably something in the mental health domain

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@Qwerty2398 Man, I bet you are no fun at parties. What a troll lol. Reported.

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@Ninjawarrior14 Not a bad idea. But we sorely need a new way to solve this problem

ZestyBagel
ZestyBagel

Want to build something in AI. Was part of a crypto startup and I have seen first hand how VCs chase hype. Can mint quick money here still in AI.

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@NutCracker Bruh, only crap VCs will ever fall for that hype again even if people were minting millions there.

ZippyCupcake
ZippyCupcake

Maybe like ones asking ideas on anonymous platforms

PerkyPotato
PerkyPotato
Uber12mo

Want to build a social app. Tried raising funding but couldn't get any.

SleepyBanana
SleepyBanana

What kind of social app? Plenty of them are in the market already

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@Jugular Hard to build social apps unless you are targetting young people.

SparklyDumpling
SparklyDumpling
Student12mo

If i left faang , then i would probably join a tech company which is innovating something new , ex robot , Ai etc

SparklyWaffle
SparklyWaffle
Amazon12mo

Ai robot etc. are not new anymore.

SparklyDumpling
SparklyDumpling
Student12mo

Oh so you use a robot in your house and personal ai assistant , i know this is not new but this is real tech . Come on , i don't wanna make websites for my whole life

ZoomyNugget
ZoomyNugget

Why do only faang employees have ideas? Stop this glorification! /s

SquishyCupcake
SquishyCupcake

OP's fund probably only writes cheques to founders with pedigree.

ZoomyNugget
ZoomyNugget

If FAANG experience was the only key to success, we'd all be sipping Zuckbucks from private beaches. If I'm a VC I'm backing the rebels, the ones who don't need a fancy resume to change the world.

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

I want to build an app to bully the bullies.

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@Ch0nkey05 I am willing to fund that. /s

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

Give me 6 months to come up with a working prototype.
(I'm dead serious, if you're dead serious)

ZestyHamster
ZestyHamster
  1. Mental health- the next generation plus current generation will need this badly. Mainly due to a) it’s awareness b)social media

  2. Climate change- well the problem is big so does the reward

TwirlyPancake
TwirlyPancake

@Bot7 Many are solving 1. Many are solving 2. I think a new take can completely revolutionize this to the core.

SquishyCupcake
SquishyCupcake

As @DelhiGW mentioned, a lot of people building for either space. Probably need to find a unique insight.

For 2 - > Buildings contribute 17% of Greenhouse gas emissions. Solving for more efficient and multi-purpose power grids can scale adoption of renewable energy sources faster.

For 1 - > let me know if you have some insight.

ZippyBiscuit
ZippyBiscuit

I'll create games and experiences on stories from Indian Mythology like Ramayana and Mahabharata.

SquishyWaffle
SquishyWaffle
Porter12mo

I have ideas around this.

ZippyBiscuit
ZippyBiscuit

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