Marketplace Tuesday! (August 27, 2019) Entrepreneur |
- Marketplace Tuesday! (August 27, 2019)
- Opening a cafe/bakery, 3 months later
- Marketing tools are damaging your SEO. And how to fix it.
- $6.5k/month selling patches [in bulk]
- I’m working on a mobile app startup that hasn’t launched yet. I keep getting asked by potential partners and investors what our ‘expected reach’ is in terms of user numbers going out 12 months and 24 months. How can I even calculate this when we haven’t launched and don’t already have users?
- Selling A Web-Based Business: Where?
- 100k grant
- I can’t bring myself to work a dead end job
- How do I go from making things in my kitchen to selling online and shipping?
- Amazon's private labeling is a real threat for third party sellers
- Finding the higher I climb in my own success that the less supporters I have...
- Roast/Review My Business Idea
- Should I create a landing page, is my solution good ?
- How do I budget costs to launch e-commerce retail brand?
- Started my first LLC
- Investing in collectible
- A Canadian version of Verifly small business insurance, does it exist?
- Looking for a developer here in the U.S interested in joining a startup in the esports space!
- Are there any good ways to advertise for free
- Can I buy a product, modify/rebrand, then sell it without issues?
- Will a business trend ever fade away in a country like China?
- Food Planning Help?
- What business can I start to help the millions of people with student loan debt?
- What was the biggest mental block you've had to overcome, before and after starting your company?
- How much to charge for finders fee?
| Marketplace Tuesday! (August 27, 2019) Posted: 27 Aug 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. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Opening a cafe/bakery, 3 months later Posted: 27 Aug 2019 06:02 AM PDT I posted about opening a bakery/cafe 3 months ago in Scotland. I figured that people might be interested in an update and lessons learned for anyone else thinking that they'd like to do this: the scene:
the fun:
the not fun:
It's a bit of a wild ride, running a bricks and mortar place. My friends have asked if I have any advice on starting a business like this, I'd say:
I hope that this has been in some ways enlightening to the running of a cafe. We're not parents, but I imagine it's a lot like owning a child - hard work, sleepless nights, stressful, but at the same time strangely rewarding. And after all is said and done, it's great to own a place that looks this damn good. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Marketing tools are damaging your SEO. And how to fix it. Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:44 AM PDT It's no secret that a site's "performance" is a ranking factor for search. But how does Google actually measure it? Well, open up Chrome DevTools, click the Audits tab, then Run Audits and you'll see that "Performance" is made up from 6 metrics:
Most casuals assume that performance is all about how fast a site displays on the screen — "First Meaningful Paint". But if you look at the weights you'll see that "Time to Interactive" — how long it takes for a site to become interactive — is far more important. Essentially, Google prioritises "interactivity" over "visibility". Even if your page appears fast, 3rd party scripts loading in the background (delaying user interaction) will see you penalised. One example of this is ToDesktop. Their site content loads in < 1s, but run it through a Google Audit and its "Time to Interactive" is a whopping 8.8 seconds. The culprit (as is often the case) is 3rd party scripts from shiny marketing tools: Intercom for chat, Segment for data, Hotjar for heatmaps, etc ... So, what can you can do about this? Well, ToDesktop's founder, Dave, came up with a clever solution. First, load the page without any heavy scripts. Then wait for a scroll event, then wait a further second, and then load in Intercom, Segment, etc ... [Video] And here's the code snippet: "Time to Interactive" plummets from 8.8s to 0.9s - Photo Since Dave made this change ToDesktop's organic clicks and impressions have nearly tripled and Dave tells me that he's jumped from 25th to 11th for the search "website to desktop app" - Photo ______ Thank you for reading. If you want to read the full case study => here. I write about real world marketing examples (like this one) over on https://marketingexamples.com. Each example is distilled into an easy to digest thread on twitter and you can join the email list here. All free. Just a passion project. Any questions, I'll be floating in the comments :) [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| $6.5k/month selling patches [in bulk] Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:01 AM PDT Hey - Pat from StarterStory.com here with another interview. Today's interview is with Cailey Golden of The Patchsmith, a brand that sells custom embroidered patches. Some stats:
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?Hey there, my name is Cailey Golden and I started The Patchsmith in the later months of 2017. I'm the only company based in the USA that offers no strings attached, no custom embroidered minimum patches. All of my production is done within New York City. Within 18 months working part time, I've grown the company to make $6,500 a month on average. I expect to transition over to full time in 2019 or early 2020. What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?I've been in the customization industry for over 10 years. I started with screen printing first. Eventually I was hired to work for the Yankees and was taught how to embroider caps. A company reached out to me for a production embroidery job and I accepted. I was taught how to run production but was left alone a lot. I ended up teaching myself a lot of different embroidery methods, it was also the place I made my first patch. I ended up creating patches for my supporters club of the local MLS team, NYCFC, and sold them for $7 each. I stopped after a few months and didn't think about patches for awhile. In 2017 I was going through a huge change in my life, a previous employer in the City attempted to permanently remove me from the industry, very unsuccessfully. I'd say it's part of the reason why I've been able to be as successful as I have been so far. I spent months grasping at straws to come up with a business idea that I knew could do while keeping my mind busy while I was on a rollercoaster of repercussions from that employer. I was in the bank one day after work and was sitting down with a representative, I did that a few months prior with the same guy and we spoke a bit about my career. This time he asked me if I was able to embroider patches for his fantasy football league called "Fight Club". It was the first time anyone had ever asked for patches, I had no idea what to charge him but I knew I could definitely do it. I said yes and charged him $6 per patch for 25 of them. He was all too excited and agreed. I had no idea if I undercharged, overcharged or was right on the money but it was too easy. I was completely hooked. Take us through the process of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing your first product.To get started on orders I need the artwork and I take the full payment upfront. If a customer doesn't have artwork, I charge $50 an hour to create something from scratch. My competitors don't charge at all for artwork. I think that's a waste of potential profit. I also charge a high rate because I don't feel like doing graphic design 99% of the time, so it better be worth the while for me. After their art is sorted out, I send them a digital proof before I digitize the art. Once everything is approved, I use Wilcom to digitize the graphics. It's what 95% of people in the embroidery industry use to digitize artwork so it's machine ready. It involves tracing over the artwork to create a digital file that the computer in the embroidery machine can read to be able to punch through the fabric to stitch the design. From here I get the design on the machine, play around with the exact thread color combination to get as close to the artwork as I can and hoop up the fabric that I'll be embroidering the patches onto. For the fabric, I use twill that's the same color as the satin stitch finishing of the patch for a cleaner edge or a color that is the majority of the background so it's a lot less stitches. When everything is set, I get the hoop onto the machine and then get the actual patch going. A typical run length is usually 12 minutes. I can run 9 patches at once. On an average day I can get 250 - 300 patches done with little problems. After they're done running on the machine, they get backing which is usually heat seal, sometimes velcro. Small orders will be hand cut, large orders will be laser cut. Just depends on the day. For the Smith's Shop, which is what I call my retail store, all the patches have packaging. They all come on branded cardstock backing with instructions on how to apply the patches. Describe the process of launching the business.My first attempt at a website was horrific. I don't even have screenshots and examples of it, but it was bad. I knew I would be making a website on Shopify. It's easiest for me as someone extremely inept with web development and web design could do. I wanted to keep my costs as low as possible while growing, so I put lipstick on a pig and ran with it. The Shopify mobile app is also extremely easy to work with compared to Wordpress for me and it keeps everything in one place. I've spent most of my time growing my business visually through Instagram. It's the easiest way for people to see the product. "Seeing is believing" or so they say. I've done a ton of paid promotions as well. A lot of the promotion was just to gain brand recognition, this did however bring on a lot of time wasters so I'd have to weed through many messages. I didn't take out any loans, didn't find investors, do a kickstarter, etc. I'm lucky that I've been in my industry long enough to know people that I could buy equipment from cheaply, and to know what's a good price for other vital pieces of equipment like heat presses, laser cutters, softwares. Since launch, what has worked to attract and retain customers?So far I've been doing the same thing, Instagram promotions. I've spent about $15,000 on Instagram promotions sporadically, I started off very small with $5 -$10 per post and then got confident enough with the more I made. I didn't start spending $800+ a month until September of 2018. I was stupid and had Instagram targetting my ads for awhile based off my followers. It actually did work out well. Now I'm doing a lot of testing and am yielding much better results only very recently from more targeted ads. I did experiment with Google, but my keywords were terrible and I was getting more people wanting direct embroidery instead of custom patches. I spent around $1,000 on Google and the same on Facebook, Instagram is definitely the bigger pull for me since it's so visual. My two lifesavers have been Hotjar and AHREFS. With hotjar I've been able to watch and see exactly what people click, how they search through my site, how much time they spend in certain places. It's been a huge help in changing my site little by little to make it more user friendly. I had literally no idea what SEO was 2 years ago and how to implement it, and honestly it's still not done well but I have a structure to work off now. I plan on outsourcing that once I have a better handle on the subject so I can tell if someone is actually succeeding with the money I'm spending. The little infographics, directions and descriptions AHREFS gives me was written like a 5 year old needed an explanation so it was great to learn from. I don't run any sales, I don't give coupons out like candy, I don't see the point for me. If a customer is wanting patches, they're either going to go for extremely high quality with short turnarounds or cheap with very slow turnarounds. I also have a leg up on my direct competitors by offering no minimums and large full back pieces. I stand behind my product and I think it's easy to convey that to a customer. When they find out my turnaround for small orders is about 5 days, compared to the 3 weeks they'd get their order from outsourcing overseas, the price doesn't look as terrible. Once I do get a customer, I have a decent retention rate. The business so far has mostly been B2C, so while the retention rate is just about 35%, the orders aren't as frequent. I'm looking to change that and expand much more into B2B in the very near future with very direct marketing. I've done expos as a vendor and have built up a bit local brand recognition for The Smith's Shop, which is my small online store that has retail patches. I'm trying to pull back from that because it's a small amount of profit for the amount I put into it, it hasn't really brought back any return customers either. How are you doing today and what does the future look like?Currently I'm working on a major rebrand. Logo, marketing tactics, packaging, so my sales have dropped off while I don't do any marketing with my older promotional material. I've created a landing page which no other custom patch company seems to have. I'm working on more B2B customers. I've done a lot of work into finding event marketers for different companies and am sending them very...unique boxes that are custom made with my logo, with their companies logo embroidered as a patch. Just trying to get them to see the quality and the product. Here's the part that no one likes to post in these. I make $6,500 on average per month. There's dips in that and then there's months I clear $9,000. The most expensive part of the entire process is my time and knowledge. The materials cost less than a pack of gum. I make roughly 55% profit every month once all is said and done. However, 95% of that goes back into growing the business somehow. No matter what, I make sure I always charge $50 an hour for my time to customers. If I think a single patch that's 4x4 is super detailed and will take over an hour to embroider, I will make sure I charge well over $50. I run ads for $500 - $1200 at a time and I usually like them to last me anywhere from 2 - 4 weeks depending on the ad. Conversion on ads tends to hover around 6%. It doesn't cost too much for me to acquire new customers and usually after one order, I'm able to get extremely positive feedback in regards to the embroidery and patches so I take that as a win and make sure to check up and email the customers about a month after purchasing. It's also a good way for me to ask them if they need more patches. Short term goal for 2019 is to land three large event marketing companies and to dip my toes into live embroidery events with a marketing plan I'm working on. Long term goal is to have a large warehouse in The Bronx with many multi-head machines and laser cutters. Through starting the business, have you learned anything particularly helpful or advantageous?I've made a lot of mistakes. I've spent thousands on the wrong types of marketing. I had a logo that fit me and my business but not my customers and that made marketing extremely hard. I've learned to let things go easier. I would get burned out trying to cram everything into one day and my life as a regular person suffered, like going to the grocery store. I never had time for that and felt guilty for walking away for a few hours. That's changed a lot now. I've learned to say no to customers because I simply don't want to do their work. You get very good at reading customers after a short while and it's easy to spot a problem customer a mile away. Instead of charging more, I turn them down. It's not worth the stress. What platform/tools do you use for your business?My two lifesavers have been Hotjarand AHREFS. With hotjar I've been able to watch and see exactly what people click, how they search through my site, how much time they spend. It's been a huge help in changing my site little by little to make it more user friendly. I had literally no idea what SEO was 2 years ago and how to implement it, and honestly it's still not done well but I have a structure to work off now. I plan on outsourcing that once I have a better handle on the subject so I can tell if someone is actually succeeding with the money I'm spending. The little infographics, directions and descriptions AHREFS gives me was written like a 5 year old needed an explanation so it was great to learn from. What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resources?I know it's not very conventional for 2019, or most business owners you read about. But I don't read books, listen to podcasts or attend conferences. I have no time for that. I'm a learn as I go type of person and seek out videos on YouTube if I have something in that moment I need to learn about. There's also not many books and podcasts about my industry once you pass the "How to start a starting a screen printing company" since it's the lowest barrier for entry in the industry. Advice for other entrepreneurs who want to get started or are just starting out?Don't put off opening until everything is "perfect". Nothing will ever, ever be perfect. It only prolongs your ability to make money. Adjust and update your site, your tools and marketing as you go. People in the customization industry always want to be the cheapest. Don't be the cheapest. Pick one thing, be the best that you possibly can. Blow people out of the water with the quality in the work and they will pay your price. I charge almost double what you would pay from a Chinese manufacturer and I have plenty of business and foresee plenty more coming my way. Are you looking to hire for certain positions right now?I will never hire someone to actually do the embroidery. It's my favorite part of the business and my biggest stress relief. I'm always looking for salespeople to sell patches. I mostly look for young college kids who have a wide network of clubs, Greek life connections, sports connections. Then people who are event marketers for my live embroidery events. Where can we go to learn more?If you have any questions or comments, drop a comment below! Liked this text interview? Check out the full interview with photos, tools, books, and other data. For more interviews, check out r/starter_story - I post new stories there daily. Interested in sharing your own story? Send me a PM [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
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| Selling A Web-Based Business: Where? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 01:49 PM PDT I am considering selling an online-focused business that is currently located in Los Angeles, California. The business is currently in an industry that's quite hot at the moment and everyone and their grandmother wants to be apart of that industry nowadays. It was profitable during a unicorn incident in which the proceeds were distributed to my trust and that operation has now ceased within the enterprise. Outside of that history, it holds a lot of intellectual property from branding, technical concepts and designs, trademarks, copyrights and patents in Internet Development, Software Development, eSports, Network & Computer Security, Dedicated Financial Trading Computer Systems and Networks for Crypto-Currencies and so on. Recently, the Team has been on hiatus and over the past year, we've ran through quite a few concepts to keep it operating as originally intended (it's over a decade old and pivoted to many different aspects/industries) and we are all out of energy when it comes to the original purpose and do not like the current environment in which original purpose of the company exists in, yet has become incredibly popular and could regain a new lease on life under new ownership and management. The company has been not generating any revenue that doesn't cover the costs of maintenance (minimal <$1000/yr> ) and the salaries and wages have been paid out of reserve funds that were acquired during the "unicorn event" and could continue indefinitely ($50k/yr just to talk on a voice conference every three months and brainstorm/review an industry that I once loved, but gives me no satisfaction anymore is fine) but everyone is tired and even if we get new management in, it will cause us more headaches than just passing it over to someone who will continue traditions without our input or involvement. Nearly half of our senior staff have passed away and the other quarter have moved on without any equity to companies like Apple or the Chinese Government, so we are a very small group. We've bought apps and stuff via Flippa, but that marketplace doesn't seem appropriate for the company. What other marketplaces and agencies offer sale support? Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated. Foreword: I renounced my U.S. citizenship in 2016 and have no tax liability whatsoever to the IRS, and the company has a structured system to accommodate the lowest tax liability for whatever nation, project or industry it's operating in via strategic planning that's currently in effect. The Corporate Structure is very unique and tailored to bypass restrictions in ITAR, minimize taxation under most circumstances and has bylaws that make it universal to whatever industry or nation it needs to enter or accommodate to without senior leadership being penalized or being held liable for actions done under a department. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 27 Aug 2019 01:39 PM PDT I have access to a grant to start a business. Some of the rules of the grant include that it can't be used for real estate, vehicles or anything that i can personally profit from before i have income. I also have to create at least some jobs within a 5 year period. If my business has employees and is turning a profit i do not have to repay the grant. What are some ideas i could pursue on a part time basis to start and then move to full time? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| I can’t bring myself to work a dead end job Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:34 AM PDT Any ideas on how to make consistent money in the Indianapolis area? I'm 20 years old and I really don't want to slave for someone else for $12/hr with no real direction. I'm willing to learn any skills. I just hate feeling like I'm not getting my money's worth out of my time. I'm open to any ideas or offers(If you live around Indianapolis and need help with anything Im around Plainfield) [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| How do I go from making things in my kitchen to selling online and shipping? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:26 AM PDT Hello Entrepreneur, Say I create amazing chocolate in my kitchen and I have a good website that sells my chocolates. How do I scale that out of my kitchen to account for very high customer demand? Follow up question: How do I ship/store products that have a shelf life of approximately a month? Thanks! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Amazon's private labeling is a real threat for third party sellers Posted: 26 Aug 2019 11:16 PM PDT Anyone of you selling products on Amazon? For third party sellers are all doing consumer research for Amazon. Even though a seller is lucky to get the best seller on Amazon, but soon after, either your product is "lost", or you the product listing has been removed... In addition to that, some sellers will bribe the Amazon employee to get information on their competitors. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Finding the higher I climb in my own success that the less supporters I have... Posted: 27 Aug 2019 01:08 PM PDT One of the most interesting things I've noticed over my journey of becoming self employed is how little support I seem to have over the years. For example, when I started out, there was a giant network of individuals who did the same kind of work as me, we all supported one another, shared leads, etc -- and that's stopped. I've made it my goal to become self made because I've wanted to, plain and simple. Now I'm finding that with each job that I take on, and each thing that I do -- the local support, or the people who once supported me -- or even reached out to learn how to do the same line of work as me have disappeared, or seem to favorite someone else instead of me. Is there any particular reasoning to this? I have this belief that because people think we're all doing the same line of work that they're entitled to the same kind of success but yet are unwilling to put in the amount of time, sacrifice and hard work to achieve these things. Or to put simply, "Everyone loves you until to become competition" [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 27 Aug 2019 03:14 AM PDT We all know Car Valeters will come to your house and provide you with a service but in order to find that perfect valeter, who will offer both great value for money and also take good care of your vehicle, you need to look for reviews, compare prices with other companies, etc etc. The idea: An App that allows users to enter the criteria for their vehicle valet, such as 'Interior' 'Leather polish' 'Detailing' and it would display a list of valeter profiles who offer those services, a star rating based on feedback and their price. The user can then look through the reviews and once they're happy with the price they can then book the valeter through the app. There are two target users for the app, 1) Car Valeters 2) People who want valeting on their vehicle. Car Valeter: They service provider would create a profile on the app, add their company profile picture, add the services and prices they offer and then wait for customers to be matched to them. Customers who want a valet: The customer would download the app and create an account. They then enter any criteria they want for the valet, which will then display a list of service providers. They can then make their selection and make a booking through the app. Features: Search by location Internal booking system Rating system similar to how Uber works. Chat feature allowing customer to talk directly to the service provider Built in calendar feature for the service providers to schedule their valets Monitization: The app would be free to download but there would be a monthly cost for the service provider to become listed on the app. I would also take 10% of each booking made through the app as a matching fee. Service providers can also pay to have their profile boosted for 24hrs for a small fee, which will show the profile at the top of the search result list. USP: From my research so far, there is not currently an app or service, which offers this. There are companies who offer mobile valeting but not an app that accumulates loads of different service providers for consumers to pick from. The app would also ensure a steady revenue income for the service providers without much effort on their part. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Should I create a landing page, is my solution good ? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 12:33 PM PDT Hi, so I know that for a product a landing page with "out of stock" is a great tool for validating the product, however I have an app idea, which works on a similar basis as Airbnb and uber, you have a customer and than a non-employed person who provides a certain service, however I don't know how to create the landing page for this without having the app at all... My first idea is to create the design of the app, and some basic animation, and just portray the function. However, the app will be free, so I wonder whether I should let people insert email (they would receive newsletter regarding the process on the app), or a "I want to try out button", which would lead to a page with "we are sorry the app will be released blahahaa", and record the amount of clicks. However since its supposed to be free, I don't think this "button" would validate much...I also thought of a donate button, which would be like "donate 1 dollar for development and get the dollar back when its released", this way I would see how many people are serious because they are willing to send money on a project which might never be finished. Any ideas ? My other idea, is to create myself or have someone create a very dirty version of the app, with only the main few functions, however I am afraid what this would do with reviews and future reputation... Any ideas ? Thanks. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| How do I budget costs to launch e-commerce retail brand? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 03:29 AM PDT I'm bootstrapping a small line of premium niche fashion accessories that will mainly sell through Instagram at first. I am learning as I go and still pretty new to budgeting and price setting. I'm specifically looking to learn more about setting a budget for packaging and customer acquisition cost but open to other advice/discussion around the topic. It seems to be a general rule of thumb that profit margin shouldn't go under 50% so I priced my retail value and expenses accordingly and in range of competitors. Any guidance on how to distribute the 50% across expenses in the early stages of launching a retail store like this? Below is a breakdown with my current estimates: Profit Margin: 50%
*warehouse storage, packing, mailing, free shipping **Estimated using Customer Lifetime Value calculations based on test sales data. I believe this number is supposed to help set my budget for advertising and discounts. ***Assumes 1 year to sell v1 products. My budget is flexible and I want to make a lasting impression throughout the customer journey and showcase its premium price worthiness with seamless fulfillment services and wow factor unboxing. I know most of these expenses will get lower when I can order higher quantities and I am willing to take a lower margin selling v1 if it makes sense to spend more on packaging and customer acquisition at this stage to build up advocates for my brand. Any insight would be great! Thank you to this subreddit for getting me here thus far! And if there is a better place for this discussion please let me know. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:43 AM PDT Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that I started my own LLC this week. Pretty excited about it. Now I'm working on my trademark. Its a combination of medical services and software. I'm hoping it will be successful. Any tips/pitfalls you have would be greatly appreciated. Also operations agreement is in place! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 27 Aug 2019 11:31 AM PDT I wanted to invest in youtooz figures funkos vintages and spinner and beanny babies do you suggest me to do it? Which one do you suggest me among these: funkos vintages youtooz figures benny babies [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| A Canadian version of Verifly small business insurance, does it exist? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 11:19 AM PDT Been looking at my options for small business insurance (mobile car detailing). Just came from Verify but it's US only. They offer coverage that you can set when you need to be covered. Like only weekends of certain hours of a certain day. Anything like this y'all know of for Canadians? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Looking for a developer here in the U.S interested in joining a startup in the esports space! Posted: 27 Aug 2019 11:18 AM PDT Hello! Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I am looking for a technical co-founder for a startup I started working on 9 months back. I have early sign ups, have done a metric fuckton of customers interviews, and just was accepted into an accelerator program which I plan on attending (I beat out 100 teams for the top 10 chosen). I am looking for someone who can do up to 20 hours a week, you will not need to be physically at the accelerator you can work remotely for the 4 months give or take. At the end of the program if I make it through I get 100k and due diligence, then we are taken through the network behind the accelerator for a full seed round. At that point I will need you full time cause we can then pay ourselves and work on it. I know sales, marketing, investor pitching, and financials. Know basic html and wordpress (I do marketing work) which unfortunately for this project is not helpful lol. I am building a web platform for esports gamers to find teams and for teams to find others to scrim. I am starting in a niche market to validate but I am planning on expanding. I got about 25 different teams signed up composed of anywhere between 40 people all the way up to 200 some. I also have a 2k grant to use on development from a devhouse in my state, so no you wouldn't be building a working platform by yourself. I also have some grant money from my school for this project. Please be interested in gaming! If you're interest you can pm me or comment below! [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Are there any good ways to advertise for free Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:48 AM PDT I made a website for people who want to get into animating and digital arts. The problem is with gaining traffic, like with most start ups. I don't have much money since I'm 16, but I do want to succeed. What ways worked for you? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Can I buy a product, modify/rebrand, then sell it without issues? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:40 AM PDT I have a product idea using computer monitors and a flexible armature. I've been trying to create my own monitor from scratch thinking it would be the most cost effective, however I'm learning that it is time consuming. Now I am looking at buying working monitors to help with prototyping. My question now is, can I buy another company's monitor, essentially resell & re-brand without repercussions? I feel like the answer is "Yes, duh" but I wanted to make absolutely sure. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Will a business trend ever fade away in a country like China? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 04:12 AM PDT Considering the population in China, will food businesses that has an on-going trend ever fade away? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:08 AM PDT Where to find help with food related planning? I'm working on making a service where we take care of food planning, purchasing and cooking for weeks at a time. I have a dietician I can work with to approve the meal plans but they are expensive. Most virtual assistants seem to be more of the office-worker type. Where can I go to find someone who can do research on finding meals that fit the categories of being freezable, able to be made in bulk, etc.? I'm in Canada if that helps/hinders. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| What business can I start to help the millions of people with student loan debt? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 10:01 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||
| What was the biggest mental block you've had to overcome, before and after starting your company? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 05:44 AM PDT There are a lot of things that keep some people from starting their own business; fear of finances, doubting one's own skills, the grueling prospects of an entrepreneur's working hours for years at a time, competition, random shit just putting you out of business. I figured it would be helpful for some aspiring entrepreneurs to know what things bothered us before we took the leap and how it all turned out after all. Just so we can put it in print once and for all: entrepreneurs aren't necessarily fearless, we're probably all scared shitless, we've just found ways to do it anyway. Share your ways so we can all get a little better at managing our own rampant minds. Personally, I had to battle a demon that has been haunting me for the last 15 years. Choosing ONE thing! I finally realized that being okay at 20 things didn't get me the life I wanted. I cost me time, money, and the satisfaction of being actually good at something. I've dabbled forever, but now I have only one way out: become kick ass at ONE thing and accept that I will suffer for it, but sitting in a cubicle writing software would have been even worse. Maybe it's a heavy cross to bear, but I chose it myself, and that makes all the difference. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||
| How much to charge for finders fee? Posted: 27 Aug 2019 09:23 AM PDT There's a foreign investor I've been helping with setting up a beekeeping business in my country, the investor mentioned that they're looking for a building to process the honey from and I happen to have a former client who has processing equipment suitable for this task, and this leads to my question. I'm able to structure a deal between the two which greatly helps each firm, cutting down time and cost for the investor, which makes me feel I should claim a finders fee, but don't know how much to charge. Currently thinking 2% of honey sale value is this alright? [link] [comments]  |
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