A different strategy - no co-founder but hire a smaller team with much higher equity. Like founders-mode but with really senior people. I'm working on another startup idea but I want to do it differently this time. This will be my fourth. My second I brought in a real CEO that was basically a well known CEO in the industry at the time. He helped us raise money but he basically took completely control of the company and was an idiot frankly. He killed the company, managed to sell it to a well known startup, then killed that company too! The third I was CEO by myself and ran it for... 2 0 replies
UK homemade ointment/salve Hi! I’ve been making for 6 years couple of types of organic homemade salve/ointment and although I said I’ll never sell it, every single person that ever tried it,told me that I should. I make a big batch 2 3 times a year,and absolutely everyone is asking all year round,if I can give them some more or when will I make another batch again. I know it is really a good product, and anyone who would try it would definitely want more,so I know it would work as a... 5 0 replies
Giving two board seats to investors in pre-seed We’re in the final stages of closing our pre-seed investment round, and we’re facing a bit of a dilemma. Two VCs are investing: VC A is putting in $200K, and VC B is investing $150K. The issue is that both investors want a seat on our board. From what we’ve read, it’s generally advised to limit the number of investor board seats during the early stages to avoid losing control over strategic decisions. The standard practice seems to be to add *one* investor board seat per funding round. We... 2 0 replies
How to organize data when starting a company? As the title implies, I'm trying to start my own company, but I have so many notes everywhere, it starts to be overwhelming and I feel like I'm falling prey to analysis paralysis. I have a cork board with cards, I use Trello, One Note, I have Excel spreadsheets, so many Word documents, etc. but it all is super confusing. What do you guys do to streamline the process and make it visually convenient? Thanks a lot! :) 5 0 replies
Are technical co-founders supposed to build the entire app!? (As a technical founder) I came across a post yesterday about someone being fed up with not being able to find a technical founder to build their app. As someone with 15 years experience as an engineer and in startups I think this is mind blowing. It’s a little bit like someone saying I started a company that goes to the moon and for 50% of the company, I will let you build the rocket! A technical founder who has to build the app undoubtedly would spend months working nights and weekends getting... 3 0 replies
Anyone know services which help dissolve a Delaware C Corp I used Stripe Atlas to make my C Corp, but turns out its not compliant in my country, India due to changed regulations. So, I gotta dissolve it now and start over. Stripe Atlas has 3 partners SimpleClosure LegalInc Elevate but they're charging quite a lot. Please share any other services or CPAs/CAs who can help us dissolve asap as we want to finish it before the New Year, so we wouldn't have to file taxes for 2025. TIA :) 4 0 replies
Hey Mentors and Experienced Founders, I Need help! Hi everyone, I'm a teen entrepreneur, building a rental-focused consumer services startup in India, currently in the MVP stage. I've completed a few raw orders under some suppliers & now preparing to raise a pre-seed/seed round while also applying for some global fellowships. I'm already part of a small fellowship that has committed a small grant to help develop my MVP further. At the moment, most of my tie-ups, connections & records are in raw notes and datasheets only :") Coming to the point, I need help in making... 1 0 replies
Groundwater startup for real estate!!! I'm considering starting a company to help real estate developers in metro cities like Bangalore with groundwater assessments for their projects. The idea is to guide them in understanding water availability and planning sustainable usage. Do you think this would be useful, and would developers be willing to invest in such services? Be brutal please. 5 0 replies
Want to switch to AI chat bots for our in-tool support. Suggestions? I'm co-founder of a growing SaaS startup. We use a "traditional" in-tool chat and knowlesge base today, both accessed through a help-widget (we use Product Fruits). The thing is, nobody bothers looking there, so we end up getting tons of emails/calls from our customers who need help. And i get it, i hate scrolling through guides myself. So instead of customers emailing us, i would love them to have a AI chat widget thar can tell them how stuff works (and refere to us if the bot gets stuck).... 1 0 replies
Startup idea Hey, I am pretty to this start up culture, but I was thinking of starting one,I was thinking of saas, where we will optimize your cloud resouces, as we know there are many microservices running at all companies, but some microservices rarely get request to process, but still we need to spend lot of resources on it. So O was thinking a building a community from where each service will buy a resource for how much time they needed, else very lof minimum resource will be provided. Is it... 2 0 replies
Humility vs growth Let's say you're someone who values humility. I think it’s pretty fair to say these days that self-promotion plays a pretty important role in growing a startup. How do you go about this trade-off? I just think it’s an interesting paradox and wondered if anyone had thought about this and what conclusions they’ve come to. 4 0 replies
Beta Recruitment Im at a place where I need to recruit my first beta group. This piece will be niche and I’m debating going to paid beta user route. What are pros and cons, the biggest thing for me is time; and I’m LIMITED on that. If the advice is find them myself, what has been the most successful method? 3 0 replies
How Much Time Did Your MVP Take? What Methods Did You Use? Hello everyone! In the entrepreneurial journey, an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is a significant milestone. I’m curious about how much time you spent building your MVP and what methods you used to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. 1. Timeline: How long did it take for your MVP to go from concept to launch? 2. Methodology: What development methods did you adopt? Such as Agile, Lean Startup, or others? 3. Tools and Technologies: Which tools or technologies were particularly helpful in the process? Share your experiences and stories, and let’s learn... 5 0 replies
Dropped everything this year, moved back in with my parents, built my first real product in 3 days, and sold 50 copies in 50 hours After six years in my field, I hit a breaking point. I’d been working hard, but nothing I was building felt personal or meaningful to me. Late last year, I split ways with my last gig, and everything I’d been avoiding hit me at once. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted, but I knew I couldn’t keep doing the same thing. In January, my partner and I packed up and moved out of our place to live with my parents. It wasn’t where I thought I’d be at... 2 0 replies
From 'I Can’t Code' to Web App – How to Get Initial Users? With no coding experience (other than some python for my data job), I’ve recently built a web app aimed at solving challenges for data teams, but I’m stuck on how to attract my first users. I’ve launched a pilot version, and while I’m excited about the potential, I’m struggling to get people to actually sign up and try it out. I’ve tried sharing the link on social media and a few forums, but I’m not seeing much traction. I’d love to hear your advice on how to effectively get... 3 0 replies
Seeking to Join a Growing Startup: Product Leader with Co-founder aspirations Hello fellow founders & entrepreneurs, I'm a seasoned product leader who have been successfully building and scaling products from concept to market, and overseeing sustainable growth throughout their lifecycles for a while now. I have been into situations from being an one man army to leading a large global team, however my passion lies in collaborating with teams with innovations in their DNA, regardless of the specific technologies involved, who dreams to build exceptional products that users get excited. I'm culturally neutral and comfortable working with global teams as... 5 0 replies
The Blueprint for Building and Scaling a Successful SaaS Business Let’s be real—making a successful SaaS business is NOT possible unless you have **DISTRIBUTION**. You either have: 1. Existing distribution (SEO, social, email list), or 2. You know how to *rapidly* kickstart distribution (running ads). Here’s the roadmap I’d follow if I were starting from scratch: **1. Increase your runway.** First thing—figure out how long you can survive without panicking about money. Reduce costs, review monthly expenses, and **calculate your runway based on how much is in the bank**. If you have a job, you might feel like you... 3 0 replies
Looking for ideas Hi. I own a textile manufacturing factory. I am thinking about launching my own brand. Need your kind suggestions if it is good idea? Pros and cons? What could be the challenges? I live in pakistan. Downside of supply chain my under my control. What should be marketing strategies? Thanks. 4 0 replies
Be freaking BRUTALLY HONEST.. Should I build this? Hey yall, I've noticed a common challenge among knowledge workers: the constant disruption of workflow when delegating or documenting tasks. Every time we need to assign a task, we're forced to: \- Switch between multiple apps. \- Break our concentration. \- Spend valuable time formatting and structuring task details. I'm thinking about building something, a tool that turns voice instructions and screen recordings into properly formatted tasks, and automatically sends them to your task management system. Would people use this? Why or why not? 4 0 replies
Can’t find a tech co-founder. Should I pay to build my MVP and then find my tech co-founder or hold out? Been looking high and low to find a tech co-founder to help me built my MVP. Now before anyone says that I should learn to build it myself and use AI tools to help, my product is a marketplace and AI tools aren’t exactly the best for that. Therefore, should I pay to get it built and then look for a co-founder to help me iterate or just keep looking? Appreciate the advice. 3 0 replies
