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    March 26, 2019

    Marketplace Tuesday! (March 26, 2019) Entrepreneur

    Marketplace Tuesday! (March 26, 2019)

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:11 AM PDT

    Please use this thread to post any Jobs that you're looking to fill (including interns), or services you're looking to render to other members.

    We do this to not overflow the subreddit with personal offerings (such logo design, SEO, etc) so please try to limit the offerings to this weekly thread.

    Since this thread can fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts.

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    Are you a Wantrepreneur who can’t commit to a business idea or actually starting a startup? I’m doing a poll on (fellow) fence sitters. It would be incredible if you could fill it out.

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 05:26 AM PDT

    How many wealthy digital nomads do you actually know?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2019 07:51 PM PDT

    On social media I keep seeing all these 20 year old guys boasting about their internet business success.

    They travel the world (Thailand) and give you the same Grant Cardone no nonsense type advice on twitter while trying to get you to buy their courses. They all make at least $20k a month (in revenue). They all retweet/promote eachothers content over social media. And best of all they NEVER TELL YOU what they sold on shopify/amazon to justify you shilling out $500 on a course.

    If you're really who you say you are why not put your money where your mouth is and show us your actual store?

    You guys know Pat from starterstory right? That guy who keeps spamming us with interviews of businesses that make $$$$$ a month selling etc... So many of his high revenue eccommerce guests have employees, warehouses, factories and/or offices. It's the exact opposite of a digital nomad.

    In fact, why would you want to be a digital nomad if you could just be rich in a major 1st world city? I'm not saying being a super successful digital nomad is not possible. But has anyone actually met one in real life? I've seen programmers live a nomadic lifestyle. But this "19 year old with 7 figures on a beach in Thailand" crew is unrealistic.


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    Best tool to accept pre-orders for the hardware startup?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:21 PM PDT

    We're a startup building a hardware gadget, really early stage (validating MVP now). Looking for a software tool that'd allow us to build a simple landing page and accept pre-orders for the product. It's really important for that tool to integrate with PayPal and Stripe. What would you recommend?

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    Can anyone recommend ressources on how to effectively run and streamline a digital marketing agency like a real business ? (sending proposal, follow-up, On boarding clients, project management, etc.)

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:58 PM PDT

    I started a digital marketing agency about a year ago and now that business is really picking up I feel like it's time for me to really map out the business and put systems in place so it can all run smoothly.

    I didn't work for an agency before so I have no idea how the established business work. For my business to be professional and deliver a great product I need to put systems in place.

    Can anyone recommend ressources I can read/watch/buy that will help me run a digital marketing agency ?

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    A simple business idea anyone can run with

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 04:37 AM PDT

    Step 1: Do a quick and dirty market study - start searching and calling competitors. Use trends.google.com to find out which company in your town is the largest (most search volume) and study them. Are they doing digital marketing? Are they putting out good content (content marketing) on their website? Call them and play a customer. Ask them 100 questions about their process and their lead time. Lead time is the most important. If they are booked out a few weeks you know they are overloaded with customers. Thats a good sign. Move on to step 2.

    Step 2: Buy a web domain and hosting for $1.99 per month and build a WordPress site. Get a Google My Business location at your home. Get some reviews on here as fast as possible. I wrote down all the early tools I used here if you'd like to check it out. Google is going to power your business early on. Get a logo and some door hanging flyers put together using a freelancing site. Get your logo embroidered on a nice polo shirt.

    Step 3: Write some great content focused around keywords in your town here. Use ahrefs.com to research the keywords you want to target and build some DIY guides for homeowners in your town using those keywords. Some really useful stuff that people will engage with. Thats content marketing and its the best way to get a leg up on google. More on that here.

    Step 4: Consider getting a part time for a painting company that specializes in interior and/or exterior on the weekends. Get a feel for the sprayers, rollers equipment, methods and get better at painting. Speed is the key in this business. Offer to do some painting for friends for free (if they buy the paint). Get those friends to take pictures of your work and leave you a nice detailed review on your Google My Business location. Get at least 5 reviews. Have them call you and get directions to your location and click through to your website before leaving the review so Google knows it isn't fake.

    Step 5: Marketing. Watch Zillow and Realtor.com and filter for homes that are recently sold in your target areas. New homeowners are exponentially more likely to want interior and exterior painting services than a random joe off the street. Put on your polo and a pair of khakis and go to the homes that recently sold and knock on the door. Smile at them and shake their hand firmly. Tell them about yourself and that you'd love to offer them a free quote to touch up or re-paint some rooms. If they don't answer hang the flyer on the door and go to the next house.

    Go to a paint store and make friends with the employees there. Give them your business cards and your flyers and ask them to spread the word. Offer them $20 cash each time they bring a customer that says they sent you.

    Get some nice lawn signs made and ask customers if you can put them in the lawn. Some will let you if they like you. If they don't offer them a discount on a future painting.

    Ignore getting a social media following. Not worth your time or money. Post videos of your work on youtube with local keywords instead. Experiment with social media marketing and PPC marketing by hiring a freelancer who specializes in this sort of thing.

    Get creative with your marketing. You know where your customers are and who your perfect customer is. Go find them.

    When you get some interest move on to step 6.

    Step 6: Purchase used equipment and a cargo van. Here is my used cargo van buying guide (i've purchased 15 or so used vans all under $7500 and they are amazing assets. Get a sprayer, rollers, brushes, a ladder etc. You're about ready to go.

    Step 7: Housekeeping stuff. Register with the state as a sole proprietor and get liability insurance. Before you hire your first employee get workers compensation insurance and consider incorporating. Get accounting software like quickbooks and outsource your payroll to a service like Gusto or Paychex. Keep very detailed records of everything and read this book. Consider hiring a bookkeeper but make sure you understand most of it yourself as well. Become a licensed contractor in your state.

    Step 8: Get out and paint.

    A few notes:

    Its competitive. A lot of companies are painting. Answer the phone every time with friendly, eager professionalism and enthusiasm and you'll be in the top 10%. Nurture your Google Business location. Its your most important asset. Reviews with photos are worth 10 regular reviews.

    Play around with the pricing you charge. Price your time at what you estimate would be $40 per hour at first but make sure to charge by the job and not by the hour. You will get better at quoting over time and you will also get much faster at painting.

    When you start to get some momentum set up a CRM like Jobber. It allows you to look way more professional than you are. Do all of your billing online. Attach photos of the jobs as they are completed.

    You are not going to compete on price. You are going to compete on speed, professionalism, customer service and quality. They are going to like you as a person and want to do business with you. Learn more about this concept in my episode#13 "never compete on price again".

    How about a text message when you are on the way to service a customer? How about a link in that text to a picture of the smiling clean cut person who will be stepping onto their property? And a note about what you can expect from the person and how the appointment will go? How about instead of a t-shirt and dirty jeans you have a collared shirt and khakis? How about hair up in a pony tail, tattoos covered, and beard neatly trimmed? How about a giant smile, a firm handshake and an enthusiastic opening statement?

    Eventually you will get some momentum. You will be able to upgrade your equipment and get a nicer sprayer. You'll need to hire some help on the weekends you work. Pay well, $15+ per hour, and get competent people. Oversee them for a while until you trust them to paint without you being there.

    Avoid being a subcontractor. General contractors only care about one thing - price. You aren't competing on price. You are adding service the the equation so your business only deals with the customers one on one.

    Focus on what you do best and outsource everything else.

    Form a personal relationship with your customers. Know the names of everyone in the family. Show up with a teddy bear for the little guy. Send a thank you note a few weeks after the job.

    Maybe partner with a few realty shops in town or watch the MLS and visit homeowners the week before an open house. A home looks a lot newer with a fresh coat of paint. Use google maps and street view to quote exterior jobs instantly over the phone with customers.

    Consider learning Spanish so your customer and employee base is expanded.

    Consider expanding to other services like sealcoating and deck staining. Partner with deck builders and pavers and send them business and they will return the favor by sending business your way.

    Study and emulate businesses in other towns or cities that are doing an amazing job. Take bits and pieces from each business and build your business as a hybrid that takes the best practices from the best companies.

    Eventually you will build a great little business. You will compete on speed and quality and not price. You will charge more than the average joes who offer painting on craigslist and people will be happy to pay it. You can chose to stay small and charge a high price or try to grow and scale the business.

    "On demand" is going to be your competitive advantage so you can charge a higher price. Make sure you can offer next day service or same day service. As soon as you get too busy to do that you need to raise your prices or hire another employee. Make sure that person is presentable and clean cut.

    Remember that its not about finding great people. Its about simplifying the job so your employees can thrive. Train them to do their core task really well. Don't ask them to do 20 things or they'll do them all poorly. Don't forget workers comp.

    Now spend all of your time answering the phone, dealing with clients, and quoting jobs and managing the marketing. Build a series of youtube videos targeting your city and the keywords so you show up on the second largest search engine in the world (Youtube).

    When do you quit your job? That is all up to you. Lean out your life and your business so its less risky and you can get by on earning less. Stay lean as you grow and keep your expenses variable so you can change, pivot and close up shop if things go poorly.

    Don't like painting? Check out this list and take your pick.

    Hang out with us over in r/sweatystartup if you are into service based entrepreneurship!

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    The 10 steps to start your business

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 02:25 AM PDT

    1. Decide to undertake. Whether you start out of necessity, part-time while maintaining a job in a dependency relationship, or as part of a growth project, it is not usually easy to take the first step and get going with a specific project. Have you made the decision? Start planning.
    2. Generate a business idea The development and maturation of the business idea are key to ensure its future success: a trade ? a service company? an agricultural project? Market research and creativity can help in the process of defining exactly what type of business you want to start.
    3. Find an opportunity For a business to work, the idea must coincide with some opportunity in the market. Are there unmet needs? Few competitors? Any trend in the market that has not been used until now? Think about how you will differentiate yourself from other similar ventures.
    4. Put together a plan What are the steps to achieve the proposed business? For the simple enterprise, a customized business plan helps define needs and guides implementation.
    5. Get financing Every project requires money. In addition to investing savings and putting work, it may be necessary to add contributions from family and friends, to begin with. Some ventures can also aspire to loans, seed capital, prizes or subsidies.
    6. Define structure Shaping the business implies understanding what inscriptions are required, what is the legal framework of the industry and how taxes impact, among other external factors. You have to define, in addition, if you will work with partners and staff, and what will be the workplace.
    7. Make marketing. To make the product known to potential customers, it is necessary to adjust some of its characteristics to the market, establish prices appropriate to the position sought, and define the advertising and sales method.
    8. Tear. It's time to open the doors and meet the first customer!
    9. Adjust to the market The first times are the most sensitive. The clash with reality can lead you to modify the planned business, to ensure its survival. If you're already up and running, pay attention to market signals to adapt to your needs.
    10. Take off. When the enterprise finds its place in the market, it is time to consolidate and look for a growth path. Start growing your business!
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    Shopify vs MailChimp: Who's right? (a quick recap of both sides)

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:48 AM PDT

    This morning I got an e-mail from Shopify, as many of you may have also received, that read:

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    On March 21st, Mailchimp asked to be removed from the Shopify App Store and to end their relationship with Shopify. We know that you depend on email marketing to reach your customers, and we want to make this change as smooth for you as possible.

    What happens nextIf you currently have the Mailchimp app installed, it will continue to work until May 12th, 2019. After that date, the app will no longer connect your Shopify store to your Mailchimp account. We recommend you uninstall the app from your store by that date, and use one of our recommended alternatives.

    Then I read the blog announcements on the respective website's of Shopify and Mailchimp.

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    From Shopify:

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    Effective today, the Mailchimp app is no longer available in the Shopify App Store. There are no immediate changes for merchants currently using Mailchimp, and we offer many other incredible email marketing apps.We always want to be transparent with our merchants, so here's what happened with Mailchimp.

    Over the past 18 months, Shopify has had growing concerns about Mailchimp's app because of the poor merchant experience and their refusal to respect our Partner Program Agreement. Our terms require app partners to share all important data back to the merchant using Shopify's API to help them run their businesses.

    It's critical for our merchants to have accurate, complete insight into their businesses and customers, and this isn't possible when Mailchimp locks in their data. Specifically, Mailchimp refuses to synchronize customer information captured on merchants' online stores and email opt-out preferences. As a result, our merchants, other apps, and partner ecosystem can't reliably serve their customers or comply with privacy legislation.

    We will never put our merchants' trust on the line like that. The data captured on behalf of our merchants belongs to those merchants, it's as simple as that. Mailchimp was not willing to agree to these terms. That's why Mailchimp has been removed from the Shopify App Store.

    Our app store is a carefully curated space with an incredibly high standard of quality, designed to provide the most value possible to our merchants. We will always preserve this, and we won't shy away from making tough decisions to do so. The vast majority of our partners respect that standard, and are great contributors to making commerce better for everyone.

    We're here to help you find the apps that best suit your needs and goals. Get in touch with us any time for more support or to answer questions about your store and the apps you use.

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    From MailChimp:

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    Yesterday, we asked Shopify to remove the Mailchimp for Shopify integration from their marketplace. We made this decision because Shopify released updated terms that would negatively impact our business and put our users at risk.

    We also asked Shopify to leave the integration on for existing connected users through May 12, when the data sharing provisions of Shopify's new terms take effect. We're hopeful that Shopify will work with us to make this transition as smooth as possible for our shared users.

    For months, we've been trying to work with Shopify on terms that would be fair and equitable for both of our businesses. Throughout these negotiations, we refused to agree to terms that jeopardize our users' privacy and require us to hand over customer data acquired outside of Shopify.

    Our shared users have complete control over their own data. By continuing to connect with Shopify through third-party integrations, we're providing our shared users with the choice to share that data going forward. What we're not willing to do is automatically and retroactively share all of this data with Shopify, including data acquired outside of and not connected to the Shopify platform, without the user involved. From our perspective, that data belongs to our users and isn't ours to share directly with Shopify.

    The new terms also make it clear that Shopify wants to control which providers their partners work with and how they conduct their business. We believe small businesses are best served when they can choose which technology they use to run their businesses, which is why Mailchimp integrates with more than 150 different apps and platforms. We won't compromise on that just because Shopify sees it as a competitive threat.

    Even though our native integration will no longer be available, our customers can choose from several third-party integrations to connect their accounts. We have a comprehensive set of resources available, including manual workarounds and a directory of experts for users with more complex needs.

    We're disappointed that we weren't able to continue our partnership with Shopify, but our customers are our top priority.

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    So basically Shopify is saying that they need access to all customer data to properly do their job for their Merchants. And MailChimp is saying that allowing this new level of access jeopardizes their users data. A few users have left comments on Shopify's post in favor of each company.

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    In favor of Shopify:

    Totally agree with Shopify here, even after reading Mailchimp's take on it. The merchant should have access to this data. Especially when trying to strategize and optimize their lists. Mailchimp has never been ideal for direct to consumer brands. It was a nice entry point, but it was very limited. I recommend Klaviyo. It's been a game changer for us and the sales we've seen reflects that.

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    In favor of MailChimp:

    Personally I think mailchimp is making a fair statement on their website, since the more fundamental problem is that as a Merchant I want to decide myself where data from my customers is collected and stored. Merchant should be worried about these kind of changes in the partner agreement.

    Yeah it's some major spin doctoring Shopify is using…. they say "refusal to respect our Partner Program Agreement. Our terms require app partners to share all important data back to the merchant using Shopify's API". So basically mail chimp is crying FOUL at Shopify's attempts to collect our customers data that was obtained independently by Mail Chimp. I've got to agree with Mail Chimp on this one. pretty shady! And now Shopify is trying to plug a hole in the revenue they are losing from Mail Chimp leaving by telling us we have to switch to another provider.

    Let's be honest, Mail Chimp coulda agreed to share all of my customers data with shopify and I would have never known the difference. Instead Mail Chimp took the moral high road.

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    Other commenters have raised questions on whether this move was strategic by Shopify to isolate MailChimp for entering an agreement with Square to offer e-commerce sales on their landing pages:

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    I'm a little suspicious with Shopify's real intention since MailChimp partnered with Square recently. This puts MailChimp in direct competition with Shopify. In addition, MailChimp said that Shopify is asking for past data in the statement from TechCrunch here.

    For me, this raises the question of whether Shopify wants to spy on Square when it comes to merchant who made sales and obtain customers through the Mailchimp and Square partnership. Facebook is notorious for spying and gathering their competitors' data and I'm pretty sure Shopify is trying to do the same. With all of Facebook's data sharing controversies, I'm becoming more suspicious of any company asking for past data and data not obtained through their service.

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    However personally I can't recall any previous example where Shopify removed an app for offering competing services. On the flipside of the coin, I can't recall a time when MailChimp didn't go out of their way to provide integrations with popular services. They seem to pride themselves on their giant list of integrations.

    As a user, it's hard to filter through the noise of every other e-mail provider on the planet jumping in with their two cents about how MailChimp users should switch to their services.

    What are your thoughts on the situation? Who's in the right?

    Disclosures: I'm a shareholder of Shopify and a user of their services who recommends them often. I'm also a user of MailChimp personally and for clients, although I don't typically recommend them, not because of their business practices but because I am not a fan of their UI or pricing structure. I can't speak anything ill of their business practices from my experience with the company.

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    Something to consider before automatically choosing a Chinese company as your manufacturing partner

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:03 AM PDT

    So this just happened: Chinese censors incinerate entire run of a kickstarted Call of Cthulhu RPG sourcebook.

    Obviously this is a rarity and there may very well have been something specific that caused the censors to come in. Regardless, it should serve as a reminder that China is most definitely not a typical Western country that places a high value on freedom of speech and expression.

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    What are some ways to make a website known?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:58 PM PDT

    Thanks,

    Leonardo Copado

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    Adding video reviews/testimony from clients increased conversions by 32%.

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:40 PM PDT

    Hey /r/entrepreneur.

    So I'm pretty pumped about something that I implemented ~20 days ago with great (initial) results.

    For background info, I am in the B2B space, in a competitive area where there are a LOT of scummy/shady companies. I sell b2b email lists, and run b2b lead generation campaigns. A TON of companies in my space don't really "get it".. so it's always a struggle to convince the customer that we're "better than others", especially if they have a bad taste in their mouth from a previous experience.

    To get around this, of course we started asking our clients for reviews. They obliged w/o issue.. but nothing really changed. We moved up in google rankings, but my conversion % from lead > deal wasn't really changing.

    I thought of including a link to our reviews within the proposal. We did this, and received a small bump (over 100 proposals) from closing 17/100 we closed 25/100.

    Could be a small sample size.. could be nothing.

    BUT .. the real "AHA! moment" came when adding video reviews. We asked 5 customers to leave us a video review, instead of a text based one. W/o issue 3 said no problem, and 2 were uncomfortable with it (but left text based reviews instead).

    That brought us the B2B Data Guy Review Page. I posted the client reviews to my "review" page.. linked this in ALL of my outbound proposals.

    My most recent 100 proposals came back with 59 closing the deal.

    Of course, it could be other factors.. BUT I really do think that seeing other customers in a similar position speak highly of a service really adds an additional layer of "trust" or "security" when choosing to do business with a new company..

    Anyway.. TLDR; Video reviews/testimony > text based reviews when building credibility with a mostly cold audience.

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    Anyone want to share interesting sources of learning about other businesses and industries?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:23 PM PDT

    I recently discovered Business Insiders So Expensive youtube series. It's been a nice way of getting introduced into markets I know little about. Especially some of the business practices. Which is enlightening. It's relatively informative, a wee bit shallow with some decent drops of info. The Amtrak one is good, same with the Canada Goose one. Good to have in the background while doing something relatively mindless. I think it's a nice extra way to easily broaden my horizons a little bit while working.

    I'm just about done with the series. Does anyone want to share their favorite channels or podcasts related to business industry specifics or even general info.

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    [Android In App Purchases] Is it advisable not have an validation server? (details for my use case in the post)

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:13 PM PDT

    Dear /r/entrepreneurs,

    I am learning about in app purchases using the Google Play Store. I learned:

    1) One can use a remote server to validate purchases. (This prevents malicious user from reverse-engineering my app and use all features without paying by fooling my app?)

    2) One can serve paid content from a remote server. (Prevents malicious users from accessing locked content locally.)

    My business model will be freemium with a one-time purchase and later on possibly a small subscription for cloud services. I plan to charge between 2-5$ for the one-time purchase.

    My two question are:

    Is my still rough, technical understanding correct? Is the worst-case scenario that I loose money? (Or do I also endanger users by cutting out a remote server?)

    I don't want to host and maintain a server. I am okay with loosing <3% revenue to people who manage to break the thing. In exchange I gain easier testability and time for more features and marketing. Is this foolish?

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    How much in profit share should I reasonably ask for in a 50/50 retail franchise investment as co-owner when I am hands off with operations?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:01 AM PDT

    So, I got offered a deal recently in which I can invest 50% of the start-up cost into a retail franchise where I get 50% equity and a negotiated profit share. He will be taking care of the licenses, supply and store management. How much do you think I should fight for as a "co-owner" that is hands off the operation... And how much should I ask for if I do want to be involved in the operations? I'll gladly answer any other questions because I'm not sure what other information is necessary in this post.

    Edit: a word

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    Making money from plastics?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:57 AM PDT

    If you were to collect plastic waste from the oceans and sell it how much could you make ?

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    The EU just passed its massively controversial overhaul of online copyright, how will this change affect you?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:56 AM PDT

    *Post from Press Start Legal Blog, didn't want to post links and break the rules.*

    Over the past few months, the European Parliament was in discussions to overhaul copyright law across the EU. This new Copyright Directive passed by a slim margin of 348 to 274 and brought with its two very controversial clauses known as Article 13 (renamed Article 17 in the most recent draft of the legislation) and Article 11. Nicknamed the upload filter and link tax respectively, Article 13 and 11 are a vast deviation to the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), and will greatly affect how US business' operate in the region for the foreseeable future.

    Article 11, known more commonly as the link tax allows publishers and rights holders to charge platforms when they display snippets of news. For example, services like Google News and Facebook could be forced to pay publishers for displays links and snippets of news stories. Google's parent company, Alphabet was one of the largest critics against the new directive, claiming if news outlets charged for licenses to display the content already seen on Google News, Google will be forced to strip back the content it shows in search, and shutter Google News altogether. This is not the first time a country attempted a "link tax." Both Spain and Germany attempted to introduce a link tax, and both times it was a complete failure.

    The more well-known Article 13 (Article 17) was subject to a last-minute push to remove the clause from the final approved draft but was rejected by just 5 votes. Article 13 was publicized as the "death of memes", unlike DMCA which grants protection so "service providers" like Youtube from the content posted by their users, Article 13 places new duties on service providers to prevent users from uploading copyrighted content. This leads to the unavoidable "upload filters" that will force online service providers like YouTube to spend significant funds to attempt actively police its own platform.

    What more concerning is the text of the new Copyright Directive are vague at best, this is because EU
    member states will have two years (2021), to adopt its own localized laws and policies enforcing the new directive. While the law may have been well-intended in an effort to empower rights holders, the reality reveals a true lack of understanding for free speech and an open internet. Advocates for the directive claim this the EU's answer the dominance of US tech giants over online spaces. PSL disagrees, and it's our opinion that this new directive will stifle innovation, and the openness we've come to know about the internet.

    How does this affect US-based companies? Anyone developing a platform with EU users that involves content or link sharing will face massive uncertainty. The ramifications of this new directive include blocking features or preventing the development of features that internet users currently expect, and in exchange will force companies to now implement a very expensive ineffective and inaccurate automated filtering systems. Without a doubt, this new directive will have a negative effect on the EU's digital economies.

    How will this effect streamers, and content creators? The rollout of the new directive across the EU over the next two years will tell the story. However, PSL predicts this will have a massive effect on live streaming altogether. It's very possible we will see a world were EU citizens will no longer have access to US-based live streams, and live streaming services such as Twitch. The expense imposed by the directive to police content for copyrighted material may be too much for service providers like Twitch, and in turn, may opt for blocking EU access to US-based streams and content. For now, it's a massive wait and see game.

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    Does anyone know how/where I could get images printed on a bunch of ceramic mugs for cheap?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:50 AM PDT

    I have a small side project involving mugs that I want to get started. I can get bulk quantities of ceramic mugs for a good price but I don't know how I can get images on them for cheap or how to even go about it. Does anyone have any experience with something like this?

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    Need opinion of a idea to make money using my position.

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:45 AM PDT

    I work for a gutter company, I'm one of the managers and I have buying power (if that's what you call it) so we usually do a few bulk orders a year for misc items such as screws, pvc adapters, sealant etc.

    My idea is that since I usually do the shopping for this stuff why don't I just source the products using my available credit and then mark it up and then just buy it from myself?

    Is this ethical? Legal?

    I'm not trying to gouge the company I work for but if I could make a dollar on each item in 1000 piece bulk order or .03 cents each screw on a 20,000 screw order I figure it could add up. I'm not going to get rich this way of course but it could be a little extra money.

    Anyway not sure what would be involved in setting something like that up so I wanted to see if anyone had input thanks

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    Taking software consulting to the next level

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:30 AM PDT

    Hi folks, I am 24M working at one of the top 4 software companies, also manage an ML/AI consultancy and trying to make it big. I started with freelancing from sites like UpWork and Freelance and gradually made my way up. Initially the money was shit and I was terribly underpaid I remember working at $10 an hour on my first jobb) Now I have a team of 6, all are my friends and ex colleagues(data scientists, app developers and UI engineers. All are working full time elsewhere and work part time on a commission basis with me). Its been 4 months since I started and our currently cash flow is about $ 6-7k per month and I'm kind of stuck here.

    I hunt the projects myself on various sites and display my credentials (top college degree, top 4 company, ML/AI) then take up the projects and ask one of my developers to complete it. I'm unable to scale and don't know where to go from here. I agree I should be 'establishing the company brand' first and stop accepting gigs on my credentials but that's sort of the only way to get in more projects. I'm stuck and feel terrible to manage both my job and consultancy, have been giving 100 hour work weeks since last 4 months. Friends suggest to quit job and go full time but I think at this point the consultancy is not that stable.

    We have about $30K in savings from various gigs and I'm looking for how to scale and get in more clients. One of the things we're currently trying is to hire interns so we could balance some load, while I keep hunting for more projects. We're also very close to hiring a sales manager who'd take up the responsibility of bringing more clients so I can focus on the technology part. I have a feeling that I've been working in an inefficient way and looking from suggestions from you guys. Should I spend money on marketing? Blogs? Hiring interns or more full time people? Sales person?

    Thanks!

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    Taxes and selling products across the boarder

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 11:28 AM PDT

    I am a US Citizen currently living in Canada with PR status. I make screenprints and want to send a bunch of work to be sold and distributed by a business in the US. I pay income taxes for the earnings I am sent from the business, but do I also need to pay taxes when sending the products across the border to the business itself?

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    Where to get healthcare suppliers to start ecommerce.

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:50 AM PDT

    Hi everyone!

    For a long time now I have been trying to find suppliers to start online store. Since I don't have anyone to call for advice I decided to ask you for help.

    I feel like everyone finds products on Aliexpress. I tried that also but it always seems like I get low quality products, what I would not like. I would like to start a good quality store.

    I would like the products to be from healthcare domain or something close, for example toothbrushes, toothpastes, hand lotions, essential oils, etc.

    If you can't suggest a page, can you tell me some good course on that topic or something?

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    What are the steps I should take or things I should have set in place for licensing out my saas?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:41 AM PDT

    I'm almost finished with development. Now I need to get it out there and protect myself in the process.

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    Idea Validation : Shopify for Digital Goods

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:38 AM PDT

    The title says it all. I am looking to start a new SaaS project. The service would allow users to create a mini-store to sell digital goods (like 3d Art, eBooks, Video courses etc.)

    I am aware of a multitude of similar services. Even on shopify you can add virtual goods. But I want to ask if there is still market for a new service with the following differentiating featureset (when compared with shopify)

    • No monthly subscription to use the service
    • 2% Commission (above payment processing) per sale
    • Simple 1 Page store (so faster setup)
    • Integrated Mailchimp, Drip, Google Analytics, Affiliate Marketing
    • Shopify Like theme editor

    Also if there are users who are selling virtual goods online, is there anything that they find missing in the existing platforms, the void which can be filled ?

    I want to validate the idea before committing to it.

    Thanks

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    The Problem of Finding Problems to Solve

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:27 AM PDT

    Hi r/Entrepreneur!

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    Every entrepreneur learns at some point that you need to find a problem first before you bury your head into a solution. However, this leads to a new meta-problem: finding a problem to solve. You know that frustrating feeling of brainstorming for hours on end and still having no problem to write home about? Yeah, that problem.

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    That's when I realized--why hasn't this problem been solved yet? The closest thing I found was Problem Hunt which has been out of commission since 2015.

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    Would people be interested in a tool that solved this issue? My proposed solution is as follows:

    1. The solution would start off as a simple website
    2. Entrepreneurs would come in and submit a "Request for Problems" in a specific industry (I use 'industry' very loosely here to refer to any topic) for example basketball, fitness, fashion, music, etc. The industry can be however specific the entrepreneur wants, i.e. comic con costumes.
    3. The entrepreneur can optionally add a bounty to the request. The entrepreneur must add an expiration date to the request.
    4. Users will see the request and submit problems/frustrations in the specified industry. These submissions will only be viewable by the original requestor.
    5. After a certain amount of time has expired, the requestor will select their favorite problem. If the requestor attached a bounty, the bounty will be sent to the author of the problem. Furthermore, the requestor will be able to upvote and downvote other problems which will reflect on the record of the user who posted that problem (dis-incentivizing people from throwing in troll/useless problems).

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    In many ways this website would be a tool to help entrepreneurs research industries which ultimately solves the problem of finding problems to solve. They'll get firsthand knowledge of problems and frustrations people regularly experience in the space. Furthermore, the promise of money could provide that extra incentive people need to contribute and share problems they have.

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    Please let me know your thoughts!

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    Need some opinions on a productivity app website

    Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:19 AM PDT

    Hello,

    I've built an iOS productivity app (notes/mindmapping) a few months ago, and since then I focused on AppStore marketing mainly.

    Now I want to refresh and improve the web page and I need some opinions regarding the design and content. It's clear what is it about and what is it good for? I got mixed reviews so far. I'd be glad to know what you think about it Here's the page: Escape app

    And if you have one more minute to check the AppStore page that would be great :) AppStore

    Watching the Appstore analytics I see people bounce significantly, they check the page but they don't download the app.

    Because of the nature of the diagrams built with the app, the resulting screenshots shown on AppStore page are somehow colorful and playful. And for a productivity app I think that doesn't look good. But the app it's serious in its meaning and reliability. On the web page there is no analytics, cause I don't like when seeing it somewhere else, but I think I'll have to add it.

    Thank you!

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