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What is the best way to find a startup partner?

Posted by holycrab on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @11:02PM
from the self-post dept.

I have an SAAS startup for travel industry. It is not doing good. It is a great product for the right company but because I'm a developer and not a marketer it is not doing well as a startup. Now, I'm working on a new product (it is also for travel industry) and desperately in need of a partner. I'm not looking for an investor, mostly because of I can't pitch the idea to an investor. Here are...

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Can I start my startup without being a company?

Posted by holycrab on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @05:28PM
from the self-post dept.

As a 1 person startup, I don't want to deal with the extra luggage of being a company till I make sure that everything is working. I will also be charging for the service. So, is it ok to go solo (without becoming a company) as long as I pay the taxes?

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How to decide the membership model?

Posted by holycrab on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @02:13PM
from the self-post dept.

Free vs Paid?If it is free; -give it away totally for free and try to make money from ads or -give it away for a limited time/limited extension and force them to be paid or leaveIf it is paid, how to adjust pricing? - make the entry level very low so that we can gain as many members as we can and then try to make the current ones higher paid members. or - adjust member levels accordingly so...

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Re:How to find a partner safely? on Saturday April 14, 2012 @07:44PM (#3842303)
This has been very useful for me, thanks.
Re:How to find a partner safely? on Friday April 13, 2012 @12:35PM (#3837548)
I have a very niche market and it wont be hard for me to get in touch with the possible users. But all of this is a full time work. I already have a full time work and putting another full time work hours for development. From my past experiences, trying to do everything by yourself just doesn't work. So that's why I thought partnership would be better. These are my last steps before quitting my fulltime job. That's why I am trying to get as much help as I can while I am still safe.
Re:How to find a partner safely? on Friday April 13, 2012 @10:04AM (#3836740)
If anybody interested in more info please send an email to [email protected] with a brief explanation why you are interested. I will send you the demo link.
Re:How to find a partner safely? on Thursday April 12, 2012 @08:08PM (#3834761)
I have never heard score before but I will definitely dig into that.
Re:How to find a partner safely? on Thursday April 12, 2012 @08:07PM (#3834757)
This was my side project. It started very small and it became advance in time. I have a full time job so this project is kinda secret from everyone which puts me into a position that I can not ask anybody publicly.

It is already being used by a company that I developed for. I see that there is a potential for going public.

I am good at creating but I am not good at marketing. I can do the marketing if I need to but doing everything is sufficating. I've been already pushing 4-5 AM days. That's why I decided to get a partner.

I am not sure how hard to find the right partner but I guess the real problem is how to share, how to calculate the value of my side project, how to protect myself without insulting the partner.

HN was the first place to start my search, let's see what time brings.

I am located in NY.

How to find a partner safely?

Posted by holycrab on Thursday April 12, 2012 @10:46AM
from the self-post dept.

My startup is 90% ready. I need another developer to focus on the development and I will focus on marketing or a marketing person and I will focus on the rest of the development. Or a person who will bring an angel. I desperately need a partner because I cant do it all by myself but at the same time I dont feel comfortable to share everything with a total stranger. Anybody has an idea how to...

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Re:Show HN: Let's all connect on LinkedIn on Saturday March 31, 2012 @08:29AM (#3780168)
#44 Can you fix the email username and domain columns for me. Please also read my comment above for connecting all profiles at 1 time. This might be useful if you include this on the page.
Re:Show HN: Let's all connect on LinkedIn on Saturday March 31, 2012 @08:09AM (#3780138)
Instead of adding people 1 by 1 from their profile connect button, you can send bulk connect message to more than 1 email addresses. Linkedin -> Contacts -> Add Contact ->Enter Email Addresses

Dont forget to add me to your Linkedin connectioons. I am number 44 on the list.

Re:Where to get cheap/free legal help to cover startup on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @10:44PM (#3764470)
this is a really good info. thanks.
Re:Poll: How do you spend your time in the bathroom? on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @11:54AM (#3762183)
Watching TV
Re:Poll: How do you spend your time in the bathroom? on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @11:53AM (#3762180)
Reading magazines
Re:Poll: How do you spend your time in the bathroom? on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @11:53AM (#3762178)
Checking emails
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