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  1. 1How I make $10k/month with Instagram pages - AMAIn the summer of 2023, I started an Instagram page about the city where I live. At first, it was just for fun, but it grew quickly. After a few months, I reached 40K followers. The page now has 230K followers and is one of the biggest…by u/Cenz220 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  2. 2AI dried up a lot of my client work, so I started building small sites and selling them. $7,405 sold so far.I've spent about twenty years working as a freelance consultant and developer. This year the work has really dried up. Clients started coming back with AI-generated answers, and then I suspect they just started getting AI to do the work…by u/DavidCBlack · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  3. 3My solo iOS app made $7.6k in the last 28 days. I chose to build the hard parts myself.I'm a solo iOS developer, and my app recently made $7,591 in the last 28 days . Nothing huge compared to established businesses, but seeing something I built alone reach this point has been pretty surreal. Here are the latest numbers:…by u/Alternative_Tour1791 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  4. 4Spent 3 months building a dashboard for a client. Almost nobody opened it.Hey all. Sharing a mistake that cost us about three months, in case it saves someone here the same one. Last year we built an internal dashboard for a company running around 120 vehicles. Everything the owner asked for went in. Revenue,…by u/TarasOliinyk · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  5. 5How we helped scale a travel agency from $3,000 to $20,000 in monthly profits within 6 monthsHello Redditors, haven’t posted here in quite a while, but a recent project turned out interesting enough that i figured i should finally write it up. It was a two person agency when they came to us doing flights, hotel packages and visa…by u/digital_wiz · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  6. 6I had lunch with 500 strangers and never tried to sell anything to themI run a business, and over six years I had lunch with 500 people I'd never met before. I never tried to sell anything to any of them. That was deliberate. A lot of business networking begins with an implicit calculation: Could this person…by u/NickBendel · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  7. 7Customers started telling us they found us through ChatGPT. Do I chase it or ignore it?We sell desk accessories on Shopify. Two of us, about 40 products, doing around $38K a month. I'd like to get to $50K by the end of the year, but about 70% of our sales come from Meta ads and email, and ad costs have gone up six months in…by u/Nice_Mood5208 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  8. 8One of the best product lessons I learned as a founder came from getting laughed out of a room.This was back in 2016, when I was building an AI video analytics company. We had built technology that could look at CCTV footage and detect things like theft, loitering and fights. So 2 months into building the company, I got a meeting…by u/Capable_Document3744 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  9. 9just got 3k first week on my 11th app! and the marketing is super automated.hey, so this month i launched my 11th app Coursium, and the first week went pretty well. i mostly reused what i'd learned from my previous 10 apps, with a few tweaks to automate the repetitive stuff. calling it passive income is probably…by u/Amazing_Skill_6080 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  10. 10Four months from launch to exit. This is the new world of business.I write weekly case studies on interesting companies and boil down the lessons to share with others. This past week I went through (almost literally) everything publicly available for Base44 (the AI app builder bought by Wix last year),…by u/investonomicsedu · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  11. 11Went into business with a friend, regret it and walking awayI went into business with a friend, we decided to partner up but this friend has completely made me regret the decision. I work a 9-5 so most of my hours are basically 7-midnight daily (sometimes weekends) I did a full weekend morning to…by u/Lmao45454 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  12. 12How do you find a profitable problem space? (Long read)I’ve been trying entrepreneurship for about 3–4 years now and have attempted around 6 different businesses. I’ve learned a lot from each one, but I keep running into the same problem: finding a problem that is painful enough to pay for,…by u/Prudent-Leek-9580 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  13. 13I opened a venue and spent over $15,000 on ads this year. Attendance is still unpredictable.Earlier this year I left my comfort zone completely. My background is in IT. I'd never run a venue, booked a DJ, or seen how nightlife works behind the scenes. But I've loved electronic music for years, so I built a 4,700 sq ft immersive…by u/vvargas07 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  14. 14High income freelancer vs building an company, what would you do?I'm 27, based in a relatively low-income country, working as a freelancer in niche tech consulting. I make around €80k–€120k/year in revenue, which is insane money where I live. I've also tried building a staffing consultancy, basically…by u/Special_Abalone_7630 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  15. 15It took us 7 months to reach $1K MRR on Stripe. Here's what actually happened.I keep seeing posts about AI startups going from $0 to $10K MRR in 30 days. Well, here's a slightly different story. We just crossed $1K MRR on Stripe. It took us 7 months, a pivot, multiple redesigns, thousands of euros in failed…by u/termicrafter16 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  16. 16Started assembling furniture for family real estate projects. Now I'm building my own business.What's going on, everybody? I'm Wendell, based in Metro Atlanta. I've been putting furniture together since the late 90s. It actually started because I have family members involved in real estate. They were always buying furniture,…by u/MirrSource_Ai · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  17. 17Former founder looking to get back into startups — this time in fitness. Would love honest advice.Hi everyone! I’m a 34-year-old woman and former founder who spent nearly a decade in the STEM education space, working with children and teens. It was a journey filled with highs and lows, some incredibly difficult failures and hardships,…by u/Nearby_Impression670 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  18. 18Starting from zero users: here’s what I’ve tried so far to get my app to 100, and what I got wrongI’m a solo dev with a full-time job, and I’ve been building Thryss on nights and weekends. You create a list, checklist or poll, share it with a link or QR, and whoever opens it can vote or tick items off from the browser, no install…by u/chetuu16 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  19. 19My first two customers came within 2 days of launch. Now it's been 3.5 weeks of nothing and I'm struggling to stay motivatedI'm feeling pretty low right now and just needed to get this off my chest. Within 2 days of launching, I got two paying customers. Complete strangers, with zero promotion. I had only posted about it on Reddit. I was over the moon. Since…by u/Leading-Dot1785 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  20. 20seven days in SF: fewer events, better conversations, and a chain reaction from one introi came to SF expecting to follow the advice i kept hearing: go to events, meet people. the week was a little different. Day 1: walked around and went to a wine festival in Tiburon. By the end of the day I already felt socially exhausted.…by u/dmytro_omelian · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  21. 212 years of building a consumer app to 5k users and $165k in GMV.We launched thinking the app would spread on its own. Someone pays, splits it in the app, invites their friends, friends install. That's the whole theory. In practice, the person who owes you money has no reason to install anything. They…by u/Ok-Profession-2432 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  22. 22My most expensive mistakes when scaling a business......was hiring someone who's TOO experienced. Just wanted to share cause this topic doesn't get discussed nearly enough in startup circles. Everyone tells you to hire people who are smarter and more experienced than you. Which makes sense,…by u/NakedPush · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  23. 23First time mum, can't shift brain fog - business is sufferingI had my son 4 years by emergency section and have since been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Decided to relaunch my agency but I'm not getting anything done. I feel so slow, like it takes more than double the amount of time to understand…by u/coffee_girlll · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  24. 24I think I failed as an entrepreneurHey everyone. I'm 26, and I've been running a successful ecommerce business (sunglasses, Instagram-driven, dropshipping model) for about 6 years. At its peak I was doing around $40K/year in revenue. Besides that, I've started multiple…by u/AltruisticProduct286 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  25. 25How to start eBay dropshipping from scratch in 2026 (my real experience from 2 years of doing it)I've been eBay dropshipping for around 2 years now and it's let me go full time and work doing this while I travel and have done it from over 7+ countries now on my own time. I've introduced a bunch of friends and people in communities to…by u/dualtimed1 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  26. 26Before I build this: what should a client-facing AI agent never be allowed to see?I do some client work alongside my own projects, and last month I caught an AI draft for one client using a sign-off phrase I had only ever used with a different client. Nobody noticed but me. Honestly it freaked me out a little. So I am…by u/Asly97 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  27. 27If AI can now do most of the work why should I launch a business ?I ve been trying to understand the following statement if AI can generate websites, music, creatives, games etc in an already overcrowded place what is the point of creating another one??by u/Georgetheaff · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  28. 28Niching down on “boring” product details became our whole marketing angleRunning a body-jewellery brand (Monster Piercing). Early on we couldn’t out-spend anyone on ads, so we competed on the thing nobody else bothered with: transparency. The insight: in our niche, half the market mislabels materials,…by u/Responsible_Swing846 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  29. 29Do you actually need a local entity to hire someone overseas?A lot of people assume you have to set up a company in a country before you can hire anyone there. That’s not always true. One way around it is using an Employer of Record. They become the legal employer on paper and handle the contract,…by u/battams-dominicki8o3 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  30. 30How do you show a SaaS product in a short video when setup takes ten minutes?If I were briefing a short video for a SaaS product, I'd start with the task someone needs done, including the awkward part. For a reporting tool, that might be taking a messy spreadsheet and finding the one number needed for Monday's…by u/Brufacee · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  31. 31Got tired of fighting Excel over inventory, so I built my own setupI've been running a bakery for a little over two years. When I first opened, we only sold a few kinds of bread. Last year I expanded the shop and brought on a few new bakers, and we added a lot of new bread varieties. Regulars who used to…by u/EOJ_me · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  32. 32Software stack for new businessHello fellow travelers! I am starting a business renting out indoor plants to offices. I have the wholesale product supply & knowledge locked down but need help with best software tools. We will be renting out indoor plants, monthly fee.…by u/PotatoMammoth3228 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  33. 33Can I make a business out of building SaaS apps?For roughly a year now, I've built SaaS apps and MVPs for people who want to make money with their idea. However, I'm struggling with the continuity of sales. Around 50% of my projects came from offline network. While I'm grateful for it,…by u/SignatureSharp3215 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  34. 34We finally figured out how to get customers for our SaaS. Now we have a different problem.For months, our biggest challenge was getting people to actually pay for our product. We tried Google Ads, Meta Ads, UGC campaigns, different audiences, different pricing, and rebuilt our onboarding more times than I'd like to admit.…by u/termicrafter16 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  35. 35How to figure out what other countries should payI am trying to price my digital product in different countries so that I can get customers there but I feel like I’m pricing too low because I don’t understand what people from these countries can afford. I can look at my competitors but…by u/sumizeit · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  36. 36Building a radio network from the ground up — and growing it into a commercial media businessAfter nearly forty years behind a microphone, I’ve helped build and launch a radio network together with a creative working group and AI collaborators. The project is SBN — Stellar Broadcasting Network, a web radio network with four…by u/Fabianpetersen · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  37. 37AI setters for online coaches. Valid idea?We’re starting a small done-for-you service and want honest feedback. What we sell: We set up and manage an AI assistant in online coaches’ Instagram DMs. It replies to every inquiry in under 5 minutes, asks a few qualifying questions,…by u/zZYNX1 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  38. 38Coaches: How do you handle Instagram DMs?We’re two young founders researching how online coaches deal with inquiries in their DMs. Not selling anything here, just trying to understand the problem before building something no one needs. Answer only what you’re comfortable with,…by u/zZYNX1 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  39. 39what to ask before signing with an employer of record?We're a 12-person fintech startup expanding into the Netherlands, and we're going with EOR (employer of record) because we're not ready to set up a local entity there yet. Currently comparing the big 3 Deel, Remote and Workmotion with…by u/Expertiez0604 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  40. 40I built an on-device app that auto-sorts my SMS so OTPs and tickets stop getting buriedFor the past few months I was building an app for my own use case and nothing else. It sorts my SMS into categories so I can tell which ones matter and which don't. The problem: whenever I got something important, like an OTP or travel…by u/shiro69_69 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  41. 41Best Part About Entrepreneurship For Me is......making sure everybody eats. Everybody seems to adore and praise you. But deep down you don't feel you deserve it. Every step you make is to make sure the company grow and prosper. You make sacrifices and complicated decisions daily…by u/andratheandra · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  42. 4240, British, new to entrepreneurship, burnt out and out of money in South America. Looking for people who get itHi everyone. I'm Adam, and I'll be honest from the start. I'm fairly new to entrepreneurship, and it's been much harder than I expected. I'm a massive Alex Hormozi fan and love that whole way of thinking: learning, building and scaling.…by u/Pearcey1409 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  43. 43If cloud infrastructure is eating into your margins, let's talk.I've built PatagonicRune, an infrastructure company focused on helping growing software businesses operate their infrastructure without having to build a full internal team around it. Cloud costs are only part of the problem. As a product…by u/Low-Group5696 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  44. 44AI is eating our custom software work too. The one thing it has not touched is the business nobody wanted.Eight years, 730 custom projects. A lot of that was exactly the work AI is quietly absorbing now. Clients used to pay us to build internal tools, and this year a few of them tried building it themselves first. Hard to blame them. What has…by u/SumeetKatariya · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  45. 45I’m 23 and trying to find my first 10 customers before building too muchI’m building a company, and my next goal isn’t launching anything. It’s finding 10 people who might actually pay for what I’m working on. For anyone who’s started a business, what was your first real sign that people wanted your product?by u/WorryDesigner8152 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  46. 46I’ve recently lost everythingMoney Car Women All I got left is my apartment and a restaurant job I was a personal trainer with the car and was able to get enough clients to save money but after loosing it lost them all and it being off season in Florida it hit me…by u/Kungfujer · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  47. 47I built an Android finance app and finally started getting paying usersI've been building Cipher, a privacy-first personal finance app for Android, mostly on my own. The idea is pretty simple: instead of manually entering expenses, Cipher reads supported bank SMS and payment notifications and turns them into…by u/_men_are_brave_ · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  48. 48The first hire can create more work before it starts saving timeWhen a small business expands, hiring a new person often seems like the natural next step. However, bringing someone new on board entails training them, supervising their work, answering questions and correcting errors while they learn…by u/PotatoLife7045 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  49. 49I finally built a business that gives me money, freedom and time with my kids. So why do I feel like I’m wasting my potential?I’ve been running my own small business for about 6 years now, mainly as a freelancer and consultant. For most of that time, I also had several employees and temporary workers on my payroll. Over the years, some were hired directly by…by u/nicobocin · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  50. 50One too many silent failures in cold outreach, so I built the machine I wanted: lessons from a solo founderFounder story. I run a small software studio (Studio Synapse, Italy) and we do cold outreach for our own products. For a long time the stack was five tools: a sender, a warmup tool, a verifier, a spreadsheet, and a separate inbox for…by u/Ray_Smith · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  51. 51What skills should I learn to become a great startup CEO?I'm currently the CEO of an early-stage AI-based healthtech startup. The thing is, I don't have any exceptional technical skills like coding, nor do I have strong financial knowledge. However, I communicate well with people, and those…by u/Abject-Ad5849 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  52. 52my landing page was live 7 months before I ever checked it on a phoneI run a small product by myself. My landing page has 6 sections, a few files I upload from my laptop. It's been live 7 months and I thought it was solid. A stranger emailed me. The footer was covering the signup button on their phone.…by u/Virtual-Mammoth3730 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  53. 53From the factory floor to building for factories. Looking for a partnerFor 3 years I was Business Ops & Systems Lead at a 200+ person manufacturing plant. I worked across every department and on the floor, improved processes, built tools with Claude and automations, and got people to use them. That’s where I…by u/Background_Plate1164 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  54. 54Hundreds of cold calls to small businesses taught me my product idea was wrongI got into this after watching a TikTok about selling websites to small businesses. It looked simple: build a site, charge a few hundred bucks, repeat. So I built websites and started cold calling local businesses to sell them. Hundreds…by u/Gigantic_Elephant · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  55. 55Billing is the part of the MSP that still feels taped togetherWe are a small MSP, about 40 clients, mostly flat rate plus a few projects. PSA is fine. Tickets get closed. The mess starts when the invoice leaves the tool. Someone exports, someone checks the card, someone chases the late one in email,…by u/olokpapi · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  56. 566 years of hands-on ecommerce experience , what's next?Hey everyone, I'm 26 and I've spent the last 7 years building and running ecommerce businesses independently. My main business was an Instagram-driven sunglasses brand that reached around $50K/year in profit at its peak. I've also…by u/AltruisticProduct286 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  57. 57Tips for email outboundHi I’m trying to get a few clients for web design / SEO for my agency Wondering if anyone has any tips for this? Obviously volume is one, but do you need multiple email inboxes if so how do you set them up safely? What should the first…by u/FrontRaspberry5060 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  58. 58Looking for a course that sold, got students results, then got forgottenNot a dead course. A neglected one. You built it, people paid for it, students got results. Then you moved on to the next thing and now it just sits there. I keep running into situations where the product's fine, but nobody's really…by u/PresidentEvil99 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  59. 59Founders: what would make branding and positioning worth your time?Hello founders! I’m in the process of becoming a solopreneur and therefore, I'm researching how founders decide whether to spend time or money on branding and positioning, both for their business and for themselves. Have you considered…by u/Round-Fan-7728 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  60. 60I have a waitlist for an idea that started with my own problem. What should I validate first?For more than two weeks I was sleeping 7 to 8 hours and still waking up tired. WHOOP was showing low recovery, a high resting heart rate and low HRV. I'm not saying supplements explain or fix why I felt that way. It got me thinking about…by u/OutlandishnessNo5051 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  61. 61I lost 60 pounds and had multiple viral TikTok videos with millions of views. I’m thinking about turning my experience into a digital weight-loss guide. For those who sell e-books, is this a business worth pursuing?I lost 60 pounds and gained a lot of traction on TikTok sharing my weight-loss journey. Several of my videos went viral, with millions of views and one reaching over 2 million views. I’ve been thinking about turning what I’ve learned…by u/ThrowRA19987 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  62. 62I make every cleaner do a paid trial clean before I hire them, and it filters out half my applicantsResumes mean nothing in cleaning. Everyone says they have five years of experience and an eye for detail. Then you send them solo to a real home and they skip the baseboards, leave streaks on the mirrors, and take four hours on a two…by u/BagAdministrative330 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  63. 63I built a free typing practice site - how would you get the first 500 users?I built a free typing practice site - how would you get the first 500 users? I’ve been working on TikiType (tikitype.com), basically a free typing site with typing tests, practice modes, endurance, etc. I’m at the point where the product…by u/sgunawan514 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  64. 64If your homepage says “AI powered platform” what would your customer actually tell their boss you do?A SaaS client came to us last year because their trials weren’t converting. Their homepage said “AI powered revenue intelligence platform” The product was good and the traffic was decent but almost every trial died somewhere between the…by u/Warm-Reaction-456 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  65. 65My cleaners check their own pay in the portal and stopped texting me about moneyWhen pay questions lived in my texts, every Friday looked the same. Cleaners wanted to know which jobs counted, what each job paid, and when the money would land. I would scroll through threads, add numbers on my phone, and still get one…by u/BagAdministrative330 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  66. 66What was your biggest mistake when trying to grow your business?Looking back, what's one thing you did while trying to grow your business that you'd handle completely differently now? Could be hiring too early, spending money on the wrong things, chasing the wrong customers, or just wasting months on…by u/Top-Reveal6830 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  67. 67The biggest lie about starting a businessHot take: I don't think coming up with a business idea is the hard part anymore. You can get 100 ideas from ChatGPT in 5 minutes. The hard part is actually doing something with one of them. Building it, figuring out what people want,…by u/Top-Reveal6830 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  68. 68The business model I am testing does not need thousands of usersI have been validating the economics of AssetHours before I start outreach and the numbers at scale are actually surprising. The plans are currently set at $39 a month for up to 10 pieces of equipment, $79 for up to 35, and $159 for…by u/RustAndRiches · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  69. 69Advice seeker for my FintechHi, I'm writing to get your opinion on something. I run a fintech company focused on cross-border payment fees. We charge a flat fee, whereas most of our competitors charge a percentage of the transaction amount. To diversify and…by u/Pretend-Stomach-5290 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  70. 70More content isn't always the answer to getting more trafficOne thing I've been thinking about while working on SEO workflows is how easy it is to assume that low traffic means you need to publish more content. Sometimes that's true. But sometimes, the content already exists and the problem is…by u/rapidwombatcom · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  71. 71I productized my old agency and got backed by Y Combinator. Here's 5 things I learnt along the way:when I first started out, we had around 10 VAs from the Philippines manually finding leads for us. their job was to go through LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook, X, YouTube, and pretty much anywhere our potential customers were hanging out, find…by u/namanyayg · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  72. 72Launch week of a big update to my car app, done alone. What shipped and what I'm doing this weekDavide here, the only person behind DrivePulse. It's a car app that reads the car through a cheap OBD2 adapter, like the ones Veepeak or Vgate sell. It explains fault codes in plain words and logs fuel use, engine health and every trip.…by u/Drivepulse00 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  73. 73Anti Scroll - September Update (first sale!!)update on anti scroll, solo building an android app that hard blocks other apps with no override option. big one this month: first ever sale. someone in poland bought the lifetime unlock, almost exactly a year after launch. 47.87 zł which…by u/ShabsDev24 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  74. 74If buyers keep misclassifying you, better copy won't fix itHey all. Something from a project this year that generalises past our industry. Client runs non-emergency medical transport. Getting patients to dialysis, chemo, post-op checkups. Properly screened drivers, wheelchair-certified vehicles,…by u/TarasOliinyk · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-19 · in 6 captures
  75. 75I tracked every hour of marketing work for 90 days. 60% of it produced zero measurable results.I run a small B2B tool, about $14K MRR. I always felt busy on marketing but couldn't tell where the growth was coming from. So for 90 days I logged every marketing task, the hours it took, and whether it produced a measurable result…by u/Upbeat_Quit7362 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  76. 76SaaS teams: what has actually shortened your ad creative approval time?For those running ads for an app or SaaS, what happens when a finished video needs approval? Before ordering another batch, I would want one person named to approve it and a clear distinction between a factual correction and a new…by u/Brufacee · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 5 captures
  77. 77Seven months freelancing: from a two-figure test job on a freelance platform to mostly direct work and a stake in a companyI'm a C# developer. I had exactly one client on one of the big freelance platforms back in 2023, then left the account alone until March this year, when I started bidding properly. The first jobs were small and priced low on purpose. A…by u/Hrolgarr · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  78. 78Spent 3 months building and training an AI video detector. Made my first ₹10K. Zero regretsThree months ago, I started working on something I wasn't sure would pay off. I wanted to build an AI video detector that could help people figure out whether a video was real or AI-generated. I spent the next 3 months working on it. A…by u/prade7 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-17 · in 4 captures
  79. 79Month 6 of building a lead-gen SaaS solo: what I’ve built, what I got wrong, and what’s nextHey everyone, I’m a senior frontend dev with 9 years in, working full-time for enterprise clients. On the side I run a small dev company and a couple of other ventures. Since around April I’ve been building CertLeads , a B2B lead-gen tool…by u/0verThr0w3 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  80. 80What would you do with this mix of skills? Looking for monetization and business ideas.I have about 10 years of experience with local and offshore companies in sales and customer service, including cold outreach, account management, and leading a small sales team. and I’ve recently picked up AI prompting and AI video…by u/nextstepnomad · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  81. 81I built a massive 6-in-1 Next.js boilerplate, realized almost nobody wanted the bloat, and rebuilt it from scratch. Here’s what changed.A few months ago, I set out to build what I thought was the ultimate boilerplate: a single Next.js project containing 6 completely different production site types (SaaS, Agency Studio, Digital Commerce, Content, Portfolio, and Marketing…by u/Willing-Novel6708 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  82. 82The most useful thing I did this year was call five customers who quitEarlier this year one of my businesses had a churn problem, and I kept trying to fix it with features. New onboarding. A new pricing page. Then I finally did the thing I'd been dodging for months and called five people who canceled to ask…by u/sumizeit · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  83. 83Where to find a co-founder?I'm building a startup and I think it will launch very soon, I’m currently handling the technical/product side, and I’m looking for someone (co-founder) who could eventually take more ownership of growth, marketing, and operations. For…by u/HeadChance123 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  84. 84Got tired of watching my parents use the wrong credit card and not asking for discounts so I built an app to fix it.It’s been a journey, but started because I just got annoyed that my parents had multiple cards and didn’t use them well and stores don’t broadcast discounts available… I have a growing user base, and the product has evolved a lot. TLDR:…by u/Automatic_Umpire_357 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  85. 85When do you decide to kill a feature?I have an app with a lot of features. One feature I had a lot of hope for, but no one uses it and it doesn't get people to convert even though I offer part of it for free. It works for competitors but doesn't work for me. When do you…by u/sumizeit · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-21 · in 8 captures
  86. 86Building your website and idea is the way to go. (online visibility advice)I have been planning on started a business helping people automating their online visibility. My first plan was to build the site and learn about marketing and perfecting it. I launched the website before I made the business fully public…by u/apnatva-dev · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-18 · in 4 captures
  87. 87I spent 3 years building a free alternative to UDS and Biglion. No commissions. No middlemen. Just a map.Three years ago, I watched a small café owner in Tashkent spend his entire monthly marketing budget on one blogger post. It brought zero customers. I remember thinking: this is broken. So I started building MapChap. Took me three years…by u/Substantial-Bee6397 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  88. 88Renter-friendly switchable noise-blocking mosquito window drape — one button to toggle sound dampening, always keeps bugs out. Would you buy this?Hi everyone, I’m building a prototype for an entrepreneurship competition. I’m testing if this product solves a real pain point for renters.The problem I live in an apartment on a busy road. Renters can’t drill or permanently modify…by u/ConcentrateOne5778 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-20 · in 7 captures
  89. 89App and SaaS founders: what evidence made you give an acquisition channel another try?For those running an app or SaaS: what made you keep investing in an acquisition channel when the first results looked weak? I'd want to see whether those users completed the main task and came back, and give each group the same amount of…by u/Brufacee · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  90. 90Helping small business owners explore AI and learning from their feedbackOne thing I’m keeping in mind while building WolfeOS: AI needs to help with a real task, and the owner needs a clear way to check the result. For a small business, I’d start with something repetitive, information you already have, and an…by u/wolfeyyz · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-16 · in 3 captures
  91. 91I have 15–20 home service clients. Looking for a serious lead-gen JV partnerI've built long-standing relationships with 15–20 clients in the home services space. Good revenue potential, established relationships, and room to scale. 10 to 15 years. I'm looking for someone who genuinely knows how to generate…by u/Traditional-Copy-608 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  92. 92"Getting up to Speed" - Building an App Pt 1Okay so this is prob gonna be an ongoing series where I talk about building an app, what its like, the design process, etc. Think of this post as part one of the series, and hopefully ya'll will find it cool and interesting. So where are…by u/situ139 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  93. 93We spent months building an AI tool for social media managers. Turns out, they didn't really want it.About seven months ago, we were convinced we'd found a great market for our SaaS. We were building Picmim, an AI-powered social media management platform. Think Buffer on steroids. The idea was that social media managers and marketing…by u/termicrafter16 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  94. 94I'm a brand designer in Dubai, looking to connect with founders who give a damn about what they're building.TL;DR: I'm a Dubai-based brand designer with nearly 20 years of experience, looking to connect with founders and business owners who care about what they're building. Whether you're starting something new, rethinking your brand, or need…by u/hmdqdrshk · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  95. 95Is cold calling still a critical in 2026?Currently in the process of setting up a productised accountancy service and am deciding on what sales strategy to use. Lots of mixed reviews about the state of cold calling at the moment, and I don't really know where to begin. Whether…by u/TennisSkirt1628 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  96. 96Do any of you only work 4 hours/day even though you're still in 'grind mode'?I know it's a weird question but I ask because sometimes I think I might be more productive that way and curious if anyone has actually tried it. Right now I work a 'typical' 8-10 hour day. I start at around 8am and work until noon, take…by u/rococo78 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  97. 97Whats the most surprising way anybody has found someone great to work with?I mean not through LinkedIn or through a recruiter or through a job board. I mean the really strange ones like someone you met in a Discord group. A person who left a comment on your project. Someone from your college days. A random…by u/makemoney-TRADEnIT · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  98. 98Looking for UK/US Entrepreneur to Scale Ready BusinessLooking for a UK/EU or US sales-driven entrepreneur with IB/capital-markets experience to join and scale our already-running advisory firm that connects US founders to Gulf & European capital — alongside me and my co-founder.by u/Worth_Frame3997 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture
  99. 99SaaS founders: do you let the person filming your ad use the product before writing the script?When a SaaS founder hires someone to make a short product video, I would give them a test account and one real task before handing over a script. I want to see what they notice when they try it, including the part they need help with.…by u/Brufacee · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-15 · in 2 captures
  100. 100Turning your 9-to-5 into a 9-to-2 in exchange for a review\ This is not a promotional post, I am not selling anything.) I'm looking for a few working professionals to try my automation service for free in exchange for an honest review. I build scripts, n8n workflows, and AI automations to take…by u/No-Highway-9922 · first seen 2026-10-14 · last seen 2026-10-14 · in 1 capture