Fastest way to create an MVP? For those of you who have gone through the MVP building stage, what's the fastest way to create an MVP, is it worth building the MVP before finding a way to validate the idea with users - for example, using waitlists. Also what tools, if any did you use in the process? Is your MVP still standing and did you manage to get customers using this method? How long did it take you to go from idea to working MVP? Is MVP really essential in finding PMF? For someone... 1 12 replies
Looking for Free Tools: Video-to-Animated Illustrations + Startup Illustration Tools Hey everyone! I’m working on some creative content for a startup, and I’m looking for two things: 1. A free tool that can take a video and convert it into animated illustrations. The goal is to repurpose some video content into eye-catching visuals for social and blog posts. 2. Any recommendations for free illustration tools that are startup-friendly. I’m looking to create simple but professional visuals for marketing without needing advanced design skills. If you’ve tried anything that works well, I’d love to hear about it! Bonus points if... 5 1 replies
Building trust in your pre-sale campaign Hi all, I'm trying to sell the product concept before committing to building: * Inbound campaign, so social media posts about the product, generous refund policy, etc. * I'm avoiding Kickstarter because it's not the platform where my target market hangs out at, and I don't want to force people to create an account and go through hoops * Since it's inbound it's not like I'm setting up 1:1 calls with each potential customer and selling them the product after a series of calls I'm curious how to do... 2 2 replies
Co-founder equity split – should I pay on top of my non-cash contribution? I’m looking for some advice on how to handle an equity split situation with my co-founder for our new business. Here’s the breakdown: * **The Business Setup**: My co-founder and I are building a startup together. She’s spent over a year doing the business setup—customer interviews, meeting brands, and paying for branding and fees. She estimates about 15 hours/week and around $8,000 in expenses. * **My Contribution**: I’m the technical co-founder and developed the iOS app for the business. I’ve put in 140 hours (Sept–Dec 2023), and based on... 3 15 replies
My Journey on building YouTube Automation Program.. This program of mine that I created from scratch isn't about bots.. it's of scheduling your short videos in not only 1 channel, but multiple channels of yours.. More like an alternative to SaaS apps out in the public , this program would solely be a one time payment of much cheaper and efficient cost. As the title says.. My journey was simple and straightforward, I wanted to make a simple program in python, seeing my younger bro struggle to maintain a YouTube channel.. and after so much manual... 2 1 replies
I wanna help aspiring entrepreneurs but i don't know if this could be useful. I know from experience that starting a startup is insanely scary (as some of you probably do too). You don't even know if your idea is a good idea, or you probably don't even have an idea. Procrastination doesn't work in your favor either. I've had my bad share of experiences with this situation and I want to change that. I want to create completely free notion templates to get people with starting anxiety or who don't have an idea for a startup to have an organized and motivating... 2 4 replies
Need a technical cofounder So I had a big problem when started my first business at 18. The problem was, my account didn’t give 2 fucks about me. Basically sometimes sends the invoices to pay and sometimes doesn’t which got me in big trouble, my accounts were frozen and the fines were so big. Also couldn’t get in touch with her, she wouldn’t answer my calls not texts. Since I know many business owners basically 70% of them had similar problem. I know there are a few companies that do similar stuff that... 2 12 replies
Is anyone using an LLM gateway? Hey everyone. Those of you who are building a GenAi based service- are you using any gateway? Facing some issues currently as I am trying to integrate different LLMs. It’s a hustle learning and integrating the different api’s also maintaining costs and looking at performance is quite inefficient (I am building a customer support solution). So was wondering how those of you who are also building overcome these? 1 4 replies
Hey, what's wrong? *This is* /r/startups *emotional support thread. There will be no problem-solving here, no judgement, no networking, no advice. We're here to be heard, be understood, and be told that it'll be okay, that whatever happens, we care. Still, be tactful and classy in how you vent your feelings and share your frustrations. Act in a mature manner. This is meant to be a safe place to support emotional and physical health and there is a zero tolerance policy in effect. Be kind. Please report any conduct that is in... 2 0 replies
How to get clients for your new startup? I have worked as performance marketer for top MNC and now have established single solo company as a start. The problem i am facing is that i am struggling to get clients and leads. I am doing emails to Founder and CEO of startup who might require performance marketing service with every email personally customised to their industry niche and social media links growth but still failing to get any attraction? Can anyone please help me out how to get my first client overboard? I would be highly grateful... 3 3 replies
How best to utilise 300k emails and phone numbers for growth hacking So our startup is in the space of data and ML. And part of getting the data is using scrapers to pull information from a certain big website, this website has a large amount of exposed emails, phone numbers and addresses publicly that I found hidden in the DOM when going through what to scrape. All of these are within our target market but obviously not all of them are the beachhead customers. I can make the cold emails extremely personalized due to the information we have on them,... 5 1 replies
Automating AI Agent news forum Hey All, I did a small project where I have automated the flow of collecting news specific to AI Agents to stay updated on the latest topics. I have used phidata with Groq and Gemini. Also exploring adding a flow to summarize and send the updates on email. 4 0 replies
Our startup is bootstrapped, post revenue and based in Singapore. We're 3 months old, achieved some traction in APAC and are now expanding to the US - potentially our biggest market. What are the basic steps I need to take to set up a company in the US - Co-founder and I are not US citizens. What is the easiest (and cheapest) way to get this done for now - given our context and how young we are. As we grow we can add more bells & whistles...The main goals for setting up the company in the US are two fold - 1. We are a B2B startup that targets large enterprise, so we need to have a presence there for operational reasons. 2. We will look to raise funds soon and want to target US based VC firms, who might lean more towards US... 2 3 replies
Need Help with Lead Generation for My IT Startup I’m planning to start an IT agency offering services like web development, digital marketing, cybersecurity, and graphic design. I’ve already developed the website for it, but now I need help with lead generation and would love some suggestions on how to get started. Is it better to do cold emailing or cold calling? What are the best ways to find potential clients? Also, if anyone is good at sales or pitching and wants to join me, we could work together to grow. What are the best tools for lead... 1 1 replies
How Do You Handle Unpaid Clients? If you're a business/agency owner, how do you track which clients have or haven't paid? Is it through payment gateways (like Stripe, PayPal) synced with your CRM or accounting software? I’m developing a system that automatically checks the client payment status and sends reminder emails. Does your CRM or any software you use show payment status directly, and how do you automate payment reminders effectively? Would love to hear your methods for streamlining the process! 4 5 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... 5 0 replies
What do non technical founders do during the product development stage? Currently doing a hardware startup and I’m at the stage where I am waiting on parts to be made and shipped to me. There is a bit of downtime as I move from stage to stage. At some point in the future I will need to get funding, establish a market, all the usual stuff you’d do in a startup, but I don’t feel comfortable starting this now because I’m at the mercy of lead times and have no clue how long it will take to get a working... 3 3 replies
Would a non profit supplement brand be weird I want to start a non profit ( no salaries too) supplement foundational brand for the foundational （ whey, creatine, fish oil) be more affordable, but mostly because I want to get in the industry and it would be a great learning opportunity What do y’all think, any suggestions, comments? 5 11 replies
How are you dealing with California’s ARL and the FTC’s 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule? California’s ARL and the FTC’s 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule are shaking up subscription compliance. Both will take effect in early 2025. How are you staying up to date with these compliance requirements? My understanding is that the regulations impact subscription businesses that sell subscriptions to California (additional restrictions apply) or U.S.-based customers, even if your company is domiciled outside the U.S. 5 3 replies
looking to start hi all, i am looking to start a play place cafe. I’m just curious where do i start and get the funding for the company? i will be starting from scratch and looking for guidance this place may take up to 8 months to fix up the property and do a soft opening. if you get a business loan do you need to pay that back right away? 3 1 replies
