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YC Is Intrigued But Scared Of The DEA
“Real pain, real market, real federal prison risk — pick which one excites you most.”
The pitch
We're the Stripe for cannabis payments — compliance-first, developer-friendly
What to fix (if you dare)
Stripe Had Code, You Have Vibes
Show a working product — even a single dispensary processing real transactions through your rails. 'Compliance-first' means nothing without proof you've solved the actual banking relationship problem that has killed 50 competitors before you.
Name Your Unfair Regulatory Advantage
The moat in cannabis fintech is NOT developer experience — it's the banking and MSB relationships. Name the specific banks, credit unions, or payment networks you've signed, or YC will assume you have none.
Federal Risk Is A Feature, Explain It
YC partners will immediately ask 'what happens when the DOJ changes posture?' You need a crisp, confident answer to the Schedule I federal conflict — founders who've thought this through stand out sharply from those who haven't.
Genuine advice
The real Stripe succeeded because it solved a problem developers *already had* with a 7-line integration — if your compliance layer is genuinely simpler than existing clunky solutions, show the API docs, not the tagline. 😏
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