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- Weekly Feedback and Support Thread
- What are the best ways to get users to share a non-viral, non-social app?
- Hit The First Milestone: My Side Hustle is a Top Three Trending Indiegogo Campaign (in all categories) Today!
- Use "MyBrand Plus" or "MyBrand +"
- Securely Storing Documents Online - UK Small Business
- How much time do you spend on learning vs working on the startup?
- What to do if someone has made your idea?
- I want to give up on my startup, even though it is kind of working
- How can you stop someone from copying your web based start up idea?
- Individual Vs Business Ownership of IP/Products
- How does a Saas determine economic/tax nexus?
- Legal questions on starting up with a manufacturer
- Is there any unsaid protocol that should be followed when writing a business plan?
- Is it worth emailing the higher ups of a major company in my niche?
- How do I get my startup more known around the startup world?
| Weekly Feedback and Support Thread Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:07 AM PDT Create something? Let's see it! Feedback or Support RequesterPlease use the following format:
Post your site along with your stack and technologies used and receive feedback from the community. Please refrain from just posting a link and instead give us a bit of a background about your creation. Feel free to request general feedback or specific feedback in a certain area like user experience, usability, design, or code review. Feel free to request support with hiring talent, finding a job/clients, recruiting a co-founder, getting your pitch deck made, or anything objective based that is specific to your startup. You can also receive advice and feedback in instant chat using the /r/startups discord. Feedback Providers
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| What are the best ways to get users to share a non-viral, non-social app? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:12 PM PDT I've spent that last year building, in my opinion, an extremely useful price comparison Chrome plugin. I was able to get to about 350 users within my immediate network but have really been struggling to grow my user base past that. My metrics show that users are using it and saving money, I know startup philosophy always says focus on building a great product. However, for a price comparison app it doesn't seem like making the app better (saving the user more) is really leading to more sharing. Is there any way I could incentivize users to share the app with their friend? Outside of monetary compensation, I don't see any reason someone would think to share a price comparison app if it doesn't really benefit them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, I'm definitely feeling like I've hit a wall and need help. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:56 PM PDT Hey All, We just launched on Indiegogo campaign and hit 71% of our funding goal in about 12 hours and ended up the third most trending campaign today. I've been a longtime lurker of this thread (and literally every other startup/entrepreneur related subreddit) since 2013. I finally decided to stop reading and thinking about starting a business and just committing to doing it back on June 1, 2018. While working full time (think one of those soul crushing 70+ hours/week type jobs), I decided to commit at least an hour every single day on my side hustle (cause hey, if I can do 70 hours for someone else, I should be able to commit 1 hour to me). What I thought would take 2 months has ended up as a 10.5 month journey with a lot of ups and downs and unpredictable problems (it's almost laughable how easy I thought it'd be initially). I've learned how to adjust, how to never fall in love with one idea and how to figure out a solution (even if it's not apparent at first). From finding team members, vetting a supplier, dealing with delays, locking down a packager in one week, finalizing a formula, convincing strangers on the internet to beta test the product, dealing with a video production company (never thought I'd be reading and revising advertisement scripts in an alcohol supplements business), delegating to designers and creative types...the list goes on and on...I realized this hustle is pretty much about being persistent and outlasting the rest. I respect the grind and I know it's just the beginning but it's honestly been awesome. I'd appreciate any advice from anyone that's done a crowdfunding event and what the next steps could/should be and how to continue growing/using this momentum. Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| Use "MyBrand Plus" or "MyBrand +" Posted: 15 Apr 2019 11:16 PM PDT Hi, We decided to use the brand with format "MyBrand Plus" (MyBrand is the placeholder for the brand name of our business) since the domain MyBrandPlus.com is available. The brand server local users (not English speakers). Currently we consider one of two solutions:
Please give us your advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Securely Storing Documents Online - UK Small Business Posted: 16 Apr 2019 01:53 AM PDT I've just finished registering my company and now have plenty of documents i need to fill in for my accountants, as well as for tax purposes and so on. Ideally i'd like to store these online so I can access from anywhere. Eventually i'll probably have a server but for now I dont even have a premesis and I dont want to rely on a single device to store these important paperworks on. I've tried googling, but even trustworthy sites seem like they're just shilling for whichever company has offered them cash. Does anyone have any real world experience and can offer advice? For now I will be using it store the aforementioned, however further down the line I will have customer information which would need to be stored in an encrypted format. Security is my main concern, but also it's kinda got to be convenient (opposing ideals?) thanks so much [link] [comments]  |
| How much time do you spend on learning vs working on the startup? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:55 AM PDT Hi folks, I'm currently at the stage where I experiment with many ideas and look for product market fit. I'm doing this full time and I'm trying to organise my time well to be as productive as possible. This lead me to the question: how much time should I spend on learning, reading etc? I try to read 25+ pages of the book every day, listen to some podcasts and read a few good articles every week etc. On the one hand - it feels good. I want to invest in myself and I see I learn a lot from those books. On the other hand, I sometimes feel that my day is mainly focused on checking out routine "to-read" tasks and there's little time left for actual product development. So... how do you manage your time? How much time do you spend on learning (reading, listening etc) vs product development? Also, please mind I'm currently at the "pre product-market fit" stage. [link] [comments]  |
| What to do if someone has made your idea? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 05:38 PM PDT So I've had this idea for years now, wrote it down along with my other ideas (though this is probably my biggest one), but recently just found out that someone has created the company already recently. I'm just not sure what to do... I've had this idea for a really long time but never had the means of making it a reality. I just never knew where to start. I have studied the startup process for a few years now as well as business but I only have very minimal programming skills (my area of skills and experience lie more within the business side of things). I've been working on for a few years now a smaller easier startup project in hopes of earning some money and then moving on to this bigger project. I've sacrificed a lot to try to be an entrepreneur and really regret not building connections / finding partners with more technical people while still in college. My idea is not completely the same as theirs , but there is definitely overlap. They have millions of dollars in funding as well as some celebrity endorsements, they aren't huge yet, but I can see them getting there within one or two years. But what can I do at this point? All I have are my ideas and some business knowledge and experience... I don't have money to hire people to build these massive projects and don't have really any technical connections either... I'm pretty good at coming up with new ideas, thinking upon ways to improve efficiencies, etc.. but I'm not an expert in the area of coding. I don't have a Woz to work with on my ideas... I'm just so unsure of what to do now... I know that first to market doesn't always succeed but in many cases it sure does help. What can someone like me do to try and get a startup started?... [link] [comments]  |
| I want to give up on my startup, even though it is kind of working Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:21 PM PDT I've been working on my startup for about 18 months now. It is a free consumer app. It feels like I've been working on it forever. It has a decent user base (90k MAU). And the business model is kind of working (~$15k monthly revenue). The main problem with this business is that the TAM sucks. At most I can get 500k - 1m MAU. There may be more opportunities to expand, but very unlikely. I have no real plans for expanding. Another issue is that the market I'm in is very competitive. There is doubt I can even get to 500k MAU due to how competitive the market is. I also hate the industry I'm in (real estate). It is incredibly regulated at every turn and I feel like my ability to build new things is severely limited by all these stupid bureaucratic organizations setting nonsensical rules on what you can do and can't do. Another problem is that there is no "grand vision" with this business. The product is in a very competitive market and it is a pure money-making business. I'm building it for the sole purpose of making money, with no real grand purpose to change the future in some way. For these reasons, I have been thinking of giving up. My original plan was to keep building this business for 3 more years and sell it for like $10m or something. But I don't know if I want to dedicate 3 years of my life to just making some money, plus there is no guarantee I will even have that $10m exit. What I really want to do is "something big". I know that sounds stupid. I never cared for making money. And I feel like I'm working now to simply make money. It's funny how just as I thought I had the product, growth, and business model figured out, I want to give up. [link] [comments]  |
| How can you stop someone from copying your web based start up idea? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:30 PM PDT How can you stop someone from copying your web start-up? Has anyone ever had an issue or is there any way to prevent someone from copying your website and all of its functionality once you launch it. I'm going to be launching in a particular industry and what is bothering me is what if someone else literally just copies everything that I do and brands it as their own. I have some unique functionality that I have worked very hard on to flush out and have been considering trying to patent it; if that is even possible. I have spoken with any attorneys yet but I'm considering going that route. Any thoughts guys? [link] [comments]  |
| Individual Vs Business Ownership of IP/Products Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:18 PM PDT When making contracts and signing legal documentation for a business idea that is a couple years out, is it better to immediately start with a business that owns the products and IP, or is it okay to just use my name as the owner of the IP. Starting soon I hope to be creating several contracts with different groups and individuals regarding a software idea that I have been working on for the last year. The contracts will define the ownership(me) and use of the IP and final products. My main concerns are will just listing my name instead of a business name cause me any issues, and vice-versa. Along those same lines, does a business need to be registered(United States) in order to be valid in documentation(Upfront Costs?). [link] [comments]  |
| How does a Saas determine economic/tax nexus? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:10 PM PDT How the hell do you make sense of your tax/economic nexus and what states you need to register with / collect for. I'm a Saas providing access to software for monthly dues. Planning to launch early 2020. Is this the kind of thing a cpa would determine or do I need to look at another service? Do payment processors handle this for you? Could you do it in-house by reading through the rules for each state? It looks like a lot of states have a threshold of $100k or 200 transactions. Once you hit 200 transactions for the state, do you start collecting, or do you need to collect on all the transactions? This just seems like an overwhelming pain in the ass and I'm not sure where to start. Any help or advice would be much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Legal questions on starting up with a manufacturer Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:15 PM PDT Hi friends 👋🏼 Long time lurker here. I recently had a great idea for a consumer product in a growing niche. As someone who has been a part of failed start ups before, I'm looking for best practices & strategies to bring my idea into fruition as efficiently as possible. What activities do you find essential to the starting up a start up process? My idea relies on a materials manufacturer who has developed a material essential to the product and brand I want to build. They are not selling this material wholesale to the public and are only selling to brands they approve, with three listed on their website. My idea does not compete with either of the three brands on their website. I will need to obtain permission and licensing from the manufacturer to use and market the material. I am also hoping to negotiate fixed pricing and exclusive rights in my geographic region or sales niche. I will also need to hire a person or team to create the prototypes and the first run of the products (the "maker"). I am hoping to have this person sign a NDA or noncompete so they don't steal my idea and go directly to the manufacturer of the material... but not so oppressive as to scare them away or prevent them from working on similar products without this specific material in case they simply want to move in another direction. Do I need to file as a corporation before approaching the manufacturer, the "maker", or a lawyer (to help create these contracts)? Should I have the "maker" build prototypes of a similar material first? Is it worth it to have a website before approaching the manufacture? What are typical startup activities I can skip? What resources would you recommend I peruse and read? [link] [comments]  |
| Is there any unsaid protocol that should be followed when writing a business plan? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:24 AM PDT Hey folks, This is my first time writing a full-fledged business plan - so I do not know what kind of articulation and language should I use. Like, is the use of the word "we" considered inappropriate? Or is a more legal/formal kind of sentence structure expected instead of a semi-formal/casual approach? I don't want to make the business plan too boring or bland to read for someone, like an investor, but I don't want it to sound like it was written by a college undergrad with no professional touch. Do you guys have an actual business plan for a startup that went on to do well? I would do great to read something that has actually been in action. Thanks a lot. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it worth emailing the higher ups of a major company in my niche? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:35 PM PDT So basically I have this idea with high start up costs that I cant get around at the moment. The costs are basically coding which I dont have the time or money to get it done atm. Expedia is a big player and investor in a bunch of small vacation based companies. They are a local company and all of the higher up live around me. I would be able to meet with them locally. They have invested large stakes in big companies similar to what I hope it will be. Would it even be worth emailing them hoping to get a meeting? Would I just get blown off without a mvp? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| How do I get my startup more known around the startup world? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:16 AM PDT I have a startup (an e-commerce store actually, so take that as you will). I have a few friends in the startup sphere. From the outside, it seems like all the startup people and startups all know each other and go to startup talks and conventions. How do I break into this world and be like "hey, I've got a startup as well! Here's how I tackled x and solved y". I'd love to expand my network, legitimise my startup and gain awareness of me and the startup. Is there a way to do this or do I just have to go to startup events and keep networking? [link] [comments]  |
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