First-time solo introvert founder seeking advice - i will not promote I will not promote. Hi everyone, I’m a first-time solo founder and an introvert. I started building my app in November 2024, initially just for myself. It shows real-time crowd data for cafés, restaurants, parks, and other places. As someone who hates crowded spaces, I often feel anxious or even start panicking when a place gets too busy. I wanted a way to check how crowded a location is before going, so I built this app. Then I thought—maybe other introverts would find this useful too, and maybe even... 4 0 replies
Alternatives to Product Hunt? I will not promote I recently launched my business, any ideas on where can I showcase my startup? As they say the first 3 months are the hardest. It’s been almost a month. Once you build, you want people to know what you are doing. How do you get it out there? Where can you get genuine feedback? Is there a community where you can build together and motivate each other? I’ve built something I truly believe in and will give other founders a voice as well. I’m now in that phase where... 5 0 replies
Seasoned Digital Marketer with 8+ years of experience, I'm looking to collaborate pro bono (I will not promote or sell). Hello everyone, As the title suggests, I have been working with various start ups over the past 8 years across APAC & NA. I am looking to offer my expertise pro bono to small and medium-sized business in exchange for the opportunity to learn and build my professional portfolio, while helping your business scale, fast. My area of expertise: \- B2C/B2B \- Lead Generation (Inbound) \- Demand Generation \- Performance Marketing \- Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) \- Email Marketing \- ABM \- GTM Strategy \- Pipeline Acceleration \- SEO... 5 0 replies
Looking for a non-technical founder. I will not promote. I am looking for someone who is good at product market fit. Who is good at business side. Who can work along side with me with investors, clients, marketing and sales. I can help with the business side also. Also I can handle technical side well. I have 12+ years experience in tech industry. 1 0 replies
"To succeed in tech, what you need is a decent product and some funding." do you agree? (i will not promote) (i will not promote) this belief is damaging. hear me out. \--- in fact what you really need is to get THREE KEY ELEMENTS right. If you do, you’ll be way ahead of the pack. (Most of it, anyway.) 1️⃣ PROBLEM Do people actually have this problem? \+ not every problem needs solving 2️⃣ MARKET Can you build a profitable business model around it? \+ the time it’ll take you to get there 3️⃣ ATTENTION How do you plan to draw attention to what you’ll be doing? \+ ads... 2 0 replies
How do you find existing ideas on Reddit? [I will not promote] Besides keyword searches (which turn up a lot of unrelated stuff), how do you find existing ideas startup founders/SaaS builders/freelancers/entrepreneurs have posed on Reddit? Next, how do you do a deep dive on those ideas? ie., For instance, I'd like to know how many times they are posted, post metrics (upvotes, etc), correlation, etc 4 0 replies
Founders, How Do You Handle Your Accounting & Finances? ( I will not promote) Hey fellow founders, I will not promote , I’m curious—how do you guys handle your company’s accounting and finances? Do you use QuickBooks, Xero, spreadsheets, or something else entirely? What’s been the biggest pain point for you? Is it tax calculations, cash flow tracking, financial reporting, or just keeping things organized? Have you ever wished for a tool or integration that would make your life easier? Would love to hear your experiences—what worked, what didn’t, and what features you wish existed in an ideal accounting/finance tool for startups 2 4 replies
Startup Founders & Product Managers: Share Your Customer Discovery Wisdom! (20-30 min chat) i will not promote Hey everyone! I'm working on a new project to help founders and product managers become much more effective with their customer discovery process. I'm looking to chat with founders and product managers who have actively conducted customer discovery, including interviews, in the past 3 months. I'm eager to learn from your experiences, challenges, and successes. The interviews will be quick and painless (around 20-30 minutes) and your insights will be invaluable in shaping my project. As a thank you, I'd be happy to provide early access and freebies when... 4 2 replies
It is cybersecurity a problem for small companies? I will not promote So I’m creating a company about cybersecurity. The thing is this, most of the companies I contact, (Spain) does not even care about it even tho we are the 5th country with more cyberattacks. When I explain them that they can loose all their data they said that they have a vpn or antivirus free from internet. Even some of the companies attacked they said, well…they already attacked us so there is no change they will do it again. I honestly don’t know how to transmit this to my... 2 5 replies
Struggling to build your MVP? Do this: (I will not promote) I will not promote But I’ve noticed that only the top 5% of founders approach MVPs this way—and they get results. Here’s what you should do if you want to launch **faster, cheaper, and with real traction:** 1️⃣ **Document your progress publicly.** • Every week, share what you built, learned, and validated. • Users, investors, and even potential co-founders love watching momentum. 2️⃣ **Talk to potential customers before you write a single line of code.** • If no one is excited about your idea **before** it exists, they won’t care once it does. 3️⃣ **Launch something ugly but... 3 0 replies
Have you been asked by a VC if your solution can be copied? (I will not promote) I’m building my product, and in the past two weeks, three people have asked if my solution can be copied. Of course, it can be copied! **Everything can be copied;** any technology moat is only temporary. Not only that, it can also be copied and improved. Ehm... DeepSeek. **How should I answer this question politely and professionally?** Because if I’m asked again, my reply might be: “Yes, it can be copied. **Once** a competitor is ready to release a copy of my solution, I’ll already be ten steps ahead,... 1 3 replies
what are the challenges that early stage hardware startup facing now a days [i will not promote ] \[i will not promote \] I want to know what are the challenges that early stage hardware startup or on idea stage facing now a days. if you are those hardware startup then your response will be good for me. either it is making prototype or what are the challanges you are facing 5 0 replies
Successful founders with severe ADHD: I will not promote Hi a founder here looking for inspiration. Here is a thing, while not diagnosed, I'm almost 90 percent sure I have strong ADHD. And with all ADHD people the symptoms come and go in waves. Now I'm in the low phase, everything is a mess, severely disorganized, etc, etc. So to get over it, I'm looking for some inspiration. I really want to know that there is someone very successful in startup world with severe ADHD symptoms: - high level or disorganization - too many projects at once, lack... 5 0 replies
Looking for inspiration: successful founders with severe ADHD (I will not promote) Hi a founder here looking for inspiration. Here is a thing, while not diagnosed, I'm almost 90 percent sure I have strong ADHD. And with all ADHD people the symptoms come and go in waves. Now I'm in the low phase, everything is a mess, severely disorganized, etc, etc. So to get over it, I'm looking for some inspiration. I really want to know that there is someone very successful in startup world with severe ADHD symptoms: - high level or disorganization - too many projects at once, lack... 2 0 replies
Witty pitch works sometimes 💀( I will not promote) I will not promote - just sharing a real life example- I was sitting in an event where I got to meet the GTM AI for Google and I pitched him in the wittiest way - “Findr is what Google Drive should have been—an AI-native second brain that instantly organizes, searches, and connects your scattered knowledge across platforms.” He smiled and fired some cross questions - it was challenging but went great overall , take your chance to make impact is what I learnt 😅😂 3 0 replies
A Guide to Building and Product Development (I will not promote) *Recently, I interviewed a friend of mine who built an AI Robotics startup ("Hivebotics") that creates automated toilet-cleaning robots. I can't post the full article because of Reddit's word limit, so I'll be posting it in sections here instead. This section of the transcript goes through his approach to building and product development.* Enjoy and let me know what you think! (I will not promote) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # (2) Building and Product Development # Market Your POC for Early Product Validation A key insight I gained from observing Chinese companies... 2 0 replies
How rigorous will VCs be at analyzing the citations around my TAM calculation? (I will not promote) I'm trying to calculate the TAM for my VC pitch deck but the problem is I can't really find a primary source for the stats I'm trying to use. In my situation I need to know the number of *active* TikTok and Youtube channels that have like > 5k followers. The problem is I can only get weird stats not from a decent source like "Acme says TikTok has 1M active creators" but that's not on Acme's website nor can I find where that was originally mentioned I even... 2 2 replies
Should I include an additional feature to my MVP? "I will not promote" I'm currently in the process of building a multi-tenant SaaS web application specifically designed to work as CRM for businesses in a niche market with unique requirements. While larger companies can manage these needs, the customization involved often becomes a significant challenge—it's expensive, time-consuming, and frequently needs hiring a full-time employee to oversee it or at least a consultant. So, the idea is to create this customized tool that is functional out of the box with little customization. For my MVP, I planned to concentrate on a few key... 2 0 replies
How to use discord and slack for distribution? I will not promote We are building a platform for AI Agents, for now we are using reditt and it is working fine. But just wanted to explore further on other platforms. If anyone of you have used it, please share tips and ways to use those platform. Fyi our platform is actionagents (dot) co 2 1 replies
What’s the Hardest Part About Finding the Right Strategic Partner? (I will not promote) We all know the right partnerships can be a game-changer (for growth, customer acquisition, revenue, etc.), but why is finding them so hard? 🔍 Too many dead-end conversations ⏳ Long cycles that never go anywhere 🤝 Hard to tell who’s actually a good fit until it’s too late If you've cracked the code, drop your secrets below! If you’re still struggling, what’s been the biggest challenge? 2 1 replies
