How can I earn $50 weekly, while working remotely? Hi, I'm a web designer and developer with skills in UI/UX, Figma, HTML, CSS, JS, and popular web-design tools like Webflow and WordPress. I'm really struggling to land clients right now. I see so many people consistently getting projects worth a few dollars, and I’d love to know how they do it! Since I'm in a developing country, even one just $50-100 project would cover my entire week. My portfolio is all setup. I'm looking to connect with agencies or startups, entrepreneurs who need help with projects and work... 4 2 replies
How would you search for a small niche? I'm thinking of building a few MVPs for small niches that big companies don't care about, and see what sticks. I wanna do something that would be a good side project and portfolio builder. How would you go about finding a small niche with a unique, big pain point? I have a ton of big ideas, but now I'm looking for small ideas if that makes sense. I don't want to be the next OpenAI, more like my own venture builder for lifestyle projects. 1 3 replies
Dicey Exit I co-founded and bootstrapped a B2B SaaS product as CTO/CPO with my first-time founder CEO brother-in-law almost 3 years ago. I’ve been doing SaaS startups for years and have seen many things. This one is a mind bender. My BIL and I’s relationship has rapidly deteriorated over the last year as I’ve built the product to be self-service, low-maintenance and low-cost to run. I believe he now sees me as dispensable and hence wants to get me out of the company. I own 50% shares outright of the company... 5 3 replies
Suspicious TikTok Ad Conversions – Anyone Experienced This? I recently ran an experimental ad campaign on TikTok, using Branch io to track events like installations. After running the campaign for a day, TikTok reported 110 conversions at $0.70 per conversion, which sounded too good to be true. I double-checked in Branch, and it was indeed showing 100+ INSTALL events. However, I noticed **0 signups**. I’m also running smaller ads on Instagram, which are converting well. This makes the 100+ installations with 0 signups from TikTok suspicious—there’s no bug or red flag in our sign-in flow, as we’ve... 5 2 replies
How to raise seed funding ? I would really appreciate your advice ! So basically i'm a co-founder of a startup and we actually finished our mvp and we have users that are eager to join , we are adding them little by little so we can manage the server loads, but the thing is that we don't have funding to support our startup for long and we have no idea how to raise, where should i start ? I noticed that most of startup accelerators fund are people who work with FAANG, but the thing is i'm a college dropout and... 3 2 replies
Ugly co-founder breakup Hi everyone, We are 3 founders with equal shares and equal legal rights in our startup (a Delaware C corp). Recently, we've had some issues with one of our co-founders who has stopped performing and we also discovered he lied about some agreements we made within the founding team at the time of incorporation. Long story short, he wants to leave, and we also want him to leave. However, it's become contentious as the departing co-founder has threatened to screw us up. We incorporated just six months ago, so... 1 10 replies
Should I get a co-founder? I am a non-technical founder. I had software developed that would be for use in my current industry (manufacturing- 15 years experience). The random freelancer I found to develop this software is actually amazing. He’s been working on it for several months and we’ve been using the software internally for a bit (at my manufacturing company) and it’s helping us a lot. The developer says he develops software all the time for people and a lot of the ideas are stupid, but he really believes in the one that... 2 7 replies
Raising funds in the US backed by USD$165.000 contract, is it possible? Hi, I will try to make it short. I own a company in South America and I got $15.000 USD equity free to start my own company some months ago and being part of an Accelerator program. Thanks to that, I was able to work on my project. Nowadays, I am about to close a contract with the Government of $165.000 USD. However, I need initial capital to buy the supplies to provide the products/services. There's a high potential of getting more contracts, but I don't know if I... 1 3 replies
Christmas cools down the blood and clears the brain First time in the year I took some time off after developing and launching my product and having extensive business travels for sales and opportunities the last two months. I need this recharge for the next push of my project. Funny thing is, I identified the different types in my Family & Friends during the Christmas days: - the Believeres: they know that you will succeed, doesnt matter how hard or slow it may seem - the Criticizers: your idea sucks, you are wasting your time - the Skepticizsers:... 4 0 replies
Startup Christmas - Pain Point Giveaway To celebrate the holidays in a startup fashion, I thought it would be fun to giveaway the most coveted startup currency for aspiring founders: pain points. I will start it off, and feel free to DM me if you have ideas that can *directly* and *clearly* solve them. Coding: 1. Code like me - The most frustrating part of a lot of AI tools I use, like Cursor, is that it’s good at generating code, but that code often doesn’t feel like, work like, or structure itself like my... 3 1 replies
Distribution in 2025 What are guys think will be good distribution tactics for AI products in 2025 or in general? I was building tools for AI startups but feel like it is way harder to sell them compared to non AI companies or maybe market is not ready yet for such tools. What are your thoughts for such developer/ai startup tools is it get better in 2025 or it is better to pivot? Happy New year guys 5 2 replies
Looking for Cofounder Sales/Marketing for GA4 data tool Built DataBackfill a tool that makes GA4 to BigQuery historical data syncing easy. Product is live, 3 free customers so far. Looking for a sales/marketing cofounder to help scale. About the product: * Solves GA4 data migration pain point * Simple 3-step setup * No revenue * High potential enterprise market Ideal cofounder: * Strong B2B SaaS sales experience * Digital marketing background * Understanding of analytics space * Remote OK * Time commitment: as you see fit til we scale Let me know if you are interested. Happy... 4 2 replies
what to do with wedding couples email list? over the span of 5 months I've collected over 4000 email of people who are planning their wedding (most of them are from US), but i have no idea on how to actually monetize it. any ideas? i do sell digital products and I build this email list with that product. 5 8 replies
Kickstart my career with startup team...i need help I want to start my career with a startup team. Currently, I am pursuing my final year of BE in Computer Science. I aim to join a professional startup team that aligns with my technical skills. I am not interested in a conventional professional job; instead, I am willing to work hard and contribute as a core member of a professional startup. In this environment, I believe I can get recognized for my work and live the life I aspire to. However, I am unsure how to approach this... 1 4 replies
Corporate Espionage? Please excuse the dramatic title, but I have a strange situation with a potential customer unfolding. Our business is primarily b2b and we do business with prominent companies in our industry, supplying them components for their products. Recently we had a company that is out of our country reach out for a quote for a large volume of product. The relationship seems to have started out well with them hearing of us through our great reputation. We currently do business internationally and we have never had this request before.... 5 10 replies
What are some topics you wish startup founders talked about more but don’t for some reason? Don’t get me wrong. I love the variety of subjects I see here. Everything from the usual questions to the abstract and esoteric. A lot of hidden gems and nuggets of wisdom. But what else is out there that you wish was discussed more? I’ve heard mental health is one. Anything else? And happy new year everyone! 3 10 replies
How long should I validate my b2b idea ? I am working on an audience researcher b2b. I've been trying on all sorts of channels to validate my idea and I've also got some sign ups for my waitlist. The question is: How many sign ups for my waitlist until I can say this could be going in the right direction and I should invest more time ? PS: I got 10+ sign ups in 1 1/2 days 2 3 replies
Pls suggest best global payment gateway. Platform which is quick to integrate, cost effective (preferably freemium model), adapts itself according to geography & obviously has above par uptime. (Asked in other sub-reddit too, bcoz dont know which community would respond better. Pls dont mind) 5 1 replies
How many waitlist sign-ups are enough to validate an idea? I’ve been working on a tool that uses AI to help businesses find the best platforms to reach their audience, generate tailored content, and track leads. It’s still early days, but we’ve set up a landing page with a waitlist to gauge interest. I’m curious—how many sign-ups would you consider enough to validate an idea like this? Would love to hear your thoughts! 3 10 replies
FANG data scientist Are there any ex-FANG employees out there who have built a business without going down the venture route. Running a consultancy feels a good fit but I don't think there are many clients in this space as typically you can buy an out the box solution for most things I could offer. Has anyone here left FANG to build without it trying to be a billion dollar company? 4 1 replies
