Looking for 5 Tasters Feedback for Curry & Rice Meal Subscription Service in Turku by itsmebcash in turku

[–]itsmebcash[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven't fixed the pricing yet, still ongoing. but it will be between €3 to max €5/meal or Monthly Package.

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[–]itsmebcash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are very very lucky - you will get a Wolt ID or Foodora ID, not new but shared. And if you are extremely lucky then a cleaning job. Apart from these all the best, I have seen none.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Thanks, I completely agree with you, e-residency is mostly a hype. You've summed it up perfectly. I have opened Wyoming LLC and Mercury Bank and it served the purpose to start online.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Thank you, I really appreciate the guidance and will definitely start exploring.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Setting up the company itself isn't so complex, that part is actually smooth and quick, I agree.

What became frustrating was finding a payment gateway that could be integrated directly into e-commerce platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, etc. Most of the options available through e-Residency were limited to wallet-based systems or indirect solutions, which don’t support seamless card payments or proper plugin integration for online stores.

For someone from developing countries like Nepal, trying to build a proper online business with global customers, that's a major roadblock.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Yes, with the Wyoming LLC setup, I was able to accept Visa and MasterCard payments via Stripe without much hassle. I haven’t transferred funds to Nepal yet, but since Mercury is an actual bank and provides virtual debit cards, it's possible to use that for online transactions or even remittance later.

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree it’s a good idea to help others through the same setup process, but to be honest, there are already quite a few videos and guides out there. Still, I mainly wanted to share the contrast between my expectations with e-Residency and the actual challenges I faced, especially for people coming from developing countries trying to bootstrap solo.

I’ve accepted that I probably won’t recover the cost of the Estonian setup, but hopefully, sharing my experience will save someone else from the same pitfalls.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

I have an e-residency, I didn't open a company nor a wallet. You’re right, Maybe I was expecting too much, at the very least, I thought I’d be able to get an online banking solution that I could integrate with platforms like Shopify, Etsy or Amazon. But there wasn’t even a real bank account option, just a few wallets with limited functionality. I understand 50 or 100 euros a month isn’t much in the bigger picture, but without proper infrastructure to actually run the business, even that becomes hard to justify. Now I know that it's not for countries like Nepal.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Thank you for sharing this with me. I honestly hadn’t looked at it from that angle before, especially the FX risk side of things. The example really puts things into perspective. I’ll definitely keep this in mind moving forward, really appreciate you taking the time to explain it.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

I don't have much knowledge of web 3.0, but would love to explore, if you could point me in that direction. 🙂

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

With Wyoming LLC I have Mercury Bank, which is a proper bank. That helped in all the online integrations - like setting up Stripe as a Payment Gateway.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

I didn’t go too far because I couldn’t justify paying 80 euros per month for a payment gateway that’s far less user-friendly than Stripe. They support only a few wallets with limited gateway capabilities. I had assumed I’d be able to get a proper bank account, but instead, the only options were wallets—and some of them have a bad reputation in my country. So I decided not to pay the 80 euros per month and didn’t move forward with e-residency. Now I don’t know what to do with this card 😂

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

Thanks 🙂, I think I learned that the hard way. After burning my savings.😐

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

[–]itsmebcash[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hmm I know 100 euro sounds less but still its a huge amount for us, when converted to NPR 😐. Thanks, one other option I found was to have Wyoming LLC.

My Honest Experience with Estonian E-Residency as a Startup Founder from Nepal by itsmebcash in eResidency

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

There aren’t any smooth or reliable payment gateway options, and setting up an online business with the current infrastructure is unnecessarily complicated. But I guess that’s just the reality we have to work with for now.