Ideate Community Update #7
TL;DR
Big updates at Ideate! 🎉
• Onboarding Designers: Next week, we’ll start onboarding 20 handpicked designers from our 5,000-person waitlist into Ideate’s beta. These designers face challenges deciphering vague feedback, and we’re excited to help them focus on what they do best.
• Top Pitch Event: Honored to be one of five companies selected for the PACT Top Pitch event on Jan 30 at Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs. Philly locals, RSVP to watch us in action!
• gBETA Progress: The program is in full swing! We’re optimizing fundraising, making inspiring connections, and learning invaluable strategies.
• Next Steps: Preparing for our public launch in September, advancing accelerator applications, and continuing fundraising efforts.
How You Can Help:
• Join our beta or connect us with designers and creatives!
• Share intros for pre-seed fundraising opportunities.
Let’s create a world where designers can just design. Reach out at rahmi@ideatebetter.com!
ONBOARDING DESIGNERS!!!
We have worked incredibly hard to get to this point. It brings a tear to my eye to say that next week we will begin onboarding designers in to Ideate’s beta! We looked through the 5000 designers on our waitlist and hand selected 20 designers who have expressed that deciphering vague feedback is the top challenge within their daily workflow. We’re very excited to work with these amazing designers to help them be able to focus on what they do best.
TOP PITCH
We are very honored to be selected as one of five companies to participate in the PACT Top Pitch event on January 30th at Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs. If you are in the Philadelphia area, here is the link to RSVP and watch us spread the word about this innovative design solution!
Bronze Valley Venture Lab (Gener8tor gBETA)
The gBETA program is officially in full swing, and it has been an incredible experience so far! We’ve been diving into strategies to optimize our fundraising process, gaining insights that will be invaluable as we move forward. Beyond that, the connections we’ve made have been truly inspiring. From thought-provoking lunch & learns to dynamic mentor swarms, we’ve had the opportunity to engage with some amazing individuals who are passionate about innovation and growth. We’re excited to see what the rest of this journey has in store!
What’s Next?
We’re going to continue to develop our tool as we take steps towards our public launch in September. We are continuing our fundraising outreach, as well as progressing through the accelerator interview selection process.
How Can You Be of Help?
We’re looking to connect with designers, art directors, creative directors, and studio owners interested in joining our beta testing.
Funding Sources: We’re seeking more intros to get the ball rolling on our pre seed round. If you know someone we should talk to, please share this substack or connect us!
Thank you for joining us in our journey to create a world where designers can just design.
Feel free to reach out directly at rahmi@ideatebetter.com
Thanks,
Rahmi Halaby