How do I validate a b2b product when bootstrapping with a full-time job?
How do I validate a b2b product when bootstrapping with a full-time job. Churn of 1099 sales guys is too much; sales cycle of the industry is 6-9 mth?…
Best to slowly build on the side or quit job and focus full time?
Looking for advice. I am involved in a tech startup on the side and only work on it in the evenings/weekends. Expect to be done in another 8-10 months,…
How can I ensure I am fairly compensated if a group of us from my current employer create an external company?
I currently work with a company that I have been with for several years, yet I have no ownership in it, which is fair based on the current structure and…
Whom should we hire next?
I built an enterprise product for startups and we have hired two sales reps from our own revenue. We have no external funding. Most of our leads come from…
Rationalize the split between founders
I signed up a business partner last year. At the time of his joining the company, the product was built and we had 2 enterprise customers. For the first 6…
Startup support groups?
Having recently closed down my startup of two years its been a tough past couple of weeks. Anyone know of past founder support groups / websites on how to…
Early involvement in startup regrets?
6 months ago my friend called from Belgium asking if I was interested in helping him take his online startup to the next level and after a naive quick…
What are the best cities to start a business in that actually give startups funding?
Does anyone actually believe in Content Marketing as an effective marketing strategy?
Are you ready to pay for your education?
We’re founding a new startup that will help other startups learn more about negotiating, meeting with business partners and finding investors. We have…
I’m trying to build a product (bootstrapped) and am struggling with all the time commitments. Any advice?
I have a consultancy gig to keep the cash coming in, but it takes about 40 hours per week and at times even more. This leaves me with not too much energy…
How do I know if being a co-founder is for me?
tl;dr: Is it possible for an introvert engineer to be successful? I’m a generalist developer and I’ve been through a number of organizations as a software…
Is my tech cofounder asking for too much?
Hi, I have recently started an e-commerce business, and whilst initially it was me and one other founder, I decided that it was not working out, because…
What are the top 3 biggest issues you are facing as a founder?
I hope this is the right forum for this question. I’d be interested to know what are your top 3 challenges as a founder – any challenges that spring to…
Are users nice or vicious?
I’m a nontechnical founder working with a technical friend. We’re writing a social app that basically depends on the goodness of the user. We had this…
Cofounder doesn’t excel at anything. Need help!
I have been working on different startup ideas one-after-another for the past 10 years. Finally, I built an enterprise product with product-market fit. I…
In what case(s) is it all really worth it?
Is starting up a company, with all that entails, worth it in the end when the money folks will just come in at a later time and do what they want anyway?…
Employee at start-up with Salary and Equity Questions
I have been working at a small start-up for one year. I was the 5th employee hired. The company had little to no traction when I was hired. I was hired in…
Should I Startup?
I am an IT professional with 11 years of experience but I haven’t worked on any technology other than mainframes. I have a few startup ideas but afraid of…
Haven’t paid myself in 3 years, what should I do?
I have hired a 4 person team under me, 3 coders and 1 design guy. It’s been like this for 3 years now. I sustain the team by doing services but there’s…
Licensed my product, purchaser backed out. What to do?
I decided to license my product to a company, we agree on everything. They have Lawyer’s write up agreement. They order stock of product, then decide they…
How should I continue?
I am a solo founder for a SaaS platform. We are a team of 4. I am paying salaries to 3 people (2 developers 1 analytics person). We have been developing 2…
How important is paper work when co-founder says additional stock options are granted to me?
I was given additional stock grant that was almost equal to initial grant that was part of the offer as I took up a lot more responsibilities (tech and…
What would you do if you where in my situation?
Ok, so here’s a bit of background so you get the hang of it: -Solo non-tech founder, had the idea about 4 years ago and started executing about 3 years…
What is the difference between founder depression and depression?
Single founder. Thinking about brining on someone as a CEO?
I am in a single founder scenario where I built a good product (vetted, and tested, with a few customers) but found that while I am good at building the…
I want to invest in a startup but I’m not an accredited investor. Will I get in trouble?
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I studied this field for years and finally discovered a startup that is on the verge of accomplishing something…
Has Anyone Ever started a successful company with Day Job Funds alone and 2 employees?
My partner and roommate and I have recently in the last year started up a clothing line, geared towards the skateboarding scene and EDM Music Scene. We…
Handing out thank you/compensation shares to temp contributors.
4 months ago we decided to let go of a cofounder, luckily we’re in great terms. He didn’t contribute much, but our attorneys advised that we give him ~100…
How to deal with a lazy business partner
My business partner and I have an equal share of our business. We act as real estate brokers for a few banks selling their real estate. Since we set up…