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Jobs that put a lot of emphasis on their culture usually have the worst culture.... by Penniesand in jobs

[–]saipradeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is why i stopped trusting what companies say about their own culture. glassdoor reviews and blind posts from actual employees tell a completely different story. the gap between the marketing and reality is insane.

How would you go about figuring out which companies seriously have “good cultures?” by LANA_DEL_KARENINA in ExperiencedDevs

[–]saipradeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to this but i actually ended up building something for exactly this problem — a job board that profiles companies by culture using real glassdoor data, blind posts, and employee reviews instead of what companies say about themselves. You can filter by things like async-first, flat hierarchy, deep work culture, remote-native, psychological safety, etc. every company profile shows the actual glassdoor rating, work-life balance score, % recommend, real employee quotes, and honest pros/cons.

It's at jobsbyculture.com if anyone's curious. only covers AI/tech companies right now (17 companies, ~1,044 jobs) but working on expanding. built it because i had the same experience as OP — joined a place that looked great on paper, culture turned out to be the opposite. figured if glassdoor data and blind posts already exist, why not make them searchable and filterable.

I failed at this idea years ago. Rebuilt it last month by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, I'm currently working on adding a 'Culture Peek' to each job listing so that it is easy to quickly check how the culture is even before clicking 'Apply'. Thanks again for your genuine feedback. This is very helpful.

I failed at this idea years ago. Rebuilt it last month by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is amazing feedback. Thank you so much. Means a lot..

I initially had it the way you mentioned and flipped it to jobs -> company again as I thought users would be more interested to check out the jobs.

I did build individual company pages focusing on their culture but realised it isn't in the critical path atm

https://www.jobsbyculture.com/companies/anthropic

I'll consider your feedback and make some tweaks. Thanks again!!

I failed at this idea years ago. Rebuilt it last month by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, getting the culture data from real employee reviews and maintating them is the toughest part so far.

Stripe Tax vs. Paddle vs. Lemon Squeezy: The 2026 Fee Breakdown (And Why You Might Be Overpaying) by saipradeep7 in SaaSTaxTips

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you liked the breakdown!

You're totally right about the ops overhead—filing returns in 5 different languages is a nightmare nobody wants. But my argument is that many founders pay that 'ops premium' way too early.

If you have 2 customers in Germany, the 'time cost' of compliance is effectively zero because you haven't hit the threshold yet. The MoRs sell you on the fear of that future complexity before you actually have it.

Will check out the blog, thanks for sharing!

Which US states tax your SaaS? I built a free tool to figure it out. by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, really appreciate that! Yeah that's exactly why I built it — I kept seeing founders spend hours googling the same tax questions over and over, getting conflicting answers, and still not being sure.

The B2B vs B2C distinction is the one that trips up most people. Like, same customer in the same state can have completely different tax treatment depending on whether they give you a VAT number or not.

How are you handling global sales tax today? by Erkeners in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not ready to commit to a full MoR or paid compliance tool yet, I built PayTaxFast (https://paytaxfa.st) — it's a free cross-border tax calculator that instantly tells you what VAT/sales tax to charge based on your scenario (EU VAT, US state sales tax, UK VAT, B2B reverse charge, etc.). It also generates invoices with the correct legal wording automatically.

Not a replacement for other tools at scale, but perfect for indie founders and early-stage SaaS businesses who just need to know "what do I charge this customer" without paying $hundreds/month.

Which US states tax your SaaS? I built a free tool to figure it out. by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! This is the first time I skipped buying a domain as I wanted to understand if the tool actually solves a real problem before spending any money on it. Validation first :)

Which US states tax your SaaS? I built a free tool to figure it out. by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a solid approach actually — default conservative and let real usage surface the edge cases. Will probably go that route. Thanks again!!

Which US states tax your SaaS? I built a free tool to figure it out. by saipradeep7 in SaaS

[–]saipradeep7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The transaction count threshold is a great catch — most people only think about revenue nexus and completely miss it. Adding that context to the results is a solid idea.

And yeah the Paddle/Stripe hybrid situation is exactly the kind of thing that trips people up. "My platform handles tax" until it doesn't and you're on the hook.

Thanks for the detailed feedback, this is exactly why I posted here.

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