Startups Anonymous Est. 2013 · Read-only archive
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After a long year+ of struggles setbacks & bootstrapping. Finally finished a strong beta prototype.

Still have a few quirks and missing the landing page and the front end explanatory content of the app. But it works great & UI design is good.

Now completely out of money, burned out from running on fumes for so long, havent launched it yet while having to find a new developer to bring on board. The first was a paid contractor of a company that has been with me from the beginning but moved to a new country due to firm acquisition and is completely bogged down with work from the new job and not available for much more than questions.

I need money to live and finish the front-end as I mentioned and cover expenses of new users. Besides money, the isolation while working for so long has drained me severely.

Do I go get a corporate job and work on my startup after hrs? Do I make another attempt to apply to accelerators? Do I go the kickstarter route? Do I go get angel money? Do I go get a tech cofounder?

7 answers from the community

AAnonymous· Aug 20, 2015

I'm in a very similar boat. I started a second business... Hahaha. The good news is that it relates to my primary. If you're out, how like badly out are you? Like driving uber 3 days a week won't do it? Or is there a way you can contract odd jobs to get through? Or if you launch it, can you spend 4-6 weeks sending it to your customers?

AAnonymous· Aug 20, 2015

How much do you make an hour working with Uber after gas and expenses?

AAnonymous· Aug 22, 2015

$500-$700... Car has great gas mileage.

AAnonymous· Aug 22, 2015

Have you tested the demand for your product -or you just keep assuming people want it ?

AAnonymous· Aug 24, 2015

So show us what you got !

Show us your creation.

AAnonymous· Aug 25, 2015

OP here. Yes I've tested demand & feedback is very positive & there are a few verticals as well. Financially I'm tapped (struggling to keep housing & food) which has just worn me down psychologically. I cant focus much on this next phase, which really I need a huge amount of mental energy, when I'm so broke.

AAnonymous· Sep 10, 2015

Isolation burnout is tough. You may need to step away. Get a job to revive your perspective.