Just got the acceptance email. I'm 18, our startup got into accelerator, and we have exactly zero paying customers.
Where we're at:
- Three co-founders (me and two in Spain)
- Product exists and works
- No revenue
- No users
- 2 weeks until demo day
Imposter syndrome is hitting hard. Keep checking my email thinking they made a mistake.
Plan for the next 3 months:
Weeks 1-2: Have 50 conversations with potential users. Not pitches – just understand if we're solving a real problem.
Weeks 3-4: Get our first 10 real users. Manually onboard them, watch how they use it, fix what breaks.
Weeks 5-8: Convert at least one person to paying. Even if it's $30. Need that psychological win.
We don't have a plan B. We have three months to turn zero into something.
Will post updates. Maybe it'll be a success story, maybe a cautionary tale. Either way, we're trying.
What do you think about it?