What are the chances of an e-commerce startup in Africa (with traction) raising a seed round of $500k?
I’ve been running my company for 2.5 years now, we have a GMV $350k, MRR $31K, CAC $0.4, etc. but we have been trying to raise a seed round for $500k for…
Can my co-founders do this to me?
Can my co-founders, of a BVI (British Virgin Islands) company vote to sell the company IP to a new company they start without me to kick me out? Classic…
I helped close a 9 figure raise … got nada. Is my company taking advantage of me?
I played an outsized role in my company’s recent fundraising round (a big one – 9 figures, late series). I was recognized for my achievements and praised…
Co-founder wants new equity structure after going full-time and bringing in an investor
For the past year, i’ve been working with my co-founder on a start-up. We split the company 51%-me and 49%-him. Both of us were employed until now, doing…
What if a well-connected local VC has a poor opinion of me?
A few years back, I worked for a startup with a micromanaging CEO. 1-2 women in the office would typically be the focus of his ire. He’d nitpick their…
Let the Business die to get away from these “Partners”?
1 year ago, I entered into a handshake partnership with 4 guys who I had previously done commission based work for. We meet, I talk about what I am…
Am I a deadweight in my startup?
I and another friend started a tech startup 3 months ago – we worked on the idea, refined it, started the implementation and hired the full-time people…
My 50-50 cofounder won’t respond to any emails or texts after I chewed him out over email. Trying to split up, but can’t work things out with non-responsive person.
50-50 co-founder situation. I’ve done 99% of work for 8 years and brought on a co-founder in a new venture with him where he promised to bring in $200k…
Relationships with employees
My cofounder is partying with our employees, I see it on social media, what do I do?
Should I add a late co-founder?
I’ve been working for a long time on a tech project that is very important to me. For the past 12 years, I used any free time I had to work on it. I…
How do I build some recognition for my hard work and multiple skills? Tips?
I am wondering if anyone has tips on how to build some recognition for my work, not just in a “touch up my resume on Linkedin” kind of way but in…
Should I make this early employee a co-founder?
I recently founded an open source startup and have convinced ~25 people that it’s a good enough idea for them to spend a significant amount of time over…
Percentage of Equity for Mobile App Development
So I’m a developer and my friend came up with an idea that could be a great mobile app. After lots of dicussion, we decided to go for it, but the problem…
How do I deal with a business partner whose incompetence will tank my company?
My small but well-known company was founded by my business partner. One year later, his best friend got in the contract as a “silent investor” after…
Original Co-founders aren’t working out. How do I find reliable co-founders?
I started a hardware project a year ago, and as I presented the idea to some people I quickly realized that this has the potential to become a proper…
Co-founder – Salary vs. Equity
I was asked to join a startup as a co-founder that just finished raising a seed/A round of $1,000,000 with a valuation of $2,500,000. They already have a…
Should I abandon the product?
The product has been in development for 3 years. I am the sole developer now and I’d say I’m burnt out, disinterested and mentally worn down. I feel that…
To get acqui-hired or not?
I’m running a startup in Africa. We’ve raised $30,000/= USD from an early stage investor as a convertible debt. We’ve run out of runway and are living off…
Passive Aggressive behavior from my friends regarding my new business?
I have been working on this business with one other guy for some time now to get the product ready. It’s finally ready and we have slowly started…
Female Founders in Tech and unconscious bias
I have always been one to not hide behind gender stereotypes as a disadvantage and create my own opportunities… but today, I am finding it really hard to…
How do you deal and push forward when your parents no longer believe in you?
I have great parents, I moved back home to build the startup in their garage, and they have helped me a lot financially, but they no longer believe in my…
Should you mentioned that you are a (female or male) startup founder on your app dating profiles?
Someone recently asked about dating as a founder so I wanted to ask: What do other founders think about mentioning being a startup founder (whether female…
Co-founder wants to leave
Keeping it short – I’m a “co-founder/friend” who wants to leave a 50/50 relationship (really a handshake). I tried to get the other co-founder to sign a…
How to deal with copycats?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so they say, and it’s true. Right about until someone actually, blatantly copy-pastes the product you’ve…
How do you go from being a failed startup founder to working in venture capital?
It seems a lot of venture capitalists are failed startup founders. Any suggestions/tips/advice on how you go from being a failed startup founder to…
Why are guys no longer interested in potentially dating you when they find out you are a startup founder?
I’m a female founder and have worked extremely hard to get to where I am with my tech startup. I’m trying to make time to date. However, when interested…
How do you get over the disconnect of your public startup persona vs. what is actually happening?
I do a really good job of promotion and making things look like all is going great with my startup. When in fact I’m really struggling and been having a…
How do you not let people down and remain in good standing when you shut down your startup?
I worked so hard to connect with so many people, these people believed in me and wanted me to succeed. There are a lot of students who really looked up to…
How do you not compare your life to people who live normal non-entrepreneurial lives?
I just turned 30 years old and honestly never enjoyed a day of my 20s since I spent every waking moment trying to learn, experience, hustle, and do…
How do you deal with severe burn out and being worn out?
Ive been doing my startup for two years and I’m severely burnt out, worn out and exhausted. I don’t want to even think about the startup right now. I need…