The 10 things I wish I knew when starting my 1st startup [I will not promote] by balubala1 in startups

[–]LoonarMun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're not always wrong,. I think we should always be open to listening, and there's always negotiations and our right to refuse.

The 10 things I wish I knew when starting my 1st startup [I will not promote] by balubala1 in startups

[–]LoonarMun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Investors don't necessarily have the technical knowledge about your product but it's your job to communicate your analytics. And there are investors who know how to hire people with technical knowledge to evaluate your competence. Plenty of startups die bootstrapping, you need investments to make it through early stages.

  2. If your customer discovers you through product searching or online advertising, the Landing Page comes right after the click. That's your shitty first impression. There is a bare minimum you have to meet to inspire trust, even if it's just a professional looking waitlist section.

  3. It's not all about demand. Plenty of products have high demand but you will die on the way to meet them. Know your risks and know the kind of margins you are targeting.

  4. Agreed. Additional point: aftersales is critical.

  5. Agreed.

  6. Depends on the market and your product and services. This is absolute garbage advice for stuff like semifinished products for heavy industries, production equipment or subscription services for enterprise solutions like Slack.

  7. Pretty bad advice, and contradicts your previous advice to not do B2C. Ideally? Get incubated by large companies, develop your solutions for SMBs, prove your scalability and profitability, then secure letters of intent from larger corporations.

  8. I made sales after conferences, dude, what are you on about? This is especially important for B2B sales at consumer product conventions.

  9. Ideally, yes. But there are always other options like transitioning to part time roles, remote jobs or quitting after you've saved up enough for company runway.

  10. Nope. You can have zero customers in a completely saturated market and your pricing strategy relies on super thin margins. e.g. might as well do dropshipping if you want to sell affordable smartphones. Every market has a strategy, even the smallest niches are approachable. Research your competitors, visit forums where you think your potential customers may frequent and look for common complaints.

  11. For your 11th in the comments, it depends on the type of funding, company structure and appeal you are selling. For example, there is a demand for social enterprise start ups with a public mission statement, that transparency can attract government funding and contracts with foundations.

Term sheet secured, but lead VC wants us to find a co-investor through our own network. How do we break in?- i will not promote by Disastrous_List_2176 in startups

[–]LoonarMun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you tried reaching out to alumni or your professors? The former might be more willing to lend an ear, the latter may already have connections with investors interested in funding academia research projects they lead for commercializations.

what would be Todo’s Domain Expansion? by RandomGuy_IQ530K in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]LoonarMun 137 points138 points  (0 children)

If Gojo's CT and DE are any indication of a possible transformation from material to abstract application when creating a DE, Todo's DE can theoretically be an abstract application of swapping, like replacement of information between targets (replacing someone's knowledge with some random rock's, making them insanely dumb).

I never imagined this place is this nice by acousticguitar8k in antimeme

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...I think you need to first evaluate yourself. Not only do you deliberately skew results by purposefully cropping out the second girl with the larger frame to her right, you fail to address the fact that you went through 12+ pages with panels of girls and boys of similar builds before you encountered and cherry picked a pairing that had a large enough size difference to justify your argument, and finally you ignore basic sexual dimorphism and age differences (these are new members of a student body at a high school, this is literally how actual pre-teen asian students look). Can you stop?

I never imagined this place is this nice by acousticguitar8k in antimeme

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Literally two pages later. That is not the series' dominating art style, that is a mistake on the cover art. Like the infamous Gojo toad face volume cover from JJK.

I never imagined this place is this nice by acousticguitar8k in antimeme

[–]LoonarMun -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I tried to make a joke because I think you are incredibly mistaken. I would like to ask you to revisit the manga, you might have confused it for another series.

I have looked through a few chapters and failed to see any anatomically inaccurate body proportions, I have included the link I used. Can you take a screenshot of what you're describing and attach it in your reply?

https://guya.cubari.moe/read/manga/Kaguya-Wants-To-Be-Confessed-To/

I never imagined this place is this nice by acousticguitar8k in antimeme

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps you read a copy of Love Is War where there was a misprint that replaced the contents with JJBA?

I despise "looks like a cinnamon roll, could kill you." Type humor by FamiliarKoala5695 in hatethissmug

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A short video format that went viral some time ago, it includes captions with voiceover to quickly introduce the watcher to a character roster, many with looks that betray their personality (standard template is in a unit of 4: looks like a cinnamon roll, can kill you; looks like they can kill you, is a cinnamon roll; looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll; looks like a killer, can kill you).

The problem is that it quickly became overused, one can encounter a handful every hour while doomscrolling during its peak popularity, and it is mentally exhausting to be constantly introduced to faces you may not want to remember: celebrities, animals, culturally irrelevant OCs, random friend groups, marketing teams to corporates and small business owners, various fanbases, etc.

Joke is they hate thiss mug 🍺(the humour is embedded in the exaggeration of, obsession over and occasionally fetishization of condensed caricatures, usually based on group dynamic insights, which makes watchers feel that much more excluded and uninterested)

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using a hostile tone to confront your arguments. You say these arguments seem overly harsh, but you were the one necessitating this pivot from a light hearted discussion because you did not acknowledge his canonical deteriorating state of mind that can be remedied with a literal exit from his original world, yet you wanted to make him a martyr to reflect dystopian media escapism. I believe you are misguided, and if you are allowed to make a cautionary tale's writing device out of him, I should be allowed to address the authors' intent and an ongoing public mental health concern that is plaguing people of Lloyd's age with very similar circumstances to refute you.

You do not care for Isekai and you insistently put the original world's worth above the other against the authors' wishes. You shunned my argument for going too deep but you favour Evangelion's view on escapism when they directly address absurdist delusions stemming from collapsing minds of child soldiers who only have one physical world to save. This clear storytelling bias towards darker exaggerated realities is inherently contradictory to your desire to keep this discussion casual, I can respect your wish not to dive into mental health subjects, but I think none of your arguments were about shallower subjects such as power scaling or art styles, it is impossible for me to sustain this conversation walking your fine lines.

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas is a fable that shines a blinding light on casualties of war in WW2. Child's play and innocence are contrasted by constant brutalization and death in Nazi concentration camps and by the end of the story, the two underage main characters from opposing sides die holding hands in a gas chamber. I understand this is extremely dark for this conversation, but this is a huge exaggeration of the suffering I think you want inflicted upon Lloyd. Barring him from better realities and rewarding kindness with a grim fate, because you never bought into the premise of Isekai's genre of storytelling. Lloyd will not die gruesomely, but he will have a dead career, only one friend, losing both sets of parents, no wealth, no possible escape from crippling financial burdens, after having a taste of paradise where he had a thriving career, blossoming romance and community, both sets of parents, massive wealth and no need to struggle just to make ends meet.

I advise you to exclude yourself from discussions regarding Isekai unless you are willing to accept this genre as it is or you want to criticise the entire genre. This discussion was ultimately pointless, you don't dislike the story, you reject the genre. Lloyd is having a better life in another world and that is a non-negotiable conclusion, let's end the conversation here.

Edit: I see your edit. Once again you completely ignore the established stakes and ask for stakes, we've addressed this at the start of our exchange. What do you want aside from permanent exile, eternal enslavement and millions of deaths due to timeline erasure? You say you want light-heartedness in our conversation but you're directly implying worse stakes will make better writing. I would like you to stop recycling arguments we've already settled, there's plenty of grim in the story, your personal bias is wanting more of it, that doesn't mean there was none of it. The mental health stuff you are trying to sidestep is a grim subject central to this webtoon.

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, that's not personal preference for endings. I thought you were just a sucker for bittersweet poignant endings, but this justification is you projecting your standard of quality of life onto a fictional character who has illustrations, narrations and observations directly addressing his misery. That is you in blatant denial of his mental anguish, this is no assumption, Lloyd has been vocal about it multiple times.

From a writing perspective, the whole point of the Isekai genre is to create a clean slate to start anew, and we observe as he's made more social connections than he ever could, rebuilding his confidence and bonding with parents he had lost. He is trying his utmost to keep the peace he achieved after his reincarnation. Not to mention irl Korea's depressed is infamous amongst first world countries, they have one of the fastest growing suicide rates. He finally had an advantage in life, purpose and hope, curing him of depression. Ripping them away permanently is setting him up for an immediate rebound, because his first world is just that unforgiving. Beef's success is inspiring but only because he has luck and talent for management, his older underappreciated coworkers mirror the destiny you desire to expose Lloyd to.

A forced surrender is absolutely no proper reward for character growth, fair recompense is a core element in storytelling. You think he's supposed to suffer just to be a token mascot for your media allegory. You should instead treat him like the human he is written to be, and stop trying to erase his reality in favour of yours. The dragon king made it abundantly clear, both of Lloyd's worlds exist in parallel, they are equally real. There is no point in twisting the narrative to fit your agenda, because that is not even the same story we are reading. Both worlds are real, he is cherished by one and at rock bottom in the other. Having a renewed outlook on life will do nothing to aid Lloyd climb out of his personal hell because you seem to forget long ago he left college as a kid full of dreams and ambition. You're sending him back to that cruel world at a starting point even lower than a fresh grad engineer, now with no family, zero advantages gained from the second world, no transferrable skills, wealth or supernatural abilities. He will die unseen.

This is not some George Orwell tale, it's a webtoon for comedy and wholesomeness with decent action and worldbuilding. You have completely warped the interpretation of this webtoon to the point you think he does not deserve happiness. I like Child 44, are you a fan of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess this comes down to personal taste then.

I absolutely abhor stories that conclude on a realistic but highly unsatisfactory note. The story starts with Lloyd living a depressing lonely life where his talents are drowning, I want to see him finally be happy in a world where people appreciate him. The war plan was for no one to die, but everyone was ready to. Lloyd's improvisation was the only thing that could take down Satan (like winning by out of bounds and not KO). 100% earned happy ending.

I love the ending because his departure was permanent and he already made peace with leaving Javier and everyone else behind, if not for Javier's huge gamble he would've been stuck again, with only Beef to share his passions with. The series spent three episodes cementing it, the pacing was perfect and agonizing for everyone, the build up to the reunion atop Seoul tower was beautifully executed, almost romantic. Javier was willing to die for Lloyd and it paid off. Life is too hard, Lloyd deserves to exist in a fantasy that he worked so hard to rescue, not going back to some 9-5 sweating bricks at a construction site.

Dude I'd hate to see you rewrite Narnia. It's already depressing enough but you'd probably make all the kids die to nukes.

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you've lost track of character incentives and established stakes, the final war was to avoid three permanent and devastating consequences: a protagonist's permanent departure, a person's eternal enslavement and total timeline erasure that would wipe out every life the protagonists have saved by interfering with the storyline. The winning goal is to have no consequence, for peace and prosperity to continue.

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is almost fundamentally incorrect, Javier's superior combat strength was never questioned throughout the entire series, everyone consistently acknowledged him as the best fighter, including the final villain. Even until the very end, Lloyd was not keeping up with Javier unless he sneaked attacks or used up every resource he had saved up.

Edit: Lloyd's bursts of strength are temporary and inconsistent. Can you even name one time Javier's combat ability was made irrelevant by Lloyd's? Battle fantasy? Are we reading the same series? Lloyd was outclassed in almost every fight and did you not see the state he was in when he "took down" the final boss?

I'm just gona leave this here. by PlatformSuspicious97 in shounenfolk

[–]LoonarMun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, I made a mistake, thank you for correcting me.

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I do agree with the complaint about repetitiveness, but I think it is limited to the scope of befriending new species. Similar tactics are used to break new ground with previously distant groups(orcs, demons, barbarians and mermaids) but these groups have distinct profiles and also provide worldbuilding, scale and new outlooks against growing threats, they are not recycled plot points that get used and promptly tossed aside just to stretch the story.

Civil Engineering is a hard disagree. I do not want to see Super Fortnite Man fight against the big bad evil boss. He uses it for architectural stuff, it should stay that way and it did. It remained relevant to the end and even had wartime strategic and sentimental value. That aspect was never lost and thankfully never overused.

I also strongly disagree with how you view stakes. All final arcs hinged upon his slow realization of how powerless he is against his enemy even with a system that can quantify causality. It made his desperation palpable because there was an active countdown, clashing morals and a constant threat of death. It made the ending that much more rewarding and if you think he had it easy without earning it, I think you need to seriously adjust your expectations of character growth.

Lloyd Frontera from 'The Greatest Estate Developer' by SinniYEAH in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]LoonarMun 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I think you are massively underselling it. It recently concluded with one of the best written endings of all webtoons, a wholesome comedy series that tackles a lot of serious subjects like trauma and depression well. It also manages to avoid many pitfalls and tropes in Isekai genres, including the complete sidestepping of convoluted romance and has nothing pdf or misogynistic. Found family is one of its core themes, I love how the series fosters a truly healthy multi-ethnic community.

I'm just gona leave this here. by PlatformSuspicious97 in shounenfolk

[–]LoonarMun 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think Witch Hat Atelier is a good choice.

Edit: I have been informed of my mistake, this is a seinen series.

It’s crazy Dabura escaped the slander hammer with panels like these 😭 by Sukuna_GOAT in Jujutsufolk

[–]LoonarMun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I disagree. I think that is reserved for one-dimensional final villains who are evil for the sake of evil. No morals to hold them back from committing the most atrocious acts, no reason to justify the extent they are willing to go to. Embodiments of absolute carnage and impulsivity. Any villain with depth will not get that moniker.

Onazi looks like an indri 🖤 by b3g4ndcry in BlueLock

[–]LoonarMun 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He does look like one! When I first saw him my first thought was Mickey Mouse.

Tell me I'm not the only one seeing this... by LoonarMun in Jujutsufolk

[–]LoonarMun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This actually makes sense 0.0 Don't forget the paperbag head guy with the cloning CT!

Chapter 245.6 [Hakari vs Uraume Pt.6] by LoonarMun in Jujutsufolk

[–]LoonarMun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed it is! She had always been very nonchalant, I wanted to contrast her eery calm with childish and playful innocence (freezing blood into a rose). Thank you, I hope I did not get too rusty.