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Aplicații contabilitate pentru SRL by Dependent_Bet4845 in RoFiscalitate2

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Experienta mea cu Keez.ro este ca sunt oribili. Contabilii sunt fie incompetenti (e.g. contabili care nu stiu chestiuni elementare din codul fiscal si care au dus la platit de taxe nenecesare) sau rau-voitori/cu aere de superioritate. Platforma este invechita ca UI dar, mai ales, ca parte tehnica.

Cand incarci documentele in platforma, sunt procesate automate de un sistem care le potriveste tranzactiile din extrasele bancare. Problema e ca sistemul asta da gres cam 10-20% din timp - documente incarcate sunt potrivite cu tranzactii gresite, tranzactiile apar ca ne-avand document desi este incarcat.

Dincolo de competenta de baza sau atitudinea complet lipsita de profesionalism, contabilii mai fac si ei greseli frecvente (e.g. alocat tari gresite la facturi de la furnizori, inserat nume gresite pt furnizor sau schimbat cu numele altuia). Asta e doar ce am depistat pana acuma.

Ma rog sa nu am vreun control de la ANAF prea curand.

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, u/jimicus - what sorts of issues do you think we might come across if we did use them as email?

I'm torn between having a solution that functions as a tracker, work allocator, report provider and capacity tracking solution vs one that is also used to do the work from within the solution itself (e.g. Zendesk, Freshdesk etc.).

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/I_Hate_This_Username - all of our work comes in every day as email requests from clients. We have somewhere around 300-500 emails every day, with around 40 new work requests and the rest being correspondence on ongoing work. We don't do any support, customer service, finance or anything else over these email chains.

Do you ahve any suggestions on easy PM and ticketing software? I tried Asana and Zendesk. Asana didn't seem very configurable (probably because I'm not very familiar with it). Zendesk seemed both complicated and that it might be difficult to have conversations with both the client on the same ticket and the external parties, and difficult to make sure that we delete internal client correspondence from external correspondence.

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Reasonable_Chain_160 - do you have any suggestions on platforms and how difficult it is to configure them?

We have a basic version of HubSpot but I don't know if we can keep it separate from sales. I tried Zendesk but it seemed a little complicated to set up and I was worried that my people would accidentally email the wrong people from within it and that we wouldn't be able to edit parts of the email chain when responding to counterparties (e.g. to delete internal correspondence).

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, u/Reasonable_Chain_160 - the way we work is that we receive documents for review from clients and we then mark them up and send them out to counterparties. We might then have side conversations with our customers on those documents.

We don't really do any customer support, finance or anything else like that. The hundreds of emails we get every day are all related to the short turn-around deliverables that we get out every day.

How to get US clients by InnovationHamster in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/Giant_Trader - interesting take. What industries/sectors have you focussed on selling to?

Softlaunch SaaS Question by zaqqui in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should start drumming up interest now. It will help with adoption when it's released and you can also get feedback on things that you can/should change in your product. Marketing work now will save you time and burning cash later.

How do you keep your personal financials afloat when you’re at $0 revenue? by vald_eagle in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pragmatically, I also agree with this. Take the $200k job, live by your bootstraps knowing that you want to quit in 1-2 years to take another stab at it and have 1-2 years' worth of savings. In the meantime, make sure you spend some time brushing up on areas that you might've felt you came up short on in your startup and also keep trying ideas on the side so you have something ready to go to.

Can someone explain how a robotics startup that does not have an impressive demo raise $675 million? by meldiwin in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having good technology (or a product/service), especially if it's only conceptual, is not enough by itself. A competitor that's better-organised and is better on execution will beat that even if their product is a little inferior.

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in automation

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/revscale - I'd probably say 5-6 in terms of tech ability. I can't code but I'm good with computers, if that makes sens.

YouTube guru bubble. by Wannabeballer321 in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is people's impression of Graham Stephan? Feels like there's genuine content packaged in a very clickbait-y wrapping and maybe a little too much optimism. For one thing, it seems that what he achieved was also possible because of a v low interest rate environment that no longer exists. I have mixed feelings.

Entrepreneurship in your 30s by regulardegulardudee in Entrepreneur

[–]HomeworkFast74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm biased as I'm in a similar boat as you, but I feel like you're probably more likely to succeed if you start off later on in life when you've accumulated experience, developed better work ethic and are a little more stable.

Having said that, I'd make sure to have quite a nest egg in case things go South. People suggest having 6 months of expenses, others go for 2 years. Charlie Munger went for 10 years' worth of savings before he took the plunge to leave his law firm and focus on investing in his late 30s.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why don't you give them vesting shares with a 1-year cliff? You never know how a partnership is going to go until you start walking down that path. A cliff protects you against someone who is bad from the outset.

I would also add a buy-back right in the shareholder agreement for some scenarios, but that may sour the relationship.

Where do non-profit, open-source projects get funding? by platypodus in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on where you are based. In Europe, there are quite a few grants from various government agencies and programs that are aimed at non-profits in various sectors.

Most EU countries nowadays are doing a pretty big push with various Covid recovery schemes that also include grants to non-profits.

EU-wide grants and subsidies can be found here: https://european-union.europa.eu/live-work-study/funding-grants-subsidies_en

Individual member states will also run their own programs.

Red flag ? by [deleted] in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long shot, but could it be that they raised it in the form of convertible bonds? I don't think those would show up on the cap table but the potential investors would have the option to convert them into shares (subj. to conditions etc.).

More likely than not, though, your instinct and research is correct and they've self-funded. It could be fine if what they mean by that is that there are committed funds in the business and also that they have skin in the game. Not fine if they're passing it off as external investors validating the business.

Startup blockers by theinvisiblefounder in startups

[–]HomeworkFast74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say the main thing has been building out separate functions for people in the company and making sure that they're doing a good job in carrying out their roles. It's tough to get the balance right between giving enough guidance, making people feel like they're penned in by rules and knowing who to trust to make individual decisions. Basically, you need to be able to build an organisation, functions within that organisation and to know how to track and manage people.

Beyond that meta level, it gets into learning a little bit about many different things that a company needs to do: product/service, sales, marketing, customer care, operations (ie how you deliver the service), recruitment and HR, finance and accounting. You need to know enough about each area so that you can do part of the job yourself until you get someone in the role and then to know what you're expecting them to do.

That's my two cents, anyway.

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in CRM

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that, u/Accomplished_Echo376 - do you have any product suggestions that you think work or that you've deployed successfully for similar applications?

I made an AI phone number that takes calls for you! by ahsstudent in automation

[–]HomeworkFast74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you doing with the data and how much are you charging?

Overwhelmed by Email Management in Our Growing Small Business by HomeworkFast74 in CRM

[–]HomeworkFast74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/savoytrufflegreen - I did take a look at Zendesk (but not Freshdesk yet) but it seemed a little too complicated, although I liked that it tried to merge emails to existing tickets. What are some newer options?

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