Most investors are followers and would waste your time by asking random additional docs or reply slowly to wait before they make a decision. For those who have raised, which of your investors were quick to decide and not a pain to manage later?  

6 years ago I started a company with a cofounder (Person A). After 2 years of work, we essentially mothballed the company. Person A moved away, got married, and has been working on his own startup for the past 4 years. Since we took some friends and family money, I felt obligated to repay what…

Competitors are giving their product away at a loss and there is no defensibility. They are loosing money but have tens of millions in the bank. It will take at least two years to burn that and they might even get one more round to burn. At the same time, I feel like I am forced…

Background I had a potential client who reached out to via cold email. This client is a large startup with many employees and over $50 million in funding. I’ve already sold my services to one of their competitors and they paid me well for that gig and it seemed to be an urgent + specific…

I am a guy in late 20’s, last few years I was freelancing with on/off success, always stressed about getting the next client to pay my bills. Recently I started a long-term remote work relationship with an amazing startup and suddenly all my financial worries are gone. I make multiple times more than the national…

After a 3-year introduction to the corporate world working for others in Germany I decided to move back to my home country. I’d realised that I lack the motivation and involvement necessary to work for others and that the only solution for me would be to have a venture of my own. When I came…

Our company / patented product has a copycat. They are infringing our patent. As a small startup we can either forge ahead with building our business or use our capital to sue them. Sinking both of us bc of the costs associated with a lawsuit. Any alternative solutions?    

Quick background. Have been in the process of ironing out a business idea for about 2 years now. Yes, a long stretch, but I am doing this alone at the moment and I have zero experience (more on that in a moment). A business plan has been completed and have been in the process of…

My first startup has died and I’ve been debating what to do next. Part of me just wants to find a job so I can take a couple of years off from that world-on-my-shoulders feeling and also not be homeless. But doing a startup gave me some of the most incredible growth opportunities of my…

Whats up everyone. Started 3 months ago with a person I considered a buddy of mine (he was reliable, but I never enjoyed hanging out together, because he always likes to teach everybody how to live their lives.). He had a cool idea (e-commerce product) and already secured a friends investment – over 50k. On…

Just maxed out the credit card at $25k and I’m not sure what to do next. My spouse doesn’t see why I would even consider continuing when I’m still not turning a profit. But, I have a vision for this company and I want to see it through. I’ve run the numbers a million times…

Founded the company, worked for a year and a half developing it on my own, under DBA. Filed C-corp and had someone force themselves in with 20% stock/equity. I resented them from forcing themselves in, they constantly would do back door deals and made it apparent that they wanted to take as much of our…

I have been working on starting my own data analytics business in the last few months. I have the experience, the certifications, and some good contacts and potential clients, but nothing else so far. I have been offered a temporary position (for a year, at best) working at  a big company as an outsourced employee,…

A potential sales director just asked me if we had got our licence to sell our software globally. I’d never heard of needing such a thing and to avoid looking stupid, I gave a vague, non-committed answer, politician style! Have I missed something? Our product is SAAS in the agritech sector to be marketed globally.

I’m still an unpaid intern, but I’ve been getting a lot of growth – both new users and contacts – for the startup app I work for, and it would be nice to get some gas money. My founder lives in NYC and lives quite well judging off the Snaps he posts … so I…

I joined a startup in the 2nd month as marketing consultant and two months later turned down a full time job offer to work full time with this startup, for a lesser salary, and the promise of 5% equity at the end of one year. We have not signed a contract yet. However since joining, I…

What is the best way to oust an uncooperative cofounder from an LLC? We do not have an operating agreement and do not have money for a buy out. This founder wrote our software, which technically we do not have rights to use.

Anyone else surprised about Dave McClure and various VC’s being called out for their inappropriateness toward female entrepreneurs?

I have been working at a startup for one and a half years. In the beginning I was there just for the opportunity of learning and embracing new challenges. I was still graduating and a full-time job was not my main worry. Later, I agreed with the founder to start taking this more seriously, so…

I have a US Delaware Corporation. But I’m a foreign entrepreneur. It seems like I have to be physically present in US to open a company bank account. How do I show in record that I have paid money for the stock certificates I issue myself without a bank account?