How It Works
Keep Thinking is a startup validation platform powered by expert jury reviews and community feedback.
For Founders
Submit Your Startup
Create a detailed profile with your pitch, demo, traction metrics, and team information. Choose to make it public or keep it private during early validation.
- • Company overview & one-liner
- • Problem & solution description
- • Traction metrics (users, MRR, growth)
- • Team members & roles
- • Demo links & pitch deck
Get Expert Validation
Our expert jury members (VCs, successful founders, industry experts) review your startup on 5 key criteria. Each review includes detailed feedback and scores.
- • Product-Market Fit (1-10)
- • Team Quality (1-10)
- • Traction (1-10)
- • Innovation (1-10)
- • Scalability (1-10)
Get Your AI-Powered KT Score
Our AI analyzes your startup across 6 key criteria with real-time market research, providing an objective score and actionable insights.
- • 25% Market Opportunity
- • 20% Traction
- • 15% Pitch Clarity
- • 15% Competitive Edge
- • 15% Team Strength
- • 10% Profile Quality
For Jury Members
Become an Expert Jury
Share your expertise by reviewing startups and help founders build better companies. Jury members earn reputation points and badges for high-quality reviews.
Who Can Join
- • VCs & Angel Investors
- • Successful Founders (exited or $1M+ revenue)
- • Industry Experts (10+ years experience)
- • Accelerator Mentors
Benefits
- • Discover early-stage startups
- • Build your reputation score
- • Earn expert badges
- • Join the jury leaderboard
For Community Members
Anyone can join the community to discover startups, vote, and participate in discussions. Build your reputation by providing valuable feedback.
What You Can Do
- • Browse & discover startups
- • Upvote startups (reputation-weighted)
- • Start discussions & ask questions
- • Follow favorite startups
Reputation System
- • Start at 50 reputation points
- • Earn points for helpful contributions
- • Higher reputation = more upvote weight
- • Unlock badges & achievements
Competitions
Monthly Startup Competitions
Submit your startup to themed competitions for extra visibility, prizes, and a bonus to your KT Score.
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