I'm one week from launch, two months from money running out - what point do you start to panic? (Also - anyone done Crowdcube?)

It really hasn't provided me much value.

I keep forgetting to cancel it.

can link it into slack

didnt know they did a status page

will check it

Don't think there is a free version though

and it's free

Plugins for that

IMO only interesting if you know you will need more monitoring than just uptime

Plus it was way easier to hook up to slack

they have a great status page

e.g. meta.updown.io/

I also really like nodeping.com, because they have some really advanced checks

the UI isn't great, but I can set up checks for headers, and content in the HTML

might not be worth it if you're just looking for ping monitoring, but they've even added dead man's switches, "complete" notifications, etc

i think there's a couple of apps like that, but i don't know their names off hand

might have to use it, after all

I'll have a look at Triplt, thanks

Yandex also offers similar I think

I can do the comparison for overlapping manually, as long as there's an interface to enter the data into

We have a site we're launching and want to run 20-30 users through it to test some minor flow stuff, before we spend a lot on ads.

Priced a couple places like usertesting.com and don't really want to spend $2-3k on this

Don't mind paying, just can't handle $65 per recording for this project haha

Well for the recording part of things crazy egg is pretty cool…and is like 49 per month…doesn't help with getting users to the site though

Oh just seen that rnqvrktl recommended the same!

I guess what I really could do is drive users to the site for pretty cheap & then use Hotjar or Yandex Metrica to record.

I prefer crazy egg to that, but both good

I use it as our business "bank account" as well for eCommerce

It doesn't hold the funds for long, it just acts as the middleman.

I also use it personally to pay for services in different countries, as it allows you to open a "bank account" in each country and pay in the local currency.

I like their focus on modern security and an open API, e.g. Authy or Google Authenticator for 2FA

So if they go under, you don't get any protection.

So they secure up to 100k euros.

ahh I see

fwiw Mercury provides FDIC insured bank accounts, and it's backed by Evolve Bank & Trust

For now, at least

I use it to collect and transfer but not store

I am sure they are working on getting backed.

also in australia / nz / uk and I don't remember where else

Been exploring 2Checkout but the approval process is really clunky and onerous

can you accept payments from those countries on paypal?

My client had to practically beg them to get an account

WebMoney is still big in Russia afaik, they're quite liberal on who can open an account

The good thing is, our competitors in this niche only take bank transfers...and this is a SaaS model...

You bend over backwards and they can still act like complete dicks.

Don't get me started.

though in my experience I've long held an aversion to working with nonprofits (generally speaking)

using some API

I vaguely remember a couple of weeks ago seeing a new platform that did this

This article comes to mind www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2019/09/03/a-voice-deepfake-was-used-to-scam-a-ceo-out-of-243000/

SAAS solution Google for "descript lyrebird ai" - i pasted a link but the bot deleted it. Am new to this slack, didn't know that links get removed.

Lyrebird is what I was looking for!

And their launch was 🎆 amazing

Not because of the client, our point person was nice enough if a little uptight, but the level of red tape was ridiculous.

I thought maybe it was like the USA where I needed to register with the IRS to get a TIN number and a w-8ben-e but from my research it seems like I need to have an actual french corporation.

I hate working with them but I am going to see if I can find a software reseller in france.

cdyfmasmbfxzgyc where are you going if you don't mind me asking?

I one time did a 10 day vipassana, and was too stressed about things breaking in production ... bad sign

my thinking is I'll be either too scared or drunk to care about work even if there was wifi

I _could_ take off but ultimately...I don't really _want_ to

Also

💯

ieegktzwtbo you already did a YouTube video thing?

I didn't get past that step so no recommendations..

I can't remember if tbqsvhiwridgthgb also applied to yc

Hmm, there's definitely been a few others in here though

Probably not yet

wpuhllbttvn I imagine they'd be looking at your ideas in terms of finding new ways to grow that app or your ideas in general but what do I know 😉

Good luck!

If there is any 3d designer that can do 3d printer sketches and is looking for a fun new side project, pm me , im looking for one for a project

actually saw him live once in a conference and that got me interested

His books are usually only couple of hours long, so no matter which one you will pick you will quickly get through it (so you can just get a different one after)

Rather he just says the same BS

“Hustle”, “work”, “stop thinking”, “do it”

I subscribe more to a DHH school of sustainable business practices

I don't generally invest time listening to motivational speakers because I don't need high level motivation or guidance and I think some people get addicted to the idea of doing things vs doing them.

ive seen a couple of clips where he says to stop watching his videos because its hussle porn

He says to stop watching himself?

If anything I need less motivation, would probably be a healthy change

I never watch his youtube channel, but i follow him on IG where he posts his most insightful quotes as summaries of the youtube videos.

It's a fairly efficient way of stating motivated.

But yeah I also need less motivation

he needs to do videos on how to switch off

I have had a couple vc investment analysts call me and when I say I am cash flow positive they always gasp. That to me shows how much of the tech economy is just built on sand.

but i think that's changed in the last 5 years

also softbank REALLY likes throwing money at shit

wework is 9 years old also

not a scam on its customers, mind you

> I spent all vacation thinking about it and decided Adam Neumann is a genius. Maybe an evil genius, probably a charlatan, undoubtedly the corporate villain of our lifetimes, but brilliant all the same. He saw an excess of capital in Silicon Valley and a raw, unsatisfied ambition in SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and his $100 billion Vision Fund, and he mined it for all it was worth. Adam Neumann built an office-rental empire with spa water and beer-on-tap and talk of unlocking superpowers and elevating global consciousness. He did all this while swigging tequila shots, surfing with Laird Hamilton, surfing in the Maldives, and smoking weed on transatlantic flights.

There are so many platforms/strategies to choose from. But what’s for sure is that focusing on a single channel that’s highly-relevant to your end-user is going to be more effective than try to spread yourself across multiple channels.

IE. Focusing on a specific use-case and building case studies/social proof then targeting others in that vertical.

Dealing with companies that have a range of verticals and aren’t confident which to focus on is tricky.

Thing is, you can obsess over picking highest ROI… But any kind of action/commitment to a vertical is going to yield a higher reward than spreading yourself too thin.

Challenging for others because I have 10 years of entrenchment now.

ryudpkfexmhwgxkze OK, I can instantly see what you mean… this is a very broad product!

Swingder

PRO:
- market is already validated
- market is already educated about the problem its solutions
- You are going to be smaller scale than competitors, you can iterate/innovate faster than a large company (sounds counterintuitive, but it's true)
CONS:
- you need to select a market with good margins, ready for disruption
- it has to be a narrow niche market product (initially!), not worth it to compete with giants

Sometimes people get obsessed with being first instead of just being better. Though an important note that especially when it comes to software you have to make sure its not a tip of an iceberg situation. If a company has really bad software but is making a ton of money it is probably because they are sitting on top of a regulatory mess.

Key in one symptom, answer few questions, see potential causes

omg then a market to buy bots for fake reviews on tinder

I was surprised to see Australian Milk

Logistics distribution center the day after Double 11 Shopping Festival in China

But that was China Post untracked, not Yanwen

risk should be mininal

receipt has to be verified/tracked

"I value you exactly ZERO"

It’s not too time consuming and a lot cheaper to just create an entity via rocket lawyer or legal zoom.

And bank accounts are generally easy, unless you have a crypto or gambling or weed business

Still working to finalize some of it

For a Wyoming Corp if that matters

But if BMO Harris works for Canadians then presumably works for Americans too

anyone care to test the market?

Since most VCs and investors and all their lawyers are most familiar with Delaware

not that enthusiastic about engaging in Irish business bureaucracy 😅

No, better to incorporate elsewhere for tax reasons

whats the benefits?

corporation tax?

so investment could be generated funds in a business account?

based in the US?

plausible though

got no interest in moving to the US

green card. would also mean your a tax resident in the US too right?

you likely wouldn't be double taxed due to various tax treaties though

interesting read this is all new to me

What banking setup do you need?

size of company

Business activity

All plays a role