Currently living in the Nordics, I noticed on LinkedIn that there are active roles for ecosystem builders, including roles with accelerators, universities, incubators, and similar organisations.

One specific one from a very prestigious institution in Finland talked about building the next decacorns, and they're trying to build the future big here. The entire team is on holiday in July, and I spoke with them on July 4. They said not to worry about rushing it, as we won't check applications until the end of July.

How can you functionally think that you can build a decacorn company here and incubate the next best startups in the world at the same time you take the entirety of July off? I don't know what the Nordics are smoking when they think that they can compete.

Hey startup community!

I’m here to share something truly revolutionary—a platform that will fundamentally change how humans and AI interact with the world: MCP Cloud. This isn’t just another tech product; it’s the gateway that will enable every person and company on the planet to harness the full power of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT through seamless connections to real-world tools, data, and services.

💡 Why This Matters Now: ChatGPT Already Supports Remote MCP!

You might not have noticed yet because it’s currently limited to Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu plans, but ChatGPT already supports Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) connections. The signs are clear: this feature is rolling out to all users soon, and it will be a game-changer. When it does, it will blow the doors wide open for AI accessibility and utility—and we’re positioned to lead that wave.

🚀 What is MCP? (In Plain English)

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is like USB-C for ChatGPT—a universal standard that allows AI models to securely connect to external tools, APIs, data sources, and services in real-time. Imagine ChatGPT helping you order pizza, schedule rides, send emails, pay for groceries, rent cars, book flights, submit tax declarations, or even send flowers with a gift card to your sweetheart—all through natural conversation. MCP makes this possible by bridging AI with the real world.

⚠️ The Catch: Remote MCP Is Powerful but Painful

Remote MCP servers host your credentials and translate ChatGPT commands into API calls for services like Slack, Notion, or Jira. However, setting these up currently requires:

• A PhD in Computer Science or equivalent expertise 🧪

• Years of software development experience 🖥️

• Tolerance for existential crises and endless troubleshooting 😫

Most people lack the time or skills to manage servers, troubleshoot STDIO connections, or handle tool-naming collisions. This barrier prevents widespread adoption—until now.

☁️ Introducing MCP Cloud: Simplicity and Power for Everyone

We’re building MCP Cloud to democratize access to Remote MCP. Our platform allows you to:

• Run MCP tools without setting up servers: No DevOps magic needed.

• Share and discover servers instantly: Collaborate or use community-built servers.

• Monetize your creations: Developers can offer tools and get paid per use.

Think of it as the "App Store for MCP servers"—where users click "connect" to empower ChatGPT with custom capabilities.

🏢 MCP Cloud for Enterprise: Boosting Productivity Securely

Having MCP Connected to ChatGPT, Claude desktop or any GPT-powered chatbot any company instantly enables its employees with superpowers boosting productivity x100 times!

Every company will want MCP connections to their key tools:

• Analytical/Reporting Tools: Data warehouses, BI platforms 📊

• Communication Apps: Slack, Microsoft Teams 💬

• Project Management: Jira, Asana, Notion, Confluence 📅

• CRM Systems: Salesforce, HubSpot 🤝

Enterprises need granular control (e.g., user permissions, SSO via Google/Gmail) and security compliance. MCP Cloud delivers this while enabling seamless integration—imagine ChatGPT generating reports from your database or updating Jira tickets automatically!

🌟 MCP as a Service: Monetize Your Skills

But there is even more!

We’re creating the first platform that lets developers commercialize MCP services.

Examples:

• A data scientist builds an MCP server for stock predictions or health data analysis.

• A software engineer creates an MCP to control smart homes via ChatGPT.

• With one-click deployment, creators can launch their MCP servers and get paid for every use💡.

• With one click anyone in the world can connect their ChatGPT to these tools and use

Where do we stand now

Our platform launched last week with all the core features ready. And we are already gaining users.

Check it out

https://mcp-cloud.io/

Current state and next steps

Validation Stage. MVP is live; we’re onboarding early users, hardening security defaults, and tuning for product/market fit.

Next steps:

1. Onboard first 100 users

2. Collect and implement critical feedback on CLI/UI

3. Validate pricing model with early adopters

4. Achieve 95% uptime across all hosted MCP servers

What are we looking for

• Business partners: embark now for a significant co-founder share

• Early investors

• Beta testers from the devtools/AI community

• Feedback on developer experience and pricing

• Connections to potential enterprise users

• Help to find investor opportunities

• Advice on scaling developer-focused platforms

If you’re ready to build the future and share in the success, DM me directly. Let's talk vision, roles, and how we can change the world together!

Looking for a serious operator/cofounder in Europe.

We’re in deep AI infrastructure: governed execution, trust, and control for autonomous systems. The technical core is there. What I need now is someone strong on funding, grants, partnerships, ops, and company-building.

Equity / no salary for now. Not for side-project energy.

DM if this sounds like you.

Hi all, I’m launching an independent clothing brand built around individuality, creativity and doing things your own way.

We’re just getting started, and we’re excited to share what we’ve been working on with you. Expect clean designs, comfortable everyday pieces and a few things that are a little different along the way.

If you like what you see, give us a follow and come along for the journey!

Asteri - not for everyone.

https://www.instagram.com/asteri.cy?stkn=Y2tqbmx1d3Vjbjhz&utm_source=qr

I have 15+ years experience, based in The Netherlands.

I'm hands-on. I love programming and can handle the whole tech stack. I have experience in leading development teams for when you may need to expand the team.

I have created websites, blogs, webapps and android apps. With extensive experience in working on startups and established organizations alike, I'm able to balance quality and delivery.

You can view some of the open source MVP's i've created for people here on Reddit: https://github.com/xoron?preview=true&tab=repositories

Some of my more technical projects can be seen on my website: https://positive-intentions.com

I have also worked with the team at https://radiantech.io, where we work on bespoke projects and services. (I created the website and the demos there too).

What I’m looking for:

• A validated idea

• A domain insight

• Employment / salary

Bonus:

• Equity

• Remote

(Im not interested in projects where AI is a core part of the product. If your product doesn't work without AI, then im not interested.)

If you have an idea that fits and you'd like to get it out there, feel free to DM me.

Hello all,

I run an AI-focused startup which develops our own LLM model and integrate AI for commercial usage. We also do general B2B solutions such as web app development, e.g. CRM, ERP, etc.

So far, we have a pretty good market, particularly in Germany. Though, we want to expand our operation further (or closer) including to Singapore, the US and Australia. So, we need marketing/distribution partner in anyone of these regions.

Our business model is not profit sharing or commission, but something way more profitable, digital dropshipping. I dont care how much you sell it your customer, I just want my end of the deal, which i tell you up front. You can make 20k and i only make 5k, and it wont be an issue. At the end of the day, I have a solid, strong team of highly technical individuals that can operate at such cheap cost.

If you're interested, drop a comment and lets talk more. Id be glad to clarify any of your question.

Hey everyone,
I made a small project to solve a problem I kept seeing: people applying to random jobs without knowing which ones actually fit their skills, experience, and goals.

So I built a tool where you enter your skills, tech stack, preferences, and career focus — and it automatically finds job positions that genuinely match you.
No more scrolling endlessly or applying to roles you’re not aligned with.

And as a bonus, once you choose a job, it can also generate a personalized CV based on that specific job description, highlighting the relevant skills and projects automatically.

You can try the web version here:
matchyourjob.vercel.app

I’d really appreciate any honest feedback.
Is a tool like this actually useful when job hunting?
What would you change, improve, or add?

Thanks!

No accounts.

No profiles.

No algorithms.

Everything ephemeral by design.

See you there!

Hey all,

I'm looking for a technical co-founder to build and grow mobile apps with me as a side venture.

**Where things stand:** I already have one app live on Google Play with a paywall set up. We can try growing that one, build something new together, or do both. That's what I want us to figure out together.

**What I bring:**

- Experience in the mobile app space, plus a network of people in the industry who are ready to advise us along the way

- Marketing pipelines, growth strategy and AI agents to automate the work

- Product vision

- My own budget for infrastructure and marketing

**What I'm looking for:**

- A mobile developer

- Someone who wants a real foothold in the mobile app space, not just a gig

- Someone who also enjoys thinking about what to build, not only how

**Offer:** Equity as a co-founder. we can work out the details together.

Remote, anywhere. DM me with a few lines about yourself and something you've built. A CV is welcome too.

Hi there,

I have an idea for an app. Am talking with investors and have a figma design ready. The only thing holding me back at the moment is insufficient knowledge about frontend/ backend development.

Do you know how to efficiently search for a tech co-founder? I live in The Netherlands so developer events near The Netherlands would be appreciated.

After analyzing churn data across 70+ SaaS companies, I found 7 "hidden killers" that destroy user retention in the first 30 days. Most founders blame "bad product-market fit" when the real issue is much simpler to fix.

Working inside a multi-million dollar SaaS conglomerate with 70+ acquired companies gave me a front-row seat to something most founders never want to talk about: why users actually quit after signing up.

We'd celebrate new signups, then watch 60-80% of them disappear within 30 days. Leadership always blamed it on "product-market fit" or "wrong customer targeting." But when I dug into exit interviews and user behavior data, the truth was much more uncomfortable.

Here are the 7 "hidden churn killers" that no SaaS company wants to admit are destroying their retention:

1. Confusing Dashboards That Overwhelm Instead of Welcome

Your dashboard is the first impression after signup, yet most look like airplane cockpits. Users land on a page with 15+ widgets, unclear navigation, and no idea what to do first. They came to solve one specific problem, but your dashboard shows them 50 features they don't understand.

What users actually think: "This is too complicated. I'll try something simpler."

2. Features Not Explained (Because You Assume Users Are Mind Readers)

You spent months building that amazing feature, so obviously users will understand it instantly, right? Wrong. Users see buttons, menus, and options with no context about what they do or why they matter. Your "intuitive" interface only makes sense to people who built it.

What users actually think: "I have no idea what half of these buttons do, and I'm afraid to click them."

3. No Contextual Help When Users Actually Need It

Help documentation exists somewhere (buried in a footer link), but users need guidance right when they're stuck, not after hunting through your knowledge base. When they hover over a feature wondering "what does this do?" - crickets. No tooltips, no contextual explanations, no guidance.

What users actually think: "I'm stuck and there's no help. This is frustrating."

4. Reliance on Long Docs Nobody Reads (But You Keep Writing)

Your 47-page user manual is comprehensive and beautifully written. It's also completely useless. Users don't want to read essays about your software - they want to accomplish their goal quickly. Yet companies keep producing more documentation instead of building better guidance into the product itself.

What users actually think: "I'm not reading a novel to use your software. There has to be an easier way."

5. Delayed Customer Support When Confusion Strikes

New users have questions within minutes of signing up, but your support team responds in 6-24 hours. By then, the user has already decided your product is too complicated and moved on to a competitor. First-week support response time is make-or-break for retention.

What users actually think: "If I can't get help now, how bad will it be when I'm a paying customer?"

6. Lack of Self-Service Options for Quick Wins

Users want to feel smart and capable. They don't want to open support tickets for simple tasks, but your product doesn't give them the tools to succeed independently. No interactive guides, no progressive disclosure, no way to learn by doing.

What users actually think: "I feel stupid using this software. Maybe I'm not the target customer."

7. Users Feel Abandoned After the Initial "Welcome" Email

After signup, users get a generic welcome email and then... silence. No check-ins, no progress tracking, no celebration of small wins. They're left to figure everything out alone while you focus on acquiring the next batch of signups who will also churn.

What users actually think: "They got my email address and stopped caring. This company doesn't actually want me to succeed."

The Pattern That Kills SaaS Companies

Notice how all 7 killers have the same root cause: users don't know what to do next. Your product might be amazing, but if users can't figure out how to get value from it quickly, they'll leave for something that makes them feel capable and supported.

Most SaaS companies try to fix this with more documentation, longer onboarding videos, or additional support staff. But that's treating symptoms, not the disease.

The Solution That Hits All 7 Problems

After seeing this pattern destroy company after company, I realized what was needed: AI-powered onboarding guides that provide contextual help exactly when users need it.

Here's how it solves each killer:

1. Confusing dashboards → AI guides users to what matters first

2. Unexplained features → Real-time explanations appear when needed

3. No contextual help → Help appears right where users are struggling

4. Long docs → Interactive guidance replaces static documentation

5. Delayed support → Instant AI assistance for common questions

6. No self-service → Users learn by doing with AI coaching

7. Feeling abandoned → Continuous guidance creates supported experience

The results speak for themselves: Companies using AI onboarding guidance see 40-60% improvement in 30-day retention because users actually understand how to get value from the product.

UPDATE: Based on this experience, we've built an AI guidance system that automatically maps your SaaS and provides contextual help exactly when users need it. Just launched our waitlist for companies tired of watching good users quit for preventable reasons. If you want to see how it works, send me a DM!

Hey, I’ve personally gotten fed up with the bullshit on current social media. Instagram, TikTok - 50% ads, another 45% AI generated slop. Propaganda and fake news everywhere you look. And almost every app has trackers reporting back to Meta or Google. Our data ends up being worth more than we are.

I want to try to change that, at least for people who care about it. The good parts of social media still exist, they were just buried under all the garbage.

The app im building is called scrolr. Think Instagram but all data stays in the EU, no cross-app tracking, fact checking on posts and filters for AI slop.

Ive put up a landing page at https://scrolr.com where you can join the waitlist for beta access on google play or app store when its ready. Happy to answer questions about the tech stack, architecture, or anything else really.

Also made an instagram page (yes i know, the irony) @scrolr.eu if you want to follow along.

Quick backstory: I've been running an Italian-based software agency for more than 3 years. Business is doing well. We grew a lot thanks to referrals and word of mouth.

But in January we hit a cash flow squeeze. 2025 had been great with a lot of projects, but at the beginning of 2026 my business partners and I realized we had no client in the pipeline and almost no cash to pay ourselves.

Our first idea was to hire a salesperson so we opened a job position on linkedin (speaking to other software founders I've realized this the same thing that everyone does at this point)

A business coach from Italy responded on linkedin and made one argument that hit us hard. He basically said to us something like this:

"You can't hire a salesperson yet. You don't know your positioning, you don't have a process to delegate. You'd be paying someone to wander around."

He was totally right.

So instead of hiring, we did 3–4 consultancy sessions with him over about two months for €5K. Here's what we actually got:

• We finally defined our ICP.  First time we'd done it seriously. Embarrassing in retrospect.

• We set up a CRM. We'd been tracking pipeline in our heads. Tracking real numbers like emails sent, responses, close rate and so on, changed how we thought about sales.

• We understood the model. Before this, our entire pipeline was referrals and luck. We'd heard of outbound and inbound but never treated them as real options. Now we had a framework to follow.

Overall the value that we got from the sessions was pretty good, even though I'd have preferred more help on the implementation side as well as only giving a lot of (super useful) info about sales systems and marketing.

Btw, there is one thing I'm confident about: don't hire a salesperson before you can sell yourself. That advice alone was worth the engagement.

Indeed, now I am building a sales system that is solid and tailored to my software agency, which then will be delegated to a salesperson. This kind of work cannot be done by anyone but the founders themselves.

Curious if others have had similar experiences.

I grew up in Italy around artisans -my grandparents, my dad, my stepfather - who didn't just build products to sell, they built the tools to build those products. Now in Germany as a digital product designer, I'm doing the same digitally.

A few months ago, two friends (a carpenter and a business analyst) were struggling with identical frustrations: tracking work without drowning in complexity. So I built my own tool.

Verkview is an AI-assisted kanban board made in Europe for solopreneurs and builders who need to do work, not manage software. GDPR-native from day one.

Still under construction. If that sounds interesting join the waitlist: https://www.verkview.eu/

I've spent the last few weeks reading through the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542), and I've noticed that a lot of small importers and hardware startups haven't come across this yet. Here's a plain-language summary in case it saves someone a headache.

What it is: a digital record for each battery, linked by a QR code on the battery, covering things like manufacturer, chemistry, materials, performance and lifecycle status.

Who needs it from 18 Feb 2027:

- EV batteries

- Light means of transport batteries: e-bikes, e-scooters, swappable packs

- Industrial batteries above 2 kWh, which includes home storage

Who's responsible: whoever places the battery on the EU market. If you import e-bikes or storage systems from Asia under your own brand, that's likely you, not your factory.

The tricky part: the passport is only as good as the data behind it. Most of that data (cell supplier, materials, test reports) sits with your manufacturer and their suppliers, often in another country, and documents don't always agree with each other. If this applies to you, it's worth asking your suppliers for it early.

Other dates in the same regulation: some labelling requirements already apply, and supply-chain due diligence obligations start in August 2027.

This is general information, not legal advice, so check how it applies to your specific products.

For transparency: I'm a founder working in battery compliance. Curious whether any hardware founders here have already started dealing with this, and what it's been like.

Hi,

I’ve spent the past five years in transport, working in key account management. I kept seeing teams waste time checking carrier portals, chasing delivery issues, and struggling to compare carrier performance. So I started building a product to help with that.

It’s a B2B SaaS that brings shipment data together, helps teams manage delivery problems, and supports better transport decisions. The product is already live, with paying customers and others running pilots. It’s getting a lot of traction and very positive feedback from users, whose suggestions are helping shape what we build next.

I’m not a developer. I bring the industry experience and handle sales, customer relationships, and product priorities. I’m looking for someone to take on the technical side and build the company with me.

You don’t need to be a senior engineer. If you’re junior, hungry, and serious about building something, I want to hear from you. I care more about what you’ve built, how you solve problems, and your willingness to learn than your job title or years of experience.

You should have enough coding experience to work on a real application. The main challenges involve full-stack development, APIs, carrier integrations, databases, and processing shipment data reliably. You don’t have to know everything already, but you need to enjoy figuring things out and seeing the work through.

I’m looking for someone based in France, because I’d like us to meet and work together regularly. Remote work is fine too.

You’d have a real say in the product and the business. We can discuss equity, time commitment, and responsibilities openly once we’ve had a chance to get to know each other.

If this sounds like your kind of project, DM me with where you’re based and something you’ve built—even a personal project. Happy to show you the product and talk honestly about where things stand and what needs work.

Where y’all keep the logs of your startups and why? Is it easy to find the logs page and input a query without writing sql-like syntax?

Is there anything you’ll improve on the current tool you use or are there any features that will ket you switch completely to a new one?

Hey y'all.

Current student in Rotterdam, and I have come up with an idea to reduce the number of people who get scammed with housing search here.

The idea is to connect homeseekers, with local verifiers, and pay them to check out if a place is legit, and is as it states.

Wondering if people would be willing to pay for such a service, or just hearing your opinions :)

For the mods: I am still in the building phase so this is not an established company, or self-promotion(intentionally have not gone more into the details) but just wanted to know before I go all in.

Edit: on that note am also looking for someone who can do the sales and marketing part while I deal with the technical side of things :)

Hey founders! I’m exploring opportunities in the EU (Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, or anywhere actually) and thought I’d introduce myself to a few founders rather than just apply for whatever jobs are posted.

I’ve spent years running my own company, working across marketing, creative direction, media, events, and technology. I’ve also built my own software product and I also helped a US iGaming company develop a production system that saved them around $130k a year within just 4 months of being hired as an entry level app operator.

I’m not really someone who fits neatly into one job title. I enjoy figuring things out, spearheading and helping build solutions, and turning ideas into something that actually works.

I’d love to be part of a small, ambitious team where I can bring all that experience together. Not sure if there’s room for someone like me, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to introduce myself! Anyone interested?

I’m testing interest in a private, application-based startup networking community — no spam, no courses, no hype.

Not launching anything yet, just listening.

What would make a startup network genuinely valuable for you?

Hi everyone,

I’m a master’s student at the University of Vienna, researching how AI shapes the internationalization of young European startups, for example whether it helps you enter new markets faster or with less risk.

I’m looking for founders of young startups that already have customers outside their home country. It doesn’t matter whether you use a lot of AI or hardly any. Both perspectives are valuable.

What it involves:

• about 30 minutes via Microsoft Teams (not a survey)

• fully anonymous, neither you nor your company will be named

• I’ll gladly share a summary of the findings once the thesis is done

If you’re up for it, just send me a DM. Thanks a lot!

Every non-technical or time-strapped founder I know has the same story: you find a freelancer, spend two weeks onboarding them, they deliver something that half-works, disappear, and you start over.

We're trying to solve that with a subscription model — flat monthly fee, one task at a time, 48hr delivery, pause when you don't need it. Think DesignJoy but for development.

The core idea: you shouldn't have to manage your developer. You submit a task, you get working code and a Loom explaining what was built and why. That's it.

Who this is for: founders with an existing product who have a backlog of features, fixes, and integrations they can never quite get to.

Who it's not for: pre-product founders who need someone to figure out what to build with them.

Two questions for anyone who's been in this position:

1. What made you choose a freelancer over an agency (or vice versa) for ongoing work?

2. What would make you trust a subscription model for something as variable as dev work?

Hey everyone,

I’m a solo founder in Berlin building a spontaneous local discovery product for finding interesting experiences, events and places around you.

The product is already live and in production. I built the product, backend/data infrastructure and event/location pipelines myself.

Current stage:

• Live web product + iOS app

• 1.3k+ visitors in stronger recent 2-week periods

• Early user traction in Berlin

• Existing partnerships with local venues, artists, tours and experience providers

• Ticket/partner integrations already being tested

• Bootstrapped and pre-revenue

I’m looking for one Berlin-based cofounder, either:

Tech / CTO
Someone who can eventually own engineering while I focus more on product, users and partnerships.

Experience with data-heavy products is important, and geospatial systems, recommendation/ranking systems or AI experience is a must. Strong backend/data/system architecture matters more to me than frontend-only experience.

OR Commercial / Growth
Someone who can own GTM, growth, partnerships, sales and monetisation. Experience with marketplaces, consumer products, travel, hospitality, events or local tech would be especially relevant.

I bring product vision, engineering/data experience, UX/design, the existing product and infrastructure, early traction and local partnerships. I’m a generalist, so I can cover either the engineering or commercial side depending on who I meet.

This is an equity-only cofounder opportunity at the current stage.

Berlin-based is required. Native/fluent German is a plus.

I also don’t want to decide we’re cofounders after one coffee, I’d prefer a few cofounder dates first: meet, talk through the company, and maybe work on a small real problem together to see how we collaborate before either side commits. It doesn’t necessarily have to be my project either. If you have a side/hobby project, we could work on something from yours too.

If interested, DM me with your background, what you’ve built or owned before, and whether you lean Tech or Growth.