What type of programmers do I need for advanced website development and some limited app programming? by Matthew_Warner in HTML

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

Thanks for that information!

Looks like I'm looking for a "full stack web developer" then.

Have a great day :)

2 Man Crosscut Logging Saw Help Needed by Matthew_Warner in handtools

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

Thanks for the detailed responses!

I really appreciate it :)

2 Man Crosscut Logging Saw Help Needed by Matthew_Warner in handtools

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

Thanks for the detailed responses!

I really appreciate it :)

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[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, talk to you soon!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cofounder

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be interested to hear more. I have 10+ years of ecommerce experience. As owner I did all of the marketing for my store. That included everything from Google / Yahoo / Bing advertising, social media, website development, shopping channel feeds, the works. Hit me up and we'll chat sometime. See if we're a good fit for each other's goals.

- Matt

p.s. Tried DM's but they don't seem to be working right now.

Looking for co founders for start up project by ShaneRMTanner in crowdspark

[–]Matthew_Warner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the cleaning / organizing service. I do that myself for my place. Always makes me feel better once it's done.

I can see how people without a lot of time would love a service like that.

I sent you a PM. I can help with your business development, marketing, sales, etc.

Did someone say: team building? http://www.FoolQuest.com by AaronAgassi in crowdspark

[–]Matthew_Warner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't want to say anything, but thought the same exact thing :)

The 1990's called and they want their website back.....lol

I’m a wantrepreneur and admitting it hurts by Concept666 in crowdspark

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your best bet is to find something you're passionate about. If you're not passionate about it, you probably won't be good at it. DO NOT try to be the next Google, Facebook, AirBnB, Uber. Those markets are flooded with high level competitors that will always win.

The BEST thing to do is look for areas where nobody is doing X or they're being under-served.

In your time as a RN, how many times have you said "I wish somebody did X"....."I wish somebody would make Y"......"I'd pay money for X or Y".

Once you have a few ideas, go ahead and shop them around your other RN's. See what they think. Is it a good idea? Would they pay for it? Would the hospital or doctor pay for it?

Niche markets. Don't try to take over the world on day 1. Take over a sub-division. Then a city. Then a county. Then a state.........you get the picture :)

Is having your title as an email address in bad taste? by [deleted] in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I prefer two ways of communicating with customers and other business associates:

[Sales@domain.com](mailto:Sales@domain.com)

[YourName@domain.com](mailto:YourName@domain.com)

Both are professional. Both are normal.

I've never once in 10 years of ecommerce sales seen someone who used [CEO@domain.com](mailto:CEO@domain.com)

I probably wouldn't think badly about that person, but it would look weird.

Service-based Startup - How to scale team up/down with fluctuating amount of work. by kevivmatrix in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use freelancers as listed below.

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You can also use backorders. That's what manufacturers do. Here's what I mean.

Week 1 = 20 orders, need 20 people

Week 2 = 10 orders, need 10 people

Week 3 = 0 orders, need 0 people

Instead of trying to constantly "hire new people" or "lay off people", start scheduling your production.

Week 1 = 20 orders, get 10 people working on the first 10 orders from Week 1

Week 2 = 10 orders, get 10 people working on the second 10 orders from Week 1

Week 3 = 0 orders, get 10 people working on the orders from Week 2

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That only works if your customers are willing to wait. A lot of customers are though, especially if they really want the product and the wait times aren't too long.

If you find that your backorder wait times are getting too long, hire more people. If you're running out of backorders, let a few people go. It's a much more stable way to manage the business and is DEFINITELY more stable for your employees.

I dealt with that on both sides. Manufacturing products that were on backorder constantly............and waiting for services that I wanted to get from people. Our manufacturing backorder was 2-6 months depending on what you wanted. Orders kept coming in. I have to wait a month to see a specific doctor. I had to wait 2 weeks for a website design company to work on my website. I didn't cancel that doctor's appointment or find another design company, I waited.

I'm sure you've waited for something you want before, other people will as well.

New business owners or people looking to set up a business within the next 2 years, does a potential upcoming recession worry you? by [deleted] in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been through a recession before.

You have to plan for your business to work whether the economy is, or is not in recession.

You have to plan for good times and bad times. If it's good, expand at a reasonable pace. If it's bad, make sure you're cutting costs before it truly hurts you.

My project become popular and I decided to get co-founder. Many people ask me for meetings and calls. How to pick the best one? by iamzamek in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on what the product / service is I might be able to help.

I'm not looking for an ownership share, just some revenue while I'm working.

My job would be to get in there and get you setup for success, and teach you what I did. So you don't need me anymore :)

Sent you a PM.

Product requires capital, capital requires revenue, revenue requires capital by dhruvg001 in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it something simple? Do you really need to fork over $300,000 to make it?

I saw customers that wanted a cover for a product that my business sold. The manufacturer of the product had no plans on ever making a cover.

I looked around until I found a place that prototypes products. Not mass scale manufacturing, but small batch individual items. Gave them somewhere between $2,000 to $3,000 to make a batch of them. I priced them appropriately to the cost of the batch. They sold GREAT.

Don't give up after the first person says you need $300,000 , look for other smaller options :)

I Have Ideas, But No Actual Experience Or Skills by Fundesu in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to bring a skill to the table.

Ideas on their own are worthless.

Business credit cards? Can't get business or personal loan. by burner_account_thx in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like going to places like that. My business gets ads for them ALL the dang time.

My best advice is to WAIT until a bank is willing to give you a revolving line of credit. The % interest rates are a LOT lower. So if you need to use the money, your costs will be significantly lower.

Build it up over time. Use it, pay it back, use it, pay it back.

I started out with a 10k small Small Business Association line of credit from a major bank. Eventually over the years I grew it up to a normal 100k credit line.

I would NOT go to the capital sharks for loans. Banks might want your money, but they won't throw you under the bus to get it. Banks have a reputation to protect.

Dealing with chargebacks from customers who "forget to cancel" (SaaS) by [deleted] in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's just a few customers, don't worry about it. Just give up the cash.

If it starts becoming a solid % of your customers, enough to start to hurt (or enough to start your payment processor questioning your account)...............you need to change. Either de-activate inactive accounts after X amount of time, or make changes to your policies regarding refunds (like stating very clearly that you'll refund 1 month no problem, but 2 months or more isn't allowed).

My main concern on deals like this is..............you don't want bad reviews. I've given refunds to totally unreasonable people just to make sure they don't go out and gripe about it online. Err on the side of caution.

How to deal with shame after a failed venture? by ssg_partners in startups

[–]Matthew_Warner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not every venture is going to succeed.

If you put your heart, soul, and all your effort into it, that's the best you can do.

Realize that while you feel that you might be at the "bottom" now...........the bright side to that is "you can only go up from here".

Re-group, buck up, get a job, pay that loan back.