A law firm called me another company wants to trademark our startup name Just today, a law firm in US, I am in Canada, called me and told me someone wants to trademark our startup name. now, I am incorporated with the trade name since last year, I haven't trade marked the name yet. Also, I got most of the internet domains other than .com, which is still for after market sales. it's a bit expensive to buy at my current startup stage. what is your advice? by the way, the name of my startup is currently on top of Google since... 4 10 replies
About to quit my startup job. Advice? About to quit my startup job that is equity based. These people are clowns. I have only vested about half of potential shares. I have my contracts: services agreement, statement of services, share vesting plan. I have downloaded emails and forwarded emails (gmail server) providing proof of dates and that they were delighted with my performance at work. Is there anything else I should retain in case they try not to honor my shares? Should I ask for a lawyer as a contact point? What's the procedure here? Sorry,... 3 7 replies
How Do Non-Tech Founders Grow Their Followers and Engagement? I'm curious about how `non-technical founders` approach growing their social media followers and boosting post engagement. As a technical founder (like me), automating tasks like analyzing trends around buzzwords like AI, understanding the data, and even generating content is relatively straightforward. However, without technical expertise, handling all of this manually can feel overwhelming and time-consuming. Sure, you could ask your CTO to help, but they’re likely busy building your product. So, how do you approach it? Do you rely on tools, hire help, or have some other system? Would... 16 0 replies
Platform for indiehackers and entrepreneurs Hi everyone, I’m Karel, and I’ve been learning how to code for the past 2-3 months. I started from scratch (except for a bit of HTML/CSS knowledge) and would say I’m at about 10/100 in terms of skill level. While I’ve gone through tutorials and courses, I quickly realized that I learn best by building something real—so I decided to work on my own project. I can’t share the name just yet, but my first project is a platform for indiehackers and entrepreneurs to document their ideas and work.... 5 4 replies
EU founders: I am thinking if we should hire a law firm or not, what do you think? Hi everyone, We are two individuals currently building a product. While we consider ourselves co-founders, we don’t officially have a founders’ agreement in place yet. Additionally, we haven’t registered the business yet. My partner is based in Dublin, and I’m based in Portugal. We've decided to register the business in Dublin for tax and other reasons. We’re also planning to start raising a pre-seed round soon and complete in Q1 2025, using SAFE notes and angel investments. I wanted to ask: for things like a founders' agreement, business registration,... 11 0 replies
Looking for a mentorship in my startup journey Hey, I am looking for a mentor for my startup journey, basically, I did 1 startup where we sell really early without any profit but made good connections and reputation, was one of the early engineers of my second startup which is going really well. Now I built an application on the side where I believe it has a potential to scale really well with good unit metrics. But I think I need some regular guidance along the way. What I have in mind is either I will try... 14 0 replies
Need advice on starting a ChatBot SAAS I am working on a idea of creating a ChatBot service for business's websites, letting them use it to their custom needs. Like they if they have a fully developed web app they can just use our platform to link their API endpoints for chatbot to interact, along with the query points. Or if it is a simple catalogue or profolio kind of website, they can simply give us a document describing about their business, based on which chatbot can answer queries. Is there any demand for this solution?... 1 0 replies
Never holding an annual stockholder meeting: consequences? If you're a startup founder and have raised venture capital funds, and you NEVER hold an annual or other stockholder meeting: do your investors generally just accept that? Or do some of your investors get irked and demand an annual meeting? If your investors are large investors then they would have likely negotiated the right to get financial statements, so that should keep them happy even without an annual stockholder meeting, but for others, do they care that there isn't a stockholder meeting? Thanks. 5 4 replies
Future of Decision Making in Startups In the next 3 to 5 years as growing startups rely more on ML and AI Algorithms - ExplainableAI and Causal AI will no longer be a luxury but a necessity for data-driven organizations seeking to outcompete in crowded markets and deliver consistent, long-term value. As an entrepreneur, stakeholder and key decision maker: What do you think about this statement? PS: Your answers will mean alot to me. 7 0 replies
Unpublished My App, Now Considering a Co-Founder Matching Platform I recently unpublished my app from the App Store because things didn’t work out with my cofounder. Naturally, I started thinking about repurposing the code and app to create something new—a co-founder matching platform. Interestingly, I was recently invited to join a new co-founder matching app that charges around $50/month. I’d like to take a different approach and offer co-founder matching for free. Here’s the idea: An AI-powered system interviews users to understand their values, priorities, and skills, then matches them with like-minded individuals. This would make finding a... 2 6 replies
Getting harder to start a business in the UK? Hello everyone, I’ve come across some recent articles in the Financial Times that highlight the increasing challenges for startups to launch, grow, and thrive under the current Labour government. As a co-founder working on a tech business, I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this issue. Thanks in advance. 17 0 replies
As a the technical Founder I created a MVP with a mission: NOW WHAT **App is to validate the authenticity of audio files using various AI models....** As of now code is avail on github dot com / sadiqkassamali/VoiceAuth-Streamlit and I am hosting it on streamlit: voicedetector dot steamlit dot app I can easily turn the backend code to api, **but how would i sale or scale it.** also have it on lemonsqueezy 3 2 replies
Looking for co-founder for my Software Design and Development company Hi, i have a software design and development company. I am a developer and i am looking for marketing expert to join as a co founder. I handle mostly the design and developer but i lack in marketing and promoting my brand. So who’s ready for a new endeavour? 2 6 replies
How do you prepare to sell your startup for a successful exit? I’m curious about the steps and strategies involved in selling a startup. How do you determine the right time to sell, and what factors do you consider when valuing your company? Do you focus on profitability, growth potential, or something else? What’s the best way to find buyers—through brokers, industry connections, or cold outreach? Are there common mistakes to avoid when negotiating terms? Also, how do you prepare your team for a potential sale? If you’ve been through this process, I’d love to hear your experience or any lessons... 3 10 replies
Looking for a co-founder for my Retro/Vintage jersey shop Looking for a co-founder for my Retro/Vintage jersey shop . Hello, We are looking for a co founder for our retro jersey shop .currently we are selling NBA,NFL,MLB ,,Soccer retro jersey .Platform we are using on Shopify .We are looking for a co founder for marketing and sales department. 4 4 replies
Is this normal for a startup? Experience with Y Combinator backed company I recently had an interview at a Y combinator backed start up and made it through to the second stage at which point they requested I sign a NDA with a non compete for 12 months. This is the first start up I have applied to, having worked in consulting/banking for 5+ years and I thought this seemed aggressive to include a non compete before a job offer was made. I asked to clarify that this should only apply if a job offer is made or if it applies... 2 10 replies
New as a co-founder - any advice? Hello everyone I was offered a partnership with a new startup still working on its MVP. My participation will be my time and experience in my field. I will not invest any money from my side. I love the idea and the founder seems to be a smart guy. We agreed that I would work a few days a week with no salary until we get an investment or the company becomes self-sustained and that my equity share will be vested over the course of 18 months. I've started... 2 7 replies
Why the pushback on FinCEN’s BOI? I understand the East Texas District Court has filed an injunction, on grounds of constitutionality, against the BOI (Beneficial Ownership Information) and broader Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) due end of this year. This does seem like a weird thing to be against, imo, given the CTA aims to fight money laundering, terrorism, tax evasion, etc. I’m wondering if anyone here has a material reason for not wanting this database to be maintained, and if so what is it? 1 10 replies
I am thinking of Creating a Highly customisable word level subtitle generator for video and audio, What are the ways in which you will use it ? Hi to all startup creators , I am thinking of creating a tool will let you create high quality subtitles with word level precision for you videos and audio files. You will be able to set the styling of the subtitles, like font size, colour of the text, active word colour, number of words per timestamp, and much more. This will available as a web app. Just upload your video or audio file and get the generated subtitles (.SRT or .VTT ) files. You will be able to create... 17 0 replies
How to settle payments to content creators as an Indie dev? So what I know is that revenueCat is the undisputed leader in *accepting* payments but very much unaware of a service that can compliment RC by helping me settle the payment to the creator as and when the platform (or I) get paid by a buyer. Also, would really appreciate if an indie dev can weigh in on how they did it, cause Im one and I also understand that for registered companies and such, it is relatively easier to process payments but again I might be wrong so... 3 7 replies
