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| Posted: 26 Oct 2018 09:03 PM PDT ...is the single best answer to the most common startup questions, especially from people straight out of college trying to figure out how to start a company. "I can't afford a developer/lawyer/incorporation." Get a job. Save your money. Use that. "Investors won't return my emails/say I'm too early." Get a job. Save your money. Use that. "I don't know what problem to solve." Get a job. You'll learn the mechanics of that industry and see how deals go down. Look for problems - with your company's workflow, with your coworkers' personal lives, with your suppliers, and with your customers. Look for opportunities to put deals together from that position. A business development or sales gig is especially perfect for that reason; it might enable you to put a deal together and have revenue on day 1. "I can't find good co-founders/employees." Get a job. There's no better measure of someone's future performance than their past performance, and working with people in your company and within folks in the broader industry will clue you into the best developers, marketers, pr people, ops people, etc in your area. If you're aggressive about meeting people and asking questions. There's also been more than one founder that met their investors indirectly through a former employer. Most importantly, if getting a mid-level role at a company seems daunting, I can promise that actually starting a company is way harder. All the skills you'll learn navigating that process - pitching yourself, creating a good narrative, convincing people of your ideas, navigating workplace culture/politics, learning to be as highly productive as you can, and managing budgets/other people ideally - are skills that are absolutely essential for startup execution. If you take 3-5 years to do this and play it right, you'll end up with 1) intimate knowledge of an industry, 2) strong experience in whatever function you had, 3) $100K-$150K in savings if you're being smart financially, and 4) tons of connections - to potential customers, cofounders, investors, partners, and employees, all of which you'll need at some point. Imagine taking a crack at the startup game with all of the above? Plus unique insight due to your experience? And the comfort of knowing that you have plenty of savings and a resume/skills that can land you another job? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2018 12:51 PM PDT I moved to NYC a couple of months ago for work. I've been working on developing a product for the last few months and now I'm ready to find a cofounder to help build the product itself. Background: I'm not one of those useless non-technical founder who calls themselves the 'ideas guy' and then does nothing. I've been very proactive in developing everything I possibly could except the app/web app itself. I've developed the brand, logo, theme, finished wire framing for the entire MVP, surveyed potential customers to validate market need, created social media accounts, purchased domain, setup LLC, prepared pitch decks, learnt everything about the industry/competitors, created business plan/strategy. It's a great idea and I just need someone to help me turn it into a reality. My question is, can anyone offer advice on how to find a technical cofounder? Looking for someone to build the product and help me grow it over the years... any NYC specific advice would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2018 11:46 AM PDT Hello everyone. I have always had ideas about startups and inventions that I want to get started. I also think they would be very successful. My biggest worry is protection. Someone hearing my idea and running off with it is something that I'm always scared of. I just started researching startup accelerators and think they are such a great way for new entrepreneurs to get their idea off the ground. I want to go to one of the weekend meetups that they offer but they want you to share your idea with everyone (which makes sense). Am I being too paranoid or is my paranoia normal? Do I walk around and make everyone sign a Non-Disclose Agreement? Thank you in advance everyone. [link] [comments]  |
| How do I get professional, expert level guidance for my startup ? Posted: 26 Oct 2018 03:24 AM PDT I've been working on a project for the past 4 years and it took considerable effort to get here. I would like to take it to market and grow the right way. Unfortunately, I do not know how. I've read a lot of marketing related materials and while I understand the gist of it, I am still not confident how to apply them for my startup. I am a software engineer with limited resources and marketing does not come naturally to me. My service is fully built up. I do not need funding to build one. Just someone experienced to look at what I've built and give me feedback/advice on what to do next and how to grow. While this sub and /r/Entrepreneur is great and all, I think many are amateurs like me. So if you know how to get in touch with someone experienced in startups and growth, Please let me know, I would be extremely grateful. [link] [comments]  |
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