Summary of this thread: Startups fail because they invite users of their products/services and friends to vote for them in an online competition… WOW, just WoW!!!
Hmmm, valid point but I think there was a reason the organizers didn’t put this on facebook, twiiter or even nairaland, I think it’s basically a radar community thing and whatever there end goal is. It’s not just a popularity ish but like minded people(techies and maybe designers) voting for the startup they think deserves 500 bucks.
So maybe you can get your friends to vote if you see one on facebook.
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I strongly think that many crawled out just for 2, and 3. Not 1.
Can see many promising Startups here.
@Ife_Murtala_Sanni Did not cheat. I repeat he didn’t cheat. I was part of the team that invited friends and family to come on here to like. There should be a way to verify things here instead of jumping into ridiculous conclusions.
MrASulaiman, please could you elaborate on your point that I “cheated” my way to 117 votes?
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Errmm… I think that’s cheating 
Guy common… 117 votes? Even facebook pitching on radar will not get that
My brother, it’s a pity, success always has its enemies. Luckily, success is also replicable. You did great.
The fact remains that if you have people who are happy to use your solution, they come all out to bat for you if you call on them. Success in business is not just about having a great idea or solution, but having the ability to satisfy customers to the point that they can give you recommendations.
Kudos to you, and tough luck to all the haters. 
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I don’t think the idea was to ‘call’ people to vote for you, people should just see your pitch, trip for it and vote for you.
Well, startups are not just about techies, but about ability to succeed in the outside world.
Being a great tech idea does not necessarily mean successful business. To be a great business, you should go out to the outside world, feel the pulse and hear what the world has to say about your business. If you can’t get people to vote your idea, you can’t get them to exchange money for your solution. If you can’t get those who have paid to recommend you…you will die.
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oh well, its simple - We made a pitch, we asked our friends to look at our pitch and vote. We had an opportunity to meet with a VC to take our business to the next level…guess what? They took ownership and did what they could to show their support. That’s what business is. By the way, my network is not in Tech, so they are not largely on Radar. Tech people don’t give me money. My strength is a network of people who buy tech solutions for their business.They are in business communities which I belong. LBS, Pan Atlantic Uni, Nigeria Hospitality Professionals, HR communities, Lagos Chamber of Commerce etc.
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In other words, ‘do you know who I am?’.
It’s okay people. I’m sure there are loads of people who are in awe of your product/platform/sevice etc. And they came out to vote as you requested. But this competition has guidelines which simply means some of those votes, came too late to matter. At least in this instance.
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Well I totally agree with that.
The thing is that I’m not one of the organizers and I did not compete, I just liked one startup(codaye.com) but I read and followed the competition thread and I also read from the beginning of this thread and I’m just talking based on my understanding of the competition and radar as a tech forumn
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Well, thanks for the update. You should have made this rule before the competition. If you had said the idea was not for the viability of your business and your pitch but if the Radar Tech audience likes it, then we would have pitched it with a techie twist, targeting techies and not the potential buying audience.
The key words here are ‘my understanding of the competition and radar as a tech forum’. @Ari_Biton can people reach out to you directly for some understanding?
Yep, mos def. Always happy to share
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Startups don’t fail because they have a bad idea. A lof of them fail because they don’t know how to sell their idea to - not people in the same business, but to people who ought to ‘buy’ from the business. Techies may love or hate your idea…what’s important is if the buyer understands and likes it.
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I agree with you.
Good man! Thx.
So for anyone that’s read all the threads/comments and still lacketh understanding of what this is all about. And perhaps is leaning towards pseudo controversy about anything or specifically in regards to this competition… @Ari_Biton can give you unbiased advice.
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Sorry, if you mis-understood me. It has nothing to do with ‘who I am’. The size of my team simply means the network size, with respect to 117 votes comment.
I think this conversation is unnecessarily petty.
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