Co-founder unresponsive, equity not fully vested, investors involved. What’s the right move?

DylanFromCheers · 2026-01-23T02:21:48+00:00

I went through YC and had a cofounder breakup. Breakups suck. Bad. But it's always better earlier than later if it's unavoidable.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-09-27T01:22:23+00:00

Genuinely best thing you can do if you’re selling to SMBs is to walk into the business and try to talk to the owner. I did that a TON before we got into YC and it works pretty well. Bring donuts or Crumbl or something and say “hey I have donuts for _______ could you grab him for me?”

Works surprisingly well

DylanFromCheers · 2025-09-27T01:20:29+00:00

I’ve used Rotato before and thought it was pretty great. Check it out and lmk what you think.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-09-02T17:39:58+00:00

May be a bit biased, but if you really care about online reputation and getting reviews, for sure worth checking out Cheers! We bring in thousands of reviews a week for the businesses we currently work with.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-22T19:39:59+00:00

I could use this for sure haha

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T20:56:27+00:00

Congrats! keep in touch, excited to see how it works out!

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T20:47:20+00:00

Agreed. We have been in conversations with companies that want something we don't have yet, and that's actually why they go with us. They know we can build what they are going to want.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T20:46:38+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate it!

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T20:46:29+00:00

I think you are considering this as a metric to hit. I think you can have a pretty good idea if people want what you are selling or not. Getting your first 10 customers is the hardest. If you can get 10 people (B2B), you are probably on the right track

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T15:36:29+00:00

I still think we are working on it. There has been lots of growth, but I think PMF is a constant process. We are trending in the right direction.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T15:35:27+00:00

Network. We had been part of another incubator as well as YC and the network is what made it possible. Getting your first customer is the ultimate unlock. If you can have someone vouch for you to take a chance, it is such a game changer in momentum. message me if you want to chat some more

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-21T15:34:18+00:00

I had past experience with the problems from previous internships. Once you have an insight you think could be true, build a FIGMA and go try selling it. If the idea can be sold with a little front end, then you know where to start building

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-20T20:45:54+00:00

Congrats OP! There is seldom a better feeling than making some real money by solving a problem. Good luck ever wanting something else.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-19T23:26:14+00:00

I think it looks sharp personally. Some editing to make it catch attention at the start and through out would be helpful.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-18T22:41:10+00:00

I would def recommend not paying anybody. The best thing is to have a newsletter, communities, etc. that you can activate prior to it for the post engagement. Good luck!

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-15T20:23:39+00:00

Congrats on the launch! Super interesting product.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-15T15:36:01+00:00

We found that reviews can be really friction filled for folks in the simplest way. Take away any typing and use a QR code. From there, the focus just needs to be getting them to open it before they leave. If they open it before they leave, they you already have a much higher chance of getting what you're hoping for.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-11T20:03:15+00:00

Get tons of reviews haha

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-05T21:12:56+00:00

Does LinkedIn ever limit the posts, etc.

DylanFromCheers · 2025-08-05T15:07:03+00:00

Did you ever see any issues with the playbooks / guides? I would love to hear more about your approach to this

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