How do you find a partner that has the experience you lack that wants to have a vested interest in your company?
I’m trying to find a partner that has the skills and expertise and financial backing in exchange for equity or partnership, to take my company to the next…
Should I seek funding with these metrics?
I am a solo founder of a 9 month old SaaS startup. So far, revenue has been around 35k, 17% monthly growth rate, 35% are recurring customers and I have…
VC asks to partner with me for my company … What are the pros and cons?
VC asked to partner with me for my company. My only hesitation is that my vision will get clouded and the product may fail as a result. Have there been…
Does the Universe Hate Startups?
I’m the CEO of a one year old startup. We have a superbly good product in development, a big and hungry market with lots of hype, and we get tons of…
Why startups fail….
Was browsing Product Hunt. Some of the lamest ideas i’ve ever seen. For instance. What is the difference between this platform http://www.joinmembo.com…
Worried about due diligence, didn’t tell investors everything.
Seed stage funding from an accelerator. We don’t own the IP to the MVP. No one does. Need to rebuild anyway. But they think we own the IP. What shall we…
What does your day look like? How do you get past the mental barrier?
Help! I am the worst procrastinator. Unfortunately I feel like a school kid that needs to work for someone so that it forces me to get stuff done because…
Is this BS? – how to judge the success of a company
Want to know how to judge the success of a company in a single meeting? 1. Does the founder want to be right rather than rich? 2. Strategic Product…
How many of these tactics have you seen in real life?
From humorous article titled 8 Tricks to Appear Like An Important VC: 1. Namedrop notable founders and investors using only their first name. 2. Be late…
Where do you work from?
I don’t want to spend additional money on getting an office. However, I’m unable to work on evenings and weekends after my kids come home. Where do you…
Is it reasonable to disclose historic financials when paying for services in equity?
I was asked to informally mediate an issue between a startup and a contractor who has performed services and has agreed to accept equity as payment in the…
Has anyone created a sales model to sell their start up product?
We are a start up and launching unique Saas product and we are trying to think of a sales model to sell it and our training/consulting services that go…
To join or to RUN?
It looks like not only VC’s have a huge task to conclude if startup worth investing, job seekers also need to find that out prior to joining the madness.…
How do you meet people when working from home?
I’ve been split from my husband for about 6 months, I work from home and I’m only 30. I want to start life over but I’m now realising that it’s fricking…
Failed 3 startups. In deep thought now.
The world is a dirty place. Everyone here is selfish. All people talk to you for their personal benefit. No matter whatever you do to them, they will…
Developers stealing the code?
We have built a B2B saas product which took us very long to build. I used offshore developers in India to help build the product. Now, I’m having a tough…
How would you proceed in this start up situation?
Been working on a startup I founded full time for 2 years. After a few pivots, beta launched our first product with about $30k in sales over a month. Then…
What are some best part time jobs to minimize Founder’s risk of cashflow burnout?
Who are the 2 investors who ripped off NY founders?
According to the post below, the investors in New York produced only 1/3 of the funding agreed to, took 40% of the business, then told the founders that…
Any reason to think this is a bad idea?
I am currently working for a huge company and 2 years ago I saw a problem in the company that I believe many other organizations face. I built a product…
What is success?
90% of startups fail. That means that 10% are successful. What is the definiition of success?
What is your definition of “Social Proof “?
Why do you folks get hung up on an idea for so long until you go broke or burned out? You should know if it’s going to work with a cross sector of society…
Solopreneur in need of advice
I’m a fledgling solopreneur who has just completed my first project for an absolutely horrible client. I undercharged and was overworked, even bending the…
Stuck in a rut with no capital
I have a great startup idea and have done the lean startup process right up to preparing for a lo-fi MVP. This has taken too long and I have burnt most of…
10 years in…what next
So I own a small niche business… we are in the restoration side dealing mainly with office building property managers. We have quarterly maint contracts…
What will be the next BIG thing?
And don’t say your startup! My opinion is “micro-chips” in humans. Data chips.
Continue bootstrapping? Giving up? Moving to SF?
I coded a MVP one year ago, launched, great co-founder joined, MVP was successful, user base growing and users love the product and keep coming back…
What have you done to make your startup look bigger than it is?
What kind of a phone system do you use to show that you are a large company? Or, what other things have you done to make your startup look bigger than it…
How and where to hire freelancers for selling B2B SAAS enterprise software?
I have a B2B enterprise software SAAS product. I am a technical guy, and I would like to be present in the technical evaluation. However, I would like to…
Maths major looking for career advice
I will be graduating in maths within few months and I’m looking for exciting opportunities in startups. I know little python, but it may not be enough for…