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)
Build Your KT Score
Your Keep Thinking Score is calculated from multiple factors, giving you a credible validation metric to share with investors, customers, and partners.
- • 40% Jury Reviews
- • 20% Project Quality
- • 15% Community Engagement
- • 15% Community Votes
- • 10% Competition Performance
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
- • Access to competitions
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
- • Participate in competitions
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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