Startups Sunday’s Success Stories - Celebrate Your Successes From the Past Week: Anything goes, none too small! |
- Sunday’s Success Stories - Celebrate Your Successes From the Past Week: Anything goes, none too small!
- I feel like the CEO of our startup gets jealous of me!?
- What should you look for in a Developer co-founder?
- Why does Uber go from sharing economy to owning cars?
- should you give up on your awesome ideas if they need funding?
- Is there a way to 'study' startups?
- Factors to consider when running a company remotely
- Peer Support and Self Management Saturday’s - A Safe Place to Vent, Seek Emotional Support, Share Self Management Techniques and Experiences, or Just Rant
- Thoughts on .it domain extensions?
- I'm an engineer and the application I'm being asked to make would break the law. How do I protect myself?
- I want to run my startup idea by an experienced & qualified lawyer, for liability purposes. How much should I expect to pay for this?
- Australian founders: is it worth it to launch in Australia?
| Posted: 15 Jun 2019 06:06 AM PDT Welcome to this week's Sunday's Success Stories Thread. A lot of us get way too hung up on the destination and the fact that we are not there yet. It is important to take a moment to reflect on a great quote from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "The steps you take don't need to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction"- Jemma Simmons This is extremely relevant to all of us in this community. We should all be more aware of the successes we achieve every day that carry us closer to our goals. Celebrating these successes, no matter how small they are, allow us to stay motivated, focused, and happy while we struggle to achieve dreams of various sizes. The purpose of this thread is to share our successes from the week with one another and have something to celebrate together. So, let us know what successes you have achieved this week! Nothing is too small or insignificant! #Because this is meant to be a safe place to support emotional and physical health there is a zero tolerance policy in effect. Be KIND. Be sure to report any conduct that is in violation of that key tenet. You can also find more support using instant chat on the /r/startups discord. [link] [comments]  |
| I feel like the CEO of our startup gets jealous of me!? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 10:38 PM PDT We are a team of 11, I have been working on start ups since my early college days and have always enjoyed reading about it. I am also a young published scientist . The reason I am making this post is because I feel like the CEO of our startup gets jealous of me. I have given him ideas and helped us move our project along very well. I brought life to their team, even though they are highly motivated individuals, I am sure they would fail without me. They got much more serious when I joined the team. It seems as if whenever I say something he will try to one up me, or come back a week later and use my idea as his idea. I can feel his mood change when I speak about something we should do that actually makes sense. For example where to implement our technology I gave him a whole new direction, he told people it was his idea. He doesn't even have a degree in that field I do. ( We are in the oceanography tech direction) It seems like they would like to get me off their team but they just cant do it because I bring them so much. I recently had to take of 2 weeks to commit to my research job, and when I came back he said he wants a report of what I did over the time I was gone. Like why would I have anything to present over the time I was gone. Why do you think he feels this way? Should I leave? [link] [comments]  |
| What should you look for in a Developer co-founder? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 11:00 AM PDT There's a lot of talk here about finding a developer and how to attract them, but not so much about how to choose the right one if you have multiple options. To preface, I am currently researching and developing an AI system alongside my master's degree studies in machine learning at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe - which has enabled me to have access to a lot of great resources (my university has offered to give me free office space for my team, a business development mentor from a Top 500 Fortune company, among other benefits). However, despite being able to develop the backbone of the service; I have no front-end or back-end competence whatsoever. I've been approached by many developers that've expressed interest in working with me, but I am not quite sure how to select one. I'm very fortunate to have a lot of support right now, and I don't want it threatened by having chosen the wrong developer. So, harking back to the title; what should you look for in a developer co-founder? The AI start-up is in FinTech, if that's relevant. [link] [comments]  |
| Why does Uber go from sharing economy to owning cars? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 12:56 PM PDT Hi, I been wondering for a long time, why does Uber go from sharing-economy-model, where they dont own cars to suddenly producing self driving cars? I mean the sharing-economy-model works.. Look at AirBnb(owns no property) , facebook (owns no content) and Alibaba(owns no inventory). Is it because they are trying to make a more secure way of transportation? thanks [link] [comments]  |
| should you give up on your awesome ideas if they need funding? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 09:55 PM PDT if you're not rich but require some funding for your awesome, "validated" ideas (in the sense of prototypes, being able to convince technical people they work and are awesome, big market, etc), should you give up after a while (such as 10 years) of failing unsuccessfully to raise adequate money for any number of ventures? or is there any point to continuing to persevere to try to raise money. [link] [comments]  |
| Is there a way to 'study' startups? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 01:26 PM PDT Hey guys, so i'm 18 and literally have 0 experience in business or economics but my dream would be to be an entrepreneur, launch some kind of tech startup or own a business. I know there is a faq on r/startups and r/entrepreneur but there are literally 5000+ articles and im not sure if i'm supposed to read through ALL of them or what. Do I have to read through all of it to gain some insight? Or is there another way I can study and learn more about business and economics? How did you guys pick up on entrepreneurship-business knowledge? [link] [comments]  |
| Factors to consider when running a company remotely Posted: 15 Jun 2019 09:16 PM PDT So I founded a nutraceutical company last year as (technical) CEO and there is no doubt that I love and enjoy every aspect of this position. During the day I'm a PhD candidate looking to graduate within 2-3 years, I'm incredibly happy doing this program at my dream school so I have no plans on leaving early. We are still a very young company (<10k funding but we have tenancy at our university startup incubator, I'm working on the MVP now) but the more I run the show, the more I dream of the possibility of just doing all my work remotely from my laptop cuz I find myself mostly making phone calls and sending emails for the majority of my work (outside of product dev in the lab of course). I'm someone who likes to travel and not be rooted down in one office building (a lab science PhD choice was.. suboptimal in hindsight lol) and I dream of the idea of hanging out in a sweet cafe somewhere in the world and running my company from my laptop and phone. What are some factors to consider when going mostly/completely remote with running a company? Stuff like being absent from in-person meetings, time zone differences, etc [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2019 06:06 AM PDT Welcome to this week's Peer Support and Self Management Thread. This is a Safe Place to Vent, Seek Emotional Support, Share Self Management Techniques and Experiences, or Just Rant. The goal for this thread is to help one another manage mental and physical health so we can more easily find success. We all struggle sometimes and it is important to recognize that the struggle is part of the journey. The important thing is to learn how to overcome that adversity to grow and succeed. Be tactful and classy in how you vent your feelings and share your frustrations. Act in a mature manner. Ask questions, share experiences, and be there for one another. Practice empathy in giving advice and remember that what worked for you isn't guaranteed to work for others. Make suggestions, not demands of others. #Because this is meant to be a safe place to support emotional and physical health there is a zero tolerance policy in effect. Be KIND. Be sure to report any conduct that is in violation of that key tenet. You can also find more support using instant chat on the /r/startups discord. [link] [comments]  |
| Thoughts on .it domain extensions? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 05:13 AM PDT From what I've seen lately, basically, any international domain extension seems acceptable to use in a startup, especially if it goes well with the chosen word. I've found a name I like, but as usual, the .com, .co. .io and everything else is taken. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2019 11:29 AM PDT I'm a software engineer who is developing an app for a startup. My relationship to them is as an independent contractor, not as an employee. The app would break the law. The company believes the situation can be navigated, and perhaps it can or can't, I do not know. We do not have a legal team I can ask directly. I've been doing some research and I found that in most cases, companies are liable for everything. However, in the case of an independent contractor, if the independent contractor appears to be acting alone then the independent contractor is liable. My fear is that I do all the product code and documentation for the company, and almost nothing else gets in writing. While my independent contractor agreements state that the company owns all the intellectual property, I'm not sure if that addresses my liability if the company claims I acted alone in developing it? What I'm wondering is... does the intellectual property ownership by the company protect me? Would a written email signoff from company protect me? How can I best be protected in this situation? What do I need to do? Thanks! Country: United States Employment status: Independent Contractor Legality: equivalent to selling something without a license Current plan: refuse to develop or release the illegal parts of the application, or only develop it under written agreement from company that it will not be used illegally (I still wouldn't be one to release it to public, but they could easily hire someone else to do that once I give them the code). [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2019 01:10 PM PDT I have a great idea & working product that's already made me some $ after just a couple weeks of work. But before this goes any further I absolutely need to cover my ass because the very nature of what I'm doing could quite possibly get my business sued at some point in the future. I would actually consider it inevitable after a few thousand customers. (Healthcare-related) Basically I need a Waiver/Disclaimer for people who use my website's services in case something out of my control goes wrong, and they decide to try and sue me for it. So something along the lines of "I will not blame {insert my company} if {bad thing(s)} happens as a result of the info obtained from {website/app}." Seems pretty standard, I just need it polished & personalized to my business needs. I also realize that Disclaimers / checkboxes aren't always a perfect legal defense either, so if the financial liability risk is assessed as too great then I am prepared to shut the whole thing down & move on to another idea. I love my idea, but at the same time I just don't have a ton of money sitting around to defend myself in court from potentially frivolous lawsuits. How much should I expect to pay for this service in the USA? I've never interacted with lawyers before and don't want to get ripped off or go with somebody who doesn't know what they're talking about. [link] [comments]  |
| Australian founders: is it worth it to launch in Australia? Posted: 15 Jun 2019 01:27 PM PDT Given the choice between the US and Australia, would you consider Australia as your first market? How big is Australia's market compared to the rest of the world? From what I read online, it seems like its a very expensive country to run a startup. I want to know if it is even worth it to pursue. I am asking because I feel like Australia is a better fit for my food startup idea, but also still worry there a better chance of survival to launch a startup in the US. [link] [comments]  |
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