Anyone know of any great articles or advice for building a multi-sided platform at the beginning of that platform’s life? I’m building a video platform for education (user-generated chunks, kind of like YouTube or TikTok but specific to education vertical) and I’m thinking about early strategy for content acquisition, would love to hear what other entrepreneurs have done. Both strategic and tactical resources appreciated!
#startup #marketplace #UGC #education #learning #strategy

What’s the best route to becoming a Forensic Staff Accountant for the SEC? Is it easier process than the FBI?

Hi Sharks,

Any Azure DevOps engineer in bowl?
Need urgent help.

Hi Fishes, need your Insights on laptop purchase.
Can I buy and reimburse IMac? Or should I buy only laptop?

Any insights into the Canada renewable energy market? Seeking to make a transition from US & Latam markets

I signed a car lease on 7/15. The car is ready but the dealer is still waiting for the plates to give me the car (in my state, he is not allowed to release the car with temporary plates). My first lease payment is almost due and I didn’t take possession of the car yet. is this normal? what should I do?

Hi!

I recently did a job interview and I made it clear to the HR my expectation salary is 60k a year, non negotiable.
Today I got the job offer and they are offering me 54k. My current company is making me 50k with tons of benefits which is why I am asking for 60k.

Should I accept the offer or renegotiate?

Hiring in Taipei Taiwan. DM if interested. Check HPE (server storage sector of HP) for the specific roles. Good luck!

Anyone in the FDD group willing to chat? Thanks in advanced!

Hi Fishes,

I am a MBA-Finance professional with 10 years of experience in Handling Finance, Accounts and Taxation in SAP.

Please let me know if any job opportunities with your reference.

Thanks and Regards,

Suraj Amin

Anyone else feeling particularly out of whack the pst week or2 ? I feel out of touch and out of control; inspired but unmotivated, drinking and smoking a lot of pot ; anxious but not worried, insomnia

What is average cost of living near jp morgan office in bangalore? (PG/ Flat/ Apartment)

I would like to get an app developed for my valet trash business. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where I can get this completed? :D

Give me some likes to reactivate my DM.

Any Shopify store owners here? I’m using an app that increases conversion and rev through cashback (better than promo bc many don’t redeem). Would love to refer others to them.

Any thoughts on food (fast casual) and/or lifestyle franchises that are at present, underrated, but well position for growth in the next decade?

What is a ideal SDR salary in a growing SaaS based Startup in Munich ?

Let's vote! Which startup type is most likely to have a dysfunctional or toxic work culture:

Helpful: Single founder bootstrapped startups
Smart: Single founder funded startups
Uplifting: Multiple founder bootstrapped startups
Funny: This poll is dumb.

Comment if you would have selected multiple founder funded startups!

Hi! I have many years of experience in Compensation and Benefits (HR) strategies to attract, retain and motivate talents in big corporations. I want to find a way to bring solutions for startups and entrepeneurs that are already in the need of such support for their own companies. I want to find ways to bring meaningful and practical solutions at reasonable costs for these organizations. Any ideas on how to become aware of their specific needs? C&B, talent management, performance appraisal.

Any craft beer brewers here?

In the last two year I’ve gotten more and more into alcohol free beer. The selection in my country (Europe) is still small and mainly driven by the big brands (e.g. Heineken). My idea is to start my own small brewery which only produces alcohol free beer as a bit of a pendant to the booming local craft beer industry. Any thoughts on that idea or someone who has experience in the market?

I just left my pre-seed startup that was running out of cash (we made $100,000 in revenue this year, and sunk $1m in costs). I was making $40,000 as a developer (plus 20k stock options at $1/share per year) and they refused to pay me any more money. I have 17,000 vested stock options, total number of shares at the time of my contract was 4million. I’m a bit confused about share dilution and if it’s worth it for me to buy some of my stock options… thanks in adv!

So...I started my own company in 2018. Things went off like a ROCKET. Its a small Remodeling company and we specialize in higher end bathrooms and kitchens etc. I love working with my hands. I also have my education though and...I am going to return to tech work. I just wonder..when is enough enough? When do you pull the plug?

How do you recruit for startups? Exhausted from lack of responses from cold networking. What else should I do? I am aiming for roles in early stage startups. Didn’t study or work for long in US so don’t have a strong network.

Feel like this has probably been asked in here 1,000x but...

I have an idea for a web+mobile based platform

I’ve done market sizing, know exactly what it is and how it’ll work, and even have verbal seed funding offers.

But I can’t code.

What do I do next and how do I protect my idea from being stolen?

Any ideas on how to get current customers to upgrade their app from free version to paid version besides just listing out the features for them.
What could be a good marketing strategy? Thank you for your time.

Hi everyone, I’m Matt, the Cofounder and CEO of Fishbowl. I’ll be hosting a Fishbowl Live convo this Thursday at 8 PM EST sharing experiences that I hope are helpful for this community based on the 3 startups I’ve launched.

Ideation… product iteration… fundraising... it’s all fair game. You can join us by tapping on this link at 8 PM EST on Thursday:

Who is hiring Human Capital and Learning Development roles right now?

When should I worry about the legal structure and finance of the company?

Is there a cheat sheet to how to startup, till exit?

Please provide valuable inputs.

How do vesting schedules typically work for LLCs giving interest to an advisor?

Looking for advice and recommendations on starting a non-profit healthcare case management company in my area. The focus population served would be low-income seniors with the primary customers being primary care offices that could obtain contracted case management services based on the practice’s needs/financial constraints.

I have my MSW & nearing completion of my MBA. I have 11 years experience, 6 in healthcare inpatient&outpatient.

What recommendations do you have on starting this process?

I’m currently an LLC and looking to assemble an equity deal with an advisor. I don’t know how to set it up with him where he gets his equity in the future when we restructure the entity to a c/s Corp and give out his shares. It doesn’t make sense for us to switch now and get double taxed when we haven’t lifted off the ground. This is pre launch. Any advice?

I have a business idea in the VR/AR space utilizing AI. However, I lack skill sets to evaluate viability or to create an MVP. Neither do I have a network to tap into.

My plan is taking classes to deepen my knowledge while joining and actively participating in communities to find collaborators.

Does this approach make sense or do you recommend other approaches? If it makes sense, do you have any recommendations for classes or communities?

Look forward to hearing your experiences and wisdom!

New to startup ecosystem. What are some resources, books, podcasts that help you along the way? Are there any communities you interact with regularly on Reddit/discord/meetup?