Hey PH fam I launched Lumoar (B2B SaaS startup) three weeks ago and we have already seen over 100 users sign up and lots of positive feedback. It s clear there is a demand and I feel there s potential in this. But now I have hit a wall. Because of my country, international payment platforms like Stripe or PayPal don t provide API access so I can t monetize or implement a paid plan right now. I ve talked to some investors, but they expect initial capital or revenue before they d consider funding. Bootstrapping got me this far, but moving forward without monetization or investment is getting really difficult. If you ve dealt with something like this (or just have thoughts), I d love to hear:
What would you do in this situation?
Any creative approaches, funding workarounds, or even alternative payment methods I should look into? Appreciate any advice
The more complex the community becomes, the more difficult it is to handle some things. I manage (several) communities and have to face many things that are not convenient to solve but have to do anyway so I would share my approach. It may help you. I picked 3 of the most common scenarios I face frequently. Hate comments, swear words, impolite convo I usually report these because some swear words can result in "copycat" behaviour (sometimes even for no reason) + which damages the brand. Bot comments Do not answer or report them as AI / fake accounts Concerns expressed over data in comments Although some businesses collect data, it is necessary to refer to the privacy policy you need to attach the link. (People are warned about this before using the product and they should be reminded to read it beforehand.) What were the struggles you had to solve?
We can enrich each other about "crisis communication."
With improved generative models now being widely available, we re reaching a point where we can get full front-end code and simple functioning code for apps from a single prompt. What are the factors that determine whether development roles can be replaced by models? What s our added value as humans?
People love to obsess over age. Every time a teenager ships something, the headline is: Look, they re only 17! It s become a whole genre of founder story.
Meow Monday I recently enjoyed reading this Discussion on insights and best practices to get more stars on GitHub. @zoltanszogyenyi suggested nailing the README file -- the most important of a repo? -- as it's the first thing everyone looks at. So, what makes a README file awesome from your point of view? What are the key elements you'd expect when reading one? Any good example?
One of the biggest questions every early-stage founder faces today is: How do I launch my startup in this new era of AI-driven product development? It s so easy to build quickly now. Do I build first or validate first?
Personally, I ve seen hundreds of startups born in the past year. I m a grad student at MIT, and I created an AI accelerator for MIT and Harvard, so a lot of those startups have had amazing founding teams. I want to share some of the best practices I m seeing for getting products into market in an era where a lot of the old best practices seem to be shifting.
