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Jackson Prince
Zendesk Challenge — Get $10,000 by building a better Zendesk competitor.
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In the absence of the NBA and March Madness, we’re attempting another kind of sporting event. We’ve spoken with a number of large enterprise companies, their collective valuation over $50B. They all agree: Zendesk is bad. In 4 weeks, we’re investing $10,000 in the best Zendesk 2.0.
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Jackson Prince
Hello Product Hunt, It’s hard to know what to build. If you’re lucky enough to find a good problem, you’re still a long way from your first customer and even longer from success. At Pioneer, we're attempting to solve both at once. We’ve talked to a collection of large enterprise customers who agree that Zendesk is due for massive improvements. In 4 weeks, we’re investing $10,000 in the best Zendesk 2.0. Each week, these customers will vote on their favorites to narrow down the field until we find a winner. What if I refer the winner? If you refer the winning team to us, we'll grant you 0.5% equity in the company. You'll need them to register with a unique link you can generate for yourself here: https://pioneer.app/referrals. How does it work? Submit your weekly demo to Frontier by Fridays. On Saturdays, we'll show your work to prospective enterprise customers. They'll vote on who makes the cut, which we'll announce on Sundays. The winner turns into a company and receives a $10k investment. Happy to answer any questions - we've outlined keys aspects of the Challenge here: https://pioneer.app/challenge. 👍