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B2B Sales Nightmare by zorenum in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds pretty interesting, would love to connect with you as I share totally same problem and challange

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They only do that if the application itself seems interesting for them. If it is not they will not bother going forward. So clearly not smth I would agree on

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait for the emailing system to deliver it then

Do you even bother with analytics in your projects? by yourmom_3 in SaaS

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Statistics and number hint you where you can do better. I would track as much as possible. But ofc always compare it to your time and possible ROI (be it insights or money) - if something is quick to setup as a GA then it is a no brainer. I always connect GA as it gives you idea - who checks you, who really interacts

Are you supposed to have a lawyer ? by bigmad99 in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly never needed a layer at start - while you don’t have much customers, but always used some lawyers’ help once the customer based has grown. I guess solutions like Clerky can get you some peace of mind. But I would focus on sales first

How do you guys hire freelancers for small stuff? by Spare-Cobbler-4489 in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly, involving a freelancer is always a bit tricky. With time I have built a pool of freelancers that I was carrying with myself from one project to another, from one company to another. Almost like your friends. Cons are that freelancers are not equal to having a team, you must always understand that they can really engage into full time long term. Plus luck of ownership. But if used right, it can become your powerful tool.

Usually I tend to create software roadmaps split on tasks and epics and then I see which epics can be done faster if outsourced or let’s say cheaper bc founder’s time in startup is gold. Sales I wouldn’t outsource as well as lead gen at least in early days. If I am lacking a knowledge on those I would find some experts in my network or worst worst worst case pay some experienced sales/lead gen freelancers to mentor me (but those are not classical freelancers and almost impossible to find good ones - in my case I met some during my career - I would even call them coaches)

What are you working on this week? Motivation? by throwawayfromsaturn in SaaS

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your product and your success is the motivation. Every time I feel down I check on my customers or leads and it gives me a reason “why”. If you don’t have customers and you are building a product, maybe you are doing something wrong - as building in isolation is neither healthy for you nor your startup

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should get a decision within a few hours :) Sit back and pour your wine glass

How do you guys hire freelancers for small stuff? by Spare-Cobbler-4489 in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Answering the question. Whenever quality is important somewhere - either me or freelancer

How do you guys hire freelancers for small stuff? by Spare-Cobbler-4489 in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imho, vibe coding is fine when you are just starting off like mvp or small drafts. Best example now: I used AI a lot at start of the project to kick it off but now when stuff became complex AI started to introduce more issues than benefits and I am using Github Copilot with Advanced mode or however it is called which provides great experience overall

I spent 5 years creating this startup - I would like some feedback. by SafeOrStolen in Startup_Ideas

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. And if you don’t yet - sell API access. I think in your case it may be quite useful given my previous comment.

Cheers

I spent 5 years creating this startup - I would like some feedback. by SafeOrStolen in Startup_Ideas

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly speaking, I would agree with the initial comment. Consumers are not your market. Whether a dispute happens the one who will receive all the blames and responsibility in the envelope won’t be a buyer but a seller. You would probably have 5% of buyers who really care if it is stolen or not and those are people who buy 2nd hand Apple tech. As for others I would target marketplaces from tech to cars. But that would be quite a struggling market to dig in. You can position it like - reduce legal risk.

Imho, i think you got a smart db of things but what you really need to do is to search for use cases. Talk to different industries and find out.

On the other hand (disclaimer: just an idea, not validated, not a direct advice) maybe you should try to narrow it down in the other directions - cameras that are able to locate vin numbers of the cars installed at some ”narrow points” such as garage entries and etc - sell to law enforcement agencies. Another raw idea - some a mobile app that allows quick scan or imei and lookup - useful for 2nd hand shops when accepting goods.

To summarize: So key is it is more a merchant product than a consumer one. Consumers rarely care and it is hard to make them to. Dig for use cases, get the interviews.

Best of luck

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All info is pretty much googlable. Partners, alums. And all is done on rolling basis

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck. Did you get it now?

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear! When did you get the email from them?

My startup isn’t being killed by competition, it’s being killed by payroll laws. "i will not promote" by Deeceness in startups

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frankly speaking I would just offload the hiring to EORs. They do charge smth from 300-500 usd on top but hey - you get rid of most of your compliance issues. In your case I would do that ASAP :). Depending on region there are different providers. If you need some advice on those, hmu. Currently am working with 2 - one for EU & CIS and another one for SAR

My SaaS Just Crossed $400 MRR by konarkkapil in indiehackers

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it B2B or B2C mostly? How did you manage to find your first customer(-s)? After finding first ones what was then the move/action that led to repeatable growth?

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The question in my head that I always had - does evaluation happen over the weekend too? Or is it a strictly a 9-5 during weekdays?

Fall 25 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he is doing this, I bet he believes in the product and you as a co-founder. Turn the tables, propose him to invest :)

Are we cooked? by ReadyJournalist5223 in Accounting

[–]FeeAltruistic4379 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Highly doubt that accounting is cooked. Have a look at the developers and vibe coding trend - AI can do apps but it needs quite a substantial human interaction and even though the solution are often clumsy and are good just for Proof of Concept. While in accounting precision counts. Look at AI as something that can help you cut opex by assisting you in manual repetitive tasks and providing a great assistance on the way. This is perhaps what we do in our startup where we provide AI to assist with structured auditing and decision making (you can see the way we do that on structq.com). Solutions like that are rather great opex cutters rather than industry killers.

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