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- Feedback on offering "modular web apps" as a service?
- Joining a startup part-time for equity only
- 10 weird startup ideas that failed miserably
- Gaming idea for an Entrepreneurship class
- Anybody here work for credit/ alternative lending startups?
- Best way to find investor & partner for the US market.
- What do you guys think?
- Which way of doing SaaS is better ?
- Question about pricing products: the age-old battle between the 5 and the 9
- Best way to create a prototype with no engineering skills?
- Educate me about term sheets please and realistically attracting seed investment?
- We have a successful product but not sure if we can fulfill it! What to do?
- All in costs for overall startup MVP??
| Feedback on offering "modular web apps" as a service? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 10:50 AM PST A buddy and I are planning to build and sell "modular" web apps. We suspect there's a lot of people out there who have an idea but don't have the ability to build their idea into a working web application. Sure, there's WordPress but by the time you install a bunch of add-ons to try to make it do what you want, there's no real guarantee they will all play nice together. We would offer a number of "modules" which could be chosen on an ala carte basis to customize your vision of your web app. Modules like:
The design would be a custom and would work on desktop and mobile. We've worked this idea out where it will require next to no set up on the consumer's part. They change their DNS info to point to the right place, they get the keys to the site (admin creds) and are on their way to building their empire with a fully functional web app with popular features that are desirable today. Target audience would be folks looking for an MVP type product which they could hit the ground running with and grow. These folks would be ideally looking to spend $2500 or less. What are your thoughts on a service like that? [link] [comments]  |
| Joining a startup part-time for equity only Posted: 06 Nov 2018 02:24 PM PST I'm being courted to join a startup as a developer for equity only. This would only be a part time position for 2.5% equity if I commit for a year. I don't really know much about how equity works and was curious as to if this was a good amount. I have minimum expectations on actually making any money but I think there is a small possibility it could take off and would just be a fun side project to work on regardless of everything else. Is there anything else I should know of or check before I possibly join on? Any info would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| 10 weird startup ideas that failed miserably Posted: 07 Nov 2018 02:03 AM PST Hey, With actually a lot of research, I found some really weird startups, who failed really badly. And I tried to find a "lesson to learn" for all startups, from each failed one. People learn from mistakes, even if it is not your own mistake. So here are some great examples of how NOT TO create a startup. As I am the one who wrote the article, I didn't want to fake it like "Oww i found a great article!". I hope a few entrepreneurs can learn a thing or two from my article. best, https://hackquarters.co/blog/10-weird-startup-ideas-that-failed-miserably/ [link] [comments]  |
| Gaming idea for an Entrepreneurship class Posted: 07 Nov 2018 01:56 AM PST We are 4 students of different nationalities who love to play videogames, right now we are part of an Entrepreneurial project as part of our studies and have come up with new way to acquire gaming hardware (mainly the computer itself as of now). Since we are in the early start up phase, we need data about the market, if you are a gamer (hardcore or casual) your opinion is really important to us and if you could spend just 5 minutes filling out our survey that would help us immensely. You can see the survey via this link: https://goo.gl/forms/0uBNsCkBZKvoz5TI2 All feedback is appreciated, we will answer all questions that you make. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Anybody here work for credit/ alternative lending startups? Posted: 07 Nov 2018 12:30 AM PST Hey, im a developer with curiosity to understand what's happening inside the alternative lending startups. anybody into alternative lending/ credit related startups? Is there any active communities in this segment? I would like to crack the network, learn stuff inside this fintech niche. Any help would be appreciated. I don't mind learn by doing, but don't have big bucks as savings. Also, would like to know the tech tools that can help me in the journey. Thanks ......................................................................... Ignore this part, have to make 500 words ...................................................................... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed pharetra urna eget purus sagittis iaculis. Curabitur justo nunc, finibus at dui ut, ornare efficitur nulla. Sed rutrum sem in quam vulputate, ut consectetur dolor volutpat. Curabitur auctor mattis nunc a ultrices. Maecenas eu interdum nisl, at hendrerit elit. Cras mi est, bibendum in augue eget, iaculis malesuada risus. Aenean lacus mauris, ullamcorper vitae turpis a, porta auctor odio. Proin sit amet suscipit erat, sed pellentesque felis. Aenean et ultricies nisi. Quisque vel rutrum turpis, at dignissim leo. Integer suscipit volutpat sem sed consequat. Pellentesque magna magna, suscipit ac volutpat vel, tincidunt at nunc. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Proin at libero eu libero bibendum efficitur ut non nunc. Suspendisse vitae semper eros. Sed congue blandit feugiat. Vestibulum non ex vel mi dapibus ornare. Sed ullamcorper massa in velit ultrices consequat. Etiam scelerisque tempus lorem a rutrum. Morbi faucibus est eget orci egestas, sodales fermentum arcu rutrum. Praesent laoreet dolor a libero placerat posuere. Etiam sit amet risus in ligula posuere dapibus in eget magna. Ut nec dolor dictum, luctus metus eget, blandit ex. Curabitur porttitor viverra nulla, molestie consectetur dolor pharetra a. In nulla neque, convallis ut molestie a, cursus quis lorem. Nam mattis venenatis tellus, sit amet consectetur est volutpat non. In erat purus, euismod lacinia faucibus sit amet, mollis in elit. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nunc odio urna, lobortis ut nunc at, eleifend porttitor felis. Aliquam erat volutpat. Pellentesque eu sagittis dui. In varius volutpat felis quis consectetur. Vestibulum tincidunt nec massa in imperdiet. Morbi fringilla, tortor aliquam facilisis imperdiet, turpis massa mollis enim, vitae varius libero sem at eros. [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to find investor & partner for the US market. Posted: 06 Nov 2018 10:22 AM PST Together with my friend we have developed an innovative IoT product. The product is a result of an idea we had after talking to a lot of FMCG manufacturers about their biggest problems. We have found a solution, developed it, field tested and are ready to start selling with a polished product. I believe there is a big market for our product, especially in the US. The business case is solid. The only problem is that we are based in Europe in Czech Republic. Me and my friend both work full time and we are not ready to go without income for several months, thus we are not able to commit 100%. Thus we are looking for an investor who will be able to inject some seed capital (which would allow us to commit 100% to our company) and help us build sales force in US. We would like to start selling as soon as possible but we understand that it takes a lot of money to do that. Any ideas on what would be the best way to tackle this issue? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 11:44 PM PST I am just curious to know if you guys would pay a third party for services. For example, let's say you live in europe and have some some business in the US, but instead of flying all the way from europe you pay someone that lives in the US to do that thing you need to do. To ensure that both parties are satisfied a third party must intervene. The third party's job would be to collect the money from one part and to ensure the quality of the service from the other part and when both sides are satisfied the money is released. What do you guys think? [link] [comments]  |
| Which way of doing SaaS is better ? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 12:44 PM PST I'm currently in a dilemma which way of developing a SaaS product is better. The business is online shop. First: Give your solution to your clients and let them brand it for themselves. For example: I have a shop that I styled myself and people open my site which is brandname.com and buy stuffs from me. Like Shopify. Second: Give your solution to your clients, but they have to use your brand. For example: I have a shop, but my stuff are sold in some big online site, where all people come to buy stuffs. Why I sell here ? I'm getting free marketing, solution to my storage problems, reviews and so on. Like Amazon. Yeah, we see that Amazon is the richer company from both listed, but which business model you think is better ? And why ? EDIT: Amazon / Shopify are just an example. I'm not building this kind of product. The point it was to make a discussion. [link] [comments]  |
| Question about pricing products: the age-old battle between the 5 and the 9 Posted: 06 Nov 2018 06:01 PM PST Hi everyone! As we all know, pricing your products can be hard, especially for new or young companies. It also depends on your strategy and how you want your prices to reflect upon your brand. I wanted to get your thoughts on this article, particularly on #5. https://www.helpscout.net/blog/pricing-strategies/ According to this article, ending a price with 9 instead of 5 is still very effective. They even go as far as to show that when women's clothing was $39 instead of $35, more were sold at $39. Even sales prices, "Was $60, now only $45" performed worse than "Was $60, now only $49." Any thoughts on this? You also have articles such as these: http://business.time.com/2013/05/23/the-consumer-psychology-behind-warby-parkers-95-pricing-for-eyeglasses/ This may be a little different and more understandable since WP didn't want the discount vibe. But what if it was $85 vs $89? And if there's evidence such as in the former article (helpscout) that 9 is more effective why are so many brands still going for 5? A few successful ones that I can name off the top of my head:
Not sure there's a wrong answer here but really would appreciate any thoughts or insight – even as a consumer! Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to create a prototype with no engineering skills? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 10:52 AM PST I realize that this might not be the right sub to ask this question but I value this subs opinion. I have an idea to build a physical accessory to an already existing product. I've already looked into reaching out to some established innovation companies that help people create products but it seems like they want a decent amount of equity. I was wondering if there are any other ideas on creating a prototype without using these services? Or if anyone else has any ideas on how I should approach this situation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Educate me about term sheets please and realistically attracting seed investment? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 10:03 AM PST Am being a petulant child today, and wanting to day dream instead of work like the dog I am. I have a boilerplate operating agreement. I have no team currently. I know my specific terms for onboarding the "right" co-founder. It sounds like there are people who !@#$ up their initial seed investment. Others give up IMHO a ridiculous 5-15% to an accelerator to de-risk all of the above. I'm an @$$hole. I want to keep the 15% and do all of the work myself. What are the nuts and bolts of a term sheet? Does anyone have links to information I can read about term sheets for a SaaS startup? I have a link or two handy, but I'm selfish and want to crowdsource more. Is a term sheet like an operating agreement for investment? What is the mess that is the SEC filings? What component of a seed filing is accounting? How much do these documents cost to put together for a good/affordable accountant? Forget about costs, can a savvy person do it themselves? My goal is to defend a valuation of $2MM or higher for a good quality, seasoned investor. How do I make myself seem like not a controlling asshole to an investor? The lead investor (less is more!) will get a board seat, and there shall be a contingency to hire two managers for the business. If the two managers aren't with the business prior to investment, then lead investor gets a vote on the hiring of said managers. Does an investor require provisional/utility patents prior to funding me? Are there willing financiers out there who will give me capital with a contingency of provisionals being filed after investment is executed? I think I can bootstrap this business to $300k revenue/annual with contractors. Thanks for placating me. [link] [comments]  |
| We have a successful product but not sure if we can fulfill it! What to do? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 05:41 AM PST So long story short, a few months back we launched a "mini game" of your virtual pet. We had amazing results (I could be wrong) we managed to get around 3k people to sign up using paid ads on facebook with almost 0.10 cents CAC (see ads at the bottom) and an average of Week on Week Growth of 117% over 3 weeks. The problem is, we are not game developers, we have never created a game and we do not know if we can deliver. We would have to get a game studio, a designer, a better story etc and we are not sure about it. We seem to have struck a nerve with this game and we keep getting messages from people asking us to finish it. What would you suggest? Should we forget it? |Name | Results | Reach | Impressions | Cost Per Result| |Ad 1: | 948| 97,104 | 116,308 | 0.21| |Ad 2: | 2,321 |122,656 | 147,687 | 0.07| We obviously improved on our 2nd ad. [link] [comments]  |
| All in costs for overall startup MVP?? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 06:01 AM PST How much did it cost you for a startup with MVP? I am not asking for ONLY the cost to build the website or app, but rather the overall costs that someone should expect to pay in today's economy for all-inclusive bring to fruition (ie marketing, PPC, how to videos or whatever vids, app/website, API's or whatever, legal documents, etc.) All in, how much would you say the range is for a startup bringing an MVP to the market? $0-5,000; $10,000- 50,000; $50,000 -75,000 for example... I do understand that a startup taking 5 years to start would cost less in some cases because you are probably working on it part-time, doing all the work yourself. But in this scenario let's say you are trying to push your product or service live within a year or less. Please do not read the rest of this, the moderator said I have to put up 500 F(#!*( words in order to ask this question… which is ridiculous IMO In the eyes and minds of search engine creators, website owners that really care populate their sites with relevant, timely, non-duplicated content. Instead of penalties, this group of site owners enjoy the rewards of having improved placement on the search engine results pages (SERPS) which leads to increased chances of online visibility. The other rewards bestowed such as increased sales, improved company image and the turning of visitors into customers relies heavily on what happens after the search engines deliver the surfers to the site.In closing, whether or not to upload free content to your website really depends on what you want your website to do online. If your site's visitors come from sources other than search engines, then free content versus original content is a moot point. However, if you are like the majority of website owners that are trying to increase the page they are shown on in search engine results, one of the key components your site must have is original content. Not only will this allow you to avoid duplicate content penalties, but it also improves your chances of being the website that uniquely answers the questions asked by the search engine surfer. Keep in mind that search engines have a vested interest in providing results that are free of duplication and clutter. Their mission is to provide surfers with answers to the questions they are searching for. The better the engines do this, the more they are used. This is why the penalties exist for content that is found on several different sites - it lacks originality and provides no added value to the search engine's surfers. Engines do believe in being ginal content and would only penalize those who copied the content without permission or without reference to the original source. After all the web was formed to share information and free content allows you to do just that. One day we may reach web utopia, but for now we ha n the webmaster circuit. Free is free and no one can compete [link] [comments]  |
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