If you’re rejected by an investor, and it’s because you’re too early-stage or too advanced for its investment criteria, don’t you want to be told that? I'm in charge of getting companies to apply to an angel investment group. Some companies are perfectly fine, but either they're too early (no revenues or customers) or too late-stage (they have raised too much money and their valuation is too high). When I tell them no, shouldn't I explain why: that they're either too early or too late-stage? Thanks. 2 12 replies
How does your startup help journalists? It's rare that you just message a journalist and say "hey I made this app please cover it" and they excitedly agree. However, being a journalist is hard today: * AI written articles. * High demands for hyper niche SEO friendly content. * Lots of competition, especially at higher levels. * Etc. So when you can do their job for them or give them a really good starting point, it makes them very receptive to running your article. ## What do you have that a journalist wants? Look at... 3 1 replies
Anyone run a content scraper bot? I want to talk to you about collaborating on a test. Hey this is my real name & picture, you can find me anywhere. I only use my real name. We're building a new site management suite that helps websites & apps deal with bot traffic. Over the last month we're averaging about 5,000 bots per day. Yesterday we saw almost 15k. I WILL NOT PROMOTE so that's all I can say about it. Anyway, the tools *only* kick in for bots. Humans pass right through, never even know this stuff is here, but bots get special rules applied to... 3 0 replies
Front end first vs back end first - v0 or bubble? Hey All, I used v0 to build my front end for a CRM I am creating. The MVP is about 70% done. I know I have to then create the backend and there seems to be a lot of tools to walk me along that path but I am curious what your thoughts are on creating the Front, then creating the back VS using something like Bubble that does both. As you can tell I have quite limited experience in this so any suggestions would be appreciated. 4 1 replies
Stop the BS about AI, it cant even replace a developer with 3 months of experience I just posted about this on LinkedIn, and I want to hear from you what you think, because everywhere I go I see AI glorified, on every social media platform. This is the post : Stop the nonsense about AI AI can’t even replace a developer with more than 3 months of experience. Social media is blowing it out of proportion. I’ve tested AI tools myself with other senior developers, and let me tell you, they can’t even replace a developer with 3 months of experience. If they could,... 5 20 replies
Equity discussion Hi all - My cofounder and I have built a strong MVP and have confirmed a strong market fit. We are a month away from our officially launch, and we are bringing on a third person to help with ironing out the launch, front end, and a small integration. He’s a good friend of mine and refuses to get paid till we make profit. I want him to feel like he’s truly a part of our company though. How do you identify how much equity is enough, and how... 4 8 replies
How to find business cofounder? So I’ve been developing this app for 6 months now, and it’s getting close to launch. I lack business skills but I am technically sound as I’ve built web and mobile application from conception to launch in a professional work environment from start ups to F500. My issue now is finding another founder who can be as invested as I am but also compliment my skills. Where could I search? Also what are some key things I should look out for and consider when vetting? Edit: Thanks everyone for... 5 0 replies
Are more people signing up for subscriptions from desktop or mobile? Hi. I have a question for people offering B2C products or services in a subscription model. From what device do people mostly sign up for your subscriptions? I’m wondering is there a preference compared to one-time purchases, and where would be better to allocate a limited advertising budget? 1 2 replies
How important is worldwide patents? I am planning to start a company to develop, produce and sell a new product in the hiking category. The product does currently not exist in any form, and if patented and design protected I should have monopoly on the whole market (estimated to 1 million units sold at 100 USD a piece within 5 years after launch). When produced I will expect that the product is easy to copy by other companies, and I will therefore be appying for a patent as soon as the design is finalized... 2 16 replies
Looking for free landing page builder that doesn't require card details I'm running a workshop for early-stage founders to help them understand landing pages, and what makes a good one. It will be hands on, and I'll be getting them to create their own in the workshop. So I need something they can quickly sign up for in the workshop itself without having to jump through any hoops. It doesn't need to be free to publish, just not need CC details to be able to create a draft. If they choose to pay and publish afterwards, that's up to them.... 2 10 replies
1 Year Cliff 4 Year Vest So, I understand what this is and what it means… but what I am a little flaky about is how this works with cofounders. For example: to incorporate a business in the UK, you have to create the initial shares and assign who they belong to. So we have that. But a founders agreement will include a 1 year cliff 4 year vest, so we don’t get shares until after year 1. But we already have the shares, because we needed to set up the company legally. So which... 1 6 replies
Click-up alternative I'm just beginning our startup journey and I'm looking to software to help me plan & organise etc. I've trialled Clickup a little and it seems ok - though i've seen quite a few comments on here from users saying it gets frustrating or that there's better software out there. So - any recommendations?? 3 8 replies
Need advice on how to get my startup going. Hello guys, as said in the title, For the past coupe of months I 've been working on a demo of my product. The whole app specializes in blockchain-based solutions (It has nothing to do with crypto or any of that stuff), It’s designed to address data storage and management, with potential clients in industries like fintech and healthcare. The demo is nearly finished, but now I’m not sure what to do next. Should I focus on refining the app further? Start looking for partnerships? I feel like I... 2 13 replies
Should I ask this guy to be my co founder? I just started developing my product after getting good feedback from my business mentors about the product and my strategy. I can code, and I am great at communicating with people as well. I do have some business experience from running a dropshipping website but thats about it. I met a guy last week through a local networking event and he seems really ambitious and motivated about business. I am thinking whether it will be a good idea to ask him to be a co founder so I can... 2 10 replies
Feedback Friday Welcome to this week’s Feedback Thread! # Please use this thread appropriately to gather feedback: * Feel free to request general feedback or specific feedback in a certain area like user experience, usability, design, landing page(s), or code review * You may share surveys * You may make an additional request for beta testers * Promo codes and affiliates links are ONLY allowed if they are for your product in an effort to incentivize people to give you feedback * Please refrain from just posting a link * Give... 1 4 replies
This shit is so hard I prioritized the wrong thing, so I wasted an hour doing something, when I should have done something else more urgent. A beta user 4h ago, found a bug that is time sensitive to fix, within 12 hours. Small bug, but it's already midnight. The tasks never stop. Do this, do that, oh, I'm already sleepy and it's bedtime. I can't focus when I'm tired. It's interesting, but tiring. I wish I had someone with as much skin in the game as I have. I have a small team,... 5 20 replies
Building the same product as a YC startup, should I be worried? Im over half way through building my MVP. I just found a YC (W24) funded startup that does the same thing and grew to 3M in rev in 6 months from launch. Should I be worried or should I use this as market validation? They are focusing on a different side of the market than I am but also providing a lot of the same functionality. They are a small team and still an early stage startup but have a lot of sucess and funding for their stage. 5 20 replies
How do you handle your research process after identifying potential leads? I know lead gen platforms exist but I'm more interested in what happens after - the actual research process that leads to meaningful conversations. **What's your workflow for this?** Currently when I find someone interesting, my workflow usually involves: * Checking their company website * Looking through recent news on Google * Exploring the potential decision makers' LinkedIn profile * Going through Crunchbase profile * Sometimes checking out the company's official public docs, reviews etc. Particularly interested in hearing from folks who've done this across different stages of their... 1 0 replies
Need help! Why are there new signups, but almost nobody has started the free trial? We offer a SaaS tool for businesses that want to identify who has visited their site. As a newly launched tool, we provide a two-week free trial with no credit card required, before transitioning to a monthly plan. However, we've recently noticed that around 30 new members have signed up, but only 1 has actually started using the service. I'm a bit confused by this. Can anyone help with suggestions on how to improve this situation? Many thanks in advance! 5 3 replies
I left this Gurgaon startup after sexual misconduct and bad behaviour `TLDR: A former employee shares their experience of working in a startup, highlighting the stressful and toxic work culture. Instances of forced overtime, lack of proper breaks, scrutiny over taking leaves, and other forms of mental and emotional abuse are discussed. The piece also mentions specific incidents of inappropriate behavior by the management, including forced social media promotion and sexual misconduct. The author emphasizes the necessity of better management practices and employee care in startups.` Since many people are coming out and sharing their stories about their work place,... 5 1 replies
