Startups Manic Mondays: Support To Get You Through The Week: Share What You Need Help With, Job Postings, For Hire Offers, or Resources |
- Manic Mondays: Support To Get You Through The Week: Share What You Need Help With, Job Postings, For Hire Offers, or Resources
- How did you discover the problem you’re working on? How did you find product market fit?
- F-1 student OPT first year: Can I start a Sole Proprietorship business?
- What is the best and most universal WordPress theme for startup landing pages?
- Getting started with contract hunting.
- Getting startup investment for 2nd phase of business, by just owning large datasets of vehicle insurance quotes?
- Business by merging public datasets?
- Is it a mistake if I base my startup in Seattle and not San Francisco?
- Pay for use vs pay for use in packs
- Should I get my LLC prior to hiring a freelance dev for short-term project help? What protections should I consider?
- Where to raise a small amount of capital online for a web based SaaS startup
- Do you guys know any podcasts about startups?
- Compliance Checklist???
- How to transform product idea into a real physical product?
- New CMO looking for Tips and/or a virtual meetup
- How do you feel about launching a startup in a small market?
- Is it possible to find Partners / Investors for my Gaming App which is 100% fully finished and monetized, but has never been launched?
- Help me with understanding business etiquette when it comes to e-mails
- F1 Student Visa--OPT-- Self Employment: how much to register a SP company?
- What should an MVP be?
- How do you deal with slow freelancers?
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 06:08 AM PDT Welcome to this week's Support Thread. Please refer to the below suggested formats to get the most out of this thread. Need Support?Please use the following format to seek support: SUPPORT REQUESTWhat I am working on: What I need support with: Why I need support with this: My questions to the community: Requested Resources: Relevant URL: [if applicable] Additional Comments: Please add any additional comments that may provide more context around what you need support with so others can provide the most relevant support or guidance to you. Job Provider?Please use the following format to post a job listing: HIRING Company Name and URL: Job Title/Role: Employment Type: [Intern] [Contract] [Part Time] [Full Time] [Remote] Job Description/Responsibilities: Necessary Skills and Experience: Requested, but not necessary Skills and Experience: Job Compensation: Willing to Relocate New Hire: [yes] [no] Job Listing URL: Additional Comments: Please add any additional comments that may provide more context around the job listing to make it easier for the right people to apply.Job Seeker?Please use the following format to post an offer to work : FOR HIRE Title/Role: Desired Location: Willing to Relocate: [yes] [no] Remote Availability: [yes] [no] Relevant Skills and Experience: Requested Salary/Hourly Rate: Resume/Portfolio URL: Additional Comments: Please add any additional comments that may provide more context around the job listing to make it easier for the right people to apply.Resource Provider?Please use the following format to post an offer to work : RESOURCE Organization Name and URL: Location Served: Resource Name: Resource Description: Resource URL: Resource Cost: Do not forget to explore the /r/startups discord. We have many relevant channels to seek support, post job listings, share for hire offers, and share resources. You can also find more support using instant chat on the /r/startups discord. [link] [comments]  |
| How did you discover the problem you’re working on? How did you find product market fit? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:19 PM PDT How did you know there was a problem worth solving? From there, what was your process? I find every seemingly good idea that I have, there is a company I've never heard of that raised $X million in 2016 and turns out to be killing it. Are you all subject matter experts/domain experts? I'm a SWE at a niche startup, so I'm not exposed to problems that non-SWEs face. How are you finding these problems? Say you were going to save $100k over the next year, all the while discovering that problem you're going to solve. How would you do it? How do you get that "problem insight"? [link] [comments]  |
| F-1 student OPT first year: Can I start a Sole Proprietorship business? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 02:48 PM PDT Hello, all, I'm currently in my first year OPT-post and considering starting up my own company solely, but I'm afraid that I can't do the Sole Proprietorship based on my current situation. I did some research on it and I believe I'm in Nonresident Alien(NRA) status:
I also did research on below:
Can I ? thx in advance. best regards. [link] [comments]  |
| What is the best and most universal WordPress theme for startup landing pages? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 10:31 PM PDT I have few ideas for startups and want to validate them by creating landing pages. Which themes do you recommend the most? I have tried Saasland but I am tired of blue colors in themes, the same "cool" graphics in every landing... I would love to my startups look professional. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Getting started with contract hunting. Posted: 22 Sep 2020 01:32 AM PDT I'm launching my own IT / Web services and security company. Mostly out of necessity due to the times we live in. We can offer a range of services from app dev to cyber security (our speciality) to something as simple as web development. What is puzzling me is where do people go to find the contracts and bid on them? They must be out there somewhere... I would be really grateful if someone could point me in the right direction, please? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 11:46 PM PDT I've created a web-scraper that scrapes vehicle insurance companies in my country, auto filling the quote forms with data to generate quotes. My small country only has about 20 providers. Ive generated a lot of quote data from all these providers. In your experience, would it be possible to get startup investment for phase 2 of my startup just based off this data and my plan? Phase 2: My next goal is to employ a small team to implement some machine learning models to approximate the pricing models used by all these providers. [link] [comments]  |
| Business by merging public datasets? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 05:52 PM PDT I'm a data scientist, machine learning engineer and am curious what sort of datasets exist out there to mine and extrapolate insight from. I come from the world of healthcare so what immediately comes to mind is Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement data and providing competitive intel via simple reports to hospitals. Are there any public datasets out there that have the potential to become lucrative with the right engineering? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it a mistake if I base my startup in Seattle and not San Francisco? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:14 PM PDT Hey guys! This might sound like an easy question... but I want to see if I think about it the wrong way. Obviously San Francisco and the bay area produce way more unicorns. There's more capital, more entrepreneurial talent, more startup experience, and mentors, the law firms and accounting firms understand startups and have special offers. Talent is willing to switch companies and join you. However, aren't there some downsides to that? For example, people work with you for a little bit and then they jump ship to the next hot thing. Really hard to recruit talent since you compete with some crazy offers from everyone else. Your stock ownership gets diluted like crazy too, since everyone is obsessed to get as much of the pie as possible. On the other hand in the Seattle area. You have the same amount of tech people - 120K. So in a way, it looks a little bit easier to build a unicorn in Silicon Valley and SF... but for the right founder they can make it even bigger in Seattle? I have to make this decision and it's been killing me. [link] [comments]  |
| Pay for use vs pay for use in packs Posted: 21 Sep 2020 07:22 PM PDT I am working on redoing my SaaS from a user based pricing model to a usage one. I am now trying to decide if I should go with option 1 or 2 for the different ways of doing a pay for what you use
Assuming option 2 is 1/100 of option 1 per unit price wise, which option makes more sense/ will allow me to make the most money? My business is a website monitoring and alerting solution that is SaaS-B2B. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 06:06 PM PDT Just trying to cover my bases. I do have a patent already pending, so I'm pretty sure I don't have to worry about divulging the IP and losing my rights to that. But I would like to at least get a verbal agreement to embargo any project materials and information. Will that be enough? And do I need the LLC before I pay for this help? I've been putting it off until I had a legal reason to use it. But this is still temp work at this time, so I'm not really discussing partnerships or anything yet. [link] [comments]  |
| Where to raise a small amount of capital online for a web based SaaS startup Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:50 PM PDT I have put together a browser based application, which will be accessible via monthly subscription. Down the line, this should be adequate to cover the cost of hosting the server. However, I am looking to raise a little money in the beginning to get a start. I don't need a ton of money, so I was thinking crowd funding would be ideal for this. My target consumer is in pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/bioinformatics. Given this, where should I look to fund this initially/attract attention to the service. [link] [comments]  |
| Do you guys know any podcasts about startups? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:39 PM PDT I'm looking for quality podcasts where the hosts interview founders of startups. I would be interested in listening or watching something where founders can talk about their ideas, processes and the development of their company. Do you guys have any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 03:53 PM PDT Starting a business that is just going to be for connecting people online, like a dating app basically. I am looking up compliance to make sure everything is good to go and honestly not finding much. Can someone help me with a checklist? Dont wanna mess this up [link] [comments]  |
| How to transform product idea into a real physical product? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 11:49 AM PDT I have a unique product idea that is a blend of fashion and technology but I have no idea how to transform it into a physical product. I have the product sketched out but what are steps I need to take to actually create it. Anyone has any idea on how to go about this? The product is a unique fashion accessory blended with an electronic gadget for some reference. [link] [comments]  |
| New CMO looking for Tips and/or a virtual meetup Posted: 21 Sep 2020 03:06 PM PDT Hey! Like the title suggests, I've just taken on the role of a CMO for a client with limited resources. It's part-time, roughly 15 hours/week (I know... CMO probably isn't the right title for such small hours). Right now, my plan is divide and conquer marketing for his SaaS company in 3 areas: 1) Inbound content marketing (1-2 articles/month optimized for SEO... this is my current specialty). I am now looking for tips and/or people marketing for startups who want to start a weekly mastermind, meetup, or Slack channel to talk about how to improve everything. Our goal is 2 new clients per month (the product is roughly $30/month). Any thoughts or interest here? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you feel about launching a startup in a small market? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 03:23 AM PDT I am not looking for any advice here. I would just like to hear your thoughts and feelings about launching in a small market (whether you have done so or not). My startup is very close to launching and I am very excited but also a bit anxious about launching in a small market (once again after leaving my last venture). In this case by small market I mean our startup will serve a specific geographic region with a fairly small population that may not be able fully support our business venture but this isn't an issue because we do plan to do a slow expansion after we have our system figured out and scaled. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 11:26 AM PDT I have fully finished and monetized app for Gaming which requires low, but still respectable number of users in order to be useful; App requires interaction between users. (In short App helps gamers to find true friends based on their personal preferences for hanging online and playing together) Me and my best friend have never launched it online because we lack capital resources, in the same time we are not greedy for equity. Only proof we have: online surveys, very similar apps for other industries are worth billions What is your opinion is it possible to find partners (investors) if there is no traction? Comment if you can, Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Help me with understanding business etiquette when it comes to e-mails Posted: 21 Sep 2020 10:36 AM PDT Hey! I'm running an online car-magazine where we review cars etc. We have existed for roughly a year or so. As I'm quite young and haven't really been in the business world before, I don't have any earlier experience with e-mails and so on. One aspect of my business is to be able to loan cars from manufacturers to review them. To do this I have to contact the people responsible from each car manufacturer through e-mail. But I sometimes have a hard time getting a response. We've been able to get in contact with the majority of the car manufactures in our country and in almost most cases their response is positive. But there are some manufacturers I can't get a hold of. How often is it okey to send an e-mail? The people that I'm contacting are high up the pay-grade and are quite busy people I assume. They probably get hundreds of e-mails everyday, so I understand that getting through can be hard. My current tactic is to send an e-mail every month or so. By this method I have gotten contact with most manufacturers with good responses. It has taken five or six e-mails until some have responded. How should I get in contact with the rest? How often can I send an e-mail without being annoying? When is it okey to bump an e-mail? I just don't want to perceived as annoying by these people. [link] [comments]  |
| F1 Student Visa--OPT-- Self Employment: how much to register a SP company? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 09:50 AM PDT Hi, all Just considering of being self-empolyed on my post-OPT status. I'm in bay area, CA. I heard of I can be self employed on OPT first year. But hardest part is setting up the business. I need to report the employment to your school/SEVP portal and so on. Does anyone who has experienced this process? Any shared tips? How much paperwork should I go through ? Do I need to find a CPA or attorney to help with ? This business is a passion of mine but also a helpful way of dealing with the 90 days unemployment rule. Normally how much does it take to make up the business? $300? thx in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2020 03:47 AM PDT Hi all, I've got a product that I have an interest in and it basically an evolvement of what's going on. I'm not sure what an MVP should be? At the moment, I've made a basic (working) script (Jupyter notebook) with results (benchmarks) and a landing page. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you deal with slow freelancers? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 12:32 PM PDT I have had a freelancer working for me for 2 months and I have been paying per hour. To judge the magnitude of the job, If you were to ask freelancers to quote this job total, most would say it's around $5k and they could deliver in around 2 months. That's from what about 20 said when I posted on upwork. This guy is about 50% finished (tops) after 3 months and he's already been paid $4k (I pay a monthly invoice based on hours worked). Extrapolating that out, it would take minimum $8k and 6 months. Way over budget and way too slow. I'm also mad at myself for letting him get away with dragging on like this (poor project management) I guess the obvious answer is to pay by project not by hour. I could price up every remaining task as mini projects and pay by those I guess. But even then, I'd resent how much over budget I'd have had to pay him. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience? EDIT (as people are asking)----------- Job type: It's frontend webdesign in AngularJS. He is the frontend developer. I have a separate backend developer who has finished the backend in the exact same time period. Being intriniscally linked, they are comparable projects. It is not a particularly interactive frontend with anything fancy, in this case backend is for sure more work than front given the backend business logic and database design. Plans: Full designs of every component and page were provided at the outset in the design software Sketch. He saw sketches of pretty much the entire project before starting. Contract: No contract, obviously an error on my part. I met him years before starting the project as we work in the same building (for different companies) hence why I trusted him without a specific contract. Pay: This is in not in a first world country. At the hourly rate, if he hits 40 hours a week, the amount being paid is about 50% more than the market rate for this work (salaried) here would be. [link] [comments]  |
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