Hello fellow HN members, Summary: I have seemed to grasp hold of a viable startup, it has very minuscule traction & growth as of right now, after putting up the beta version I obtained 30 paying users without a dime spent on marketing. I built a subscription based model for the “pre-startup,” Anyways, I am positive the startup can grow & scale quickly but with some resources. The dilemma: I do not have any real mentors or access to successful individuals yet, & I feel like waiting for an incubator/accelerator is a waste of precious time. What do you recommend I do? Digressing, I believe the benefit of joining a reputable incubator such as YC or Techstars is actually not the money at all, it’s the mentorship & network of 24/7 grinders. I believe successful companies have access to high quality mentors, & can grow quickly with the advice provided. (Extra) I built the pre-startup by myself & do not have any friends that are interested or have any connections in building a startup. I also just graduated a university & have attempted to gain contacts but there was an absence of entrepreneurship. Before you answer please don’t tell me the following because, I have attempted these tasks & I concurred that they are a waste of time. -“Meetup Groups,Non-Ivy universities without a REAL entrepreneurial background, Co-Founders lab, SCORE… Etc… Thanks, Your fellow HN member.