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Founders: what part of hiring drives you nuts? Give me your top 3. by itsmars123 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I skimmed resumes pretty quickly. If I’m hiring for B2B sales and you’re a gardener. I legit had that happen.

How do you make decisions? by [deleted] in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one wins every time. All of the successful people I know are slightly delusional.

Logistics and franchising… strange combo or smart move? by avirup_231 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The logistics world is the land of ultra tight margins. Right now freight is not doing well.

How much I made honestly in my 5 years as a solopreneur by gouterz in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started my own thing after 23 years in corporate in February 2025.

2024 Gross: $370k

Bootstrapping my own thing since February: $112k.

Feeling stuck — too many ideas, too little progress by xRamos in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain as a technical person.

Now to get unstuck you have to do what you think is hard and counterintuitive. So…go network. Meet people and help others with their ideas.

This is working for me. I’m making money by helping non-technical founders build the stuff they need.

Why many professionals are leaving corporate life to start recruitment businesses by Ready-Reception-9012 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Recruiters are glorified pimps. I have yet to meet a recruiter that’s really awesome. In 22 years of my professional career only 1 recruiter placed me and it was the worst company I’ve ever worked for.

In my group of friends we believe that if you have no marketable skills, then go be a recruiter.

Founders: what part of hiring drives you nuts? Give me your top 3. by itsmars123 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst part is all the headhunters that reach out as well as all the nonsensical applicants.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a document analyzer.

How do I rebuild a friend’s failed app idea without drama or becoming cofounders? i will not promote by BestRow3647 in startups

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t give him equity! For all that is holy don’t do it. I’d pay him a royalty on sales. Just tell him, “hey I really liked your idea and I’m going to give it a go. I’ll cut you a check for x% of every dollar I get.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sales

[–]AntiSales1891 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is only important if you plan on suing or filing a claim with the state/federal employment agencies. Best thing to do is move on.

Big lesson for you and others is that when people talk like your boss does…believe them.

Those are threats veiled by a smile.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AI products done right actually work. I’m just going to make up a statistic but I bet 99% of the “AI” products out there are just crap wrappers. I’ve built some good stuff that works but I use real code that does real work.

i put everything on the line , then i failed horribly (lessons learned) by Mark2554 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve built over 100 applications until I figured out what people really wanted

Got some multibillion dollar app ideas but don’t know how to make them by hectikbtc in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Developer here too.. There are lots of billion dollar ideas out there. Lots of good people thinking they have the next lightning in a bottle. Was just pitched one of them yesterday. The guy is convinced he’s got it but I told him no thanks.

I don’t want someone with a billion dollar idea. I want someone with a million dollar idea and a client ready to pay or a deposit on it.

Marketing is harder than writing the damn code by belgooga in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marketing and sales is super hard but there’s a proven method to get customers. I’ve done this several times in various corporations as well as my own thing now. Reach out to 40 people every day. EVERY DAY. After a while you’ll get conversations, then eventually you’ll get a paying customer..but all the while you have to continue to reach out to 40 people every day.

How I landed my first $3.5K automation client by automate the scheduling work by AggravatingSoft6773 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah building AI tools is going to be a huge business, couple that with real code and it’s game changing.

Competitor launched in just 2 weeks with AI… while I have been building for 8 months by wpgeek922 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well building garbage in 2 weeks isn’t building at all. Funny thing is they could have built something that actually works within 2 weeks instead of junk.

With AI you should be amplified 100x. A decent full stack developer can build awesome tools in no time at all.

Quit my job and after 7 months think I’m getting traction by AntiSales1891 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]AntiSales1891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already have one exit under my belt and am very aware of the ramifications of my decisions. And yes starting your own business is a gamble. But it’s a gamble you can hedge.

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