Tell us your problem
Describe the problem. We listen.
A well-told problem is capital: if it is real, recurring and costs someone money or time, it can become the origin of a startup. You do not need to bring the solution: that part is ours.
Problems of water, food and energy security take priority, but any real, well-told problem gets read.
Before you write
What makes a description strong.
Four questions worth more than a thousand words: who suffers the problem and how often; what it costs today (money, time, risk) not to solve it; why current solutions are not enough; and what would change if a real solution existed. You do not need to answer them all: tell us what you know, in your own words.
Two cautions, for your own good. First: describe the problem to us in broad terms, without sensitive details: at this stage we do not need them, and what you tell us is covered by agreed confidentiality. Second: if you already have a possible idea for a solution, protect it before telling anyone, us included: a blockchain timestamping service (OpenTimestamps or similar, free of charge) provides reliable proof of the date without revealing the content. The timestamp first, the conversation after.
The form
Your problem, in your own words.
We read every problem that arrives with the greatest attention and the person responsible for the relevant area replies to you directly, within a maximum of 48 working hours.
On confidentiality, so that you do not have to ask. Everything that arrives through this form is covered by a commitment of confidentiality on our side, without you having to sign anything. The confidentiality agreement is a separate document that we send you later on, when the conversation moves into technical detail. And if you would rather protect yourself before writing to us, timestamp your idea with a blockchain record or a notarial deposit: it proves the date on which you already had it. The three questions, answered in full, in the frequently asked questions.
Would you rather have the general three-minute qualification? It is in start here. How we handle the problems that reach us: your problem is worth something.
If the problem is real, the rest gets built.
John F. Kennedy, 1962