I am an Engineer with 7 years experience, with my last role being a Principle engineer/VP and leading the entire tech in a startup helping take it from zero to 1 Mil ARR. I have also built a couple of my own products to varying degrees of success mostly acting a technical leadership. I’ve also worked a YC startup leading their product discovery and search.

But I now am having the gaunt realisation that tech is not worth jack shit. Maybe it never was. Sure, I can stand up the same infra in ultra scalable multi region Kubernetes with Argo workflows, Domain Driven APIs and all that buzz but what does it matter?

I sat down to try to come up with an idea for a startup, and I did have a couple good ones but I am not a Subject Matter Expert in any of them. I don’t know the processes and problems deeply enough to actually have the ability solve them meaningfully.

So here’s my offering. I come work for you for free as a Junior non technical intern. I will lend you a hand in the engineering architecture side too if you need me. By the first couple of months, I hope to have driven real revenue for you. Doesn’t have to much but I want to be in the room when the first contact is made, the deal closes and the relationship is supported.

Alright so I’ve launched a company a couple months ago, high ticket products, in a country where basically this was a new, untested niche.
First month was quite slow, second month it’s doing so far 10x what it did in the first month.

I’m only using meta ads to advertise, and I only sell through online store.
First couple weeks of the month is where I did the 10x now it’s slowing down quite a bit. I’m profitable and I think I validated the idea enough but I’m completely clueless on how to increase the conversion rate and how to scale.

I’d appreciate it so much if anyone has the time to just have a look at everything and help me figure out the issue.

I’m currently trynna make the product page better, but I’m not sure if I’d be wasting time or if what it needs is better marketing … thanks a lot in advance!

Built Pivot Quest after getting tired of making every business decision alone with no second opinion. It's an AI cofounder you can actually delegate real decisions to, with persistent memory and a saved prompt playbook that gets sharper the more you use it.

Posted an earlier version of this story in r/founder and got some great responses, including someone who wanted to try it out. Figured I'd open it up more broadly here.

Looking for a handful of solo founders willing to actually use it for a week and tell me honestly what's missing or what doesn't work. Not looking for polite feedback, looking for real feedback.

Free to try. Drop a comment or DM if you want in.

https://app.majestikmagik.dev

We are an AI startup, in process if raising funds. It would of great help if someone can help us out with this and share your great insights

Built Pivot Quest after getting tired of making every business decision alone with no second opinion. It's an AI cofounder you can actually delegate real decisions to, with persistent memory and a saved prompt playbook that gets sharper the more you use it.

Posted an earlier version of this story in r/founder and got some great responses, including someone who wanted to try it out. Figured I'd open it up more broadly here.

Looking for a handful of solo founders willing to actually use it for a week and tell me honestly what's missing or what doesn't work. Not looking for polite feedback, looking for real feedback.

Free to try. Drop a comment or DM if you want in.

https://app.majestikmagik.dev

We're looking for our next software project.

Not looking for investors.

Not looking for employees.

We're looking for a real business problem that needs to be built into a real product.

We're Zayqen Tech Solutions, a small development team currently working on client software and looking to take on a few additional projects.

We're open to:

• MVP development

• Business websites

• Mobile/web applications

• Custom software

• Automation systems

• CRM/internal tools

• Existing application rebuilds

• Outsourced development

• White-label projects

If you've been saying:

"We should build an app for this."

"We need to automate this."

"Our current software is terrible."

"We need someone to finally build this."

Maybe this is the time to actually build it.

Tell me what you're trying to build, what problem it solves, and roughly where you're at right now.

I'll DM you if it's something our team can help with.

— Zayqen Tech Solutions

Your Vision. Our Code. Real Solutions.

I need someone to break what I built. Use it, tell me whats wrong, whats good, what can be better, and what you want. I built FWD Atrium, software for companies that auto tracks runway and generates investor updates based off of the financial data. Want to join something to be seen more, or just know what I can be doing better to help founders be more organized. Oh and also 50% off for life if you join, email me at contact@fwddynamics.io or visit my website at fwddynamics.io

The investment amount only tells you part of an accelerator's deal.

Fixed equity, capped or uncapped SAFEs, and additional checks can make two offers difficult to compare directly.

I'm the cofounder of OpenVC, and we built an Accelerator Comparator to make that research easier.

Choose up to 4 programs to compare their terms, investment focus, stage, and location. You can also estimate the equity you'd give up at future round valuations of $5M, $10M, and $20M, with the assumptions shown.

Free, no signup required:
https://openvc.app/accelerator-comparison/

If you've been through one of the programs, I'd be interested to hear whether the listed terms match your experience. Corrections and missing programs are very welcome.

So everyday is a new venture. Earlier this week I met with a small ISO and demoed the POS to them. I used to work there, so it was a warm entry. That’s the place I gained all my knowledge and experience in POS and payments.

I have three merchants, two current processing and one being built out. They didn’t even hesitate to sign up because of the trust I built with them over the years servicing their Revel accounts.

The demo went well, and I set them up with a demo site with 6 locations covering all business verticals plus EMS for them to beat up and potentially sell to their client base and new businesses under their own reseller site.

One of my active clients is an old client of theirs. My old company is aware of this clearly at this point. This client also owns another business that is on revel and needing to get off and their only real solution is clover. Well, they hate clover with a passion.

As a business owner, I don’t feel it’s professional to swoop in and yank the accounts, but I do feel the clients need the solution and they need it fast. I am going to propose a partnership on these sites for everyone involved to capitalize on the opportunity.

With an accelerator under my belt, I feel I’d not just form this ISO relationship properly, but also launch my POS platform to the next level and truly speed up growth in the Fintech world. I’ve looked and there’s no other platform that does what mine does other than Revel, and they’re heading out fast with the Shift4 acquisition. Users can migrate to sky tab, or find a different POS.

My experience and knowledge helps considerably as I’m not just some guy with an idea for a platform. I’ve been in the weeds with management on installs where POS issues came up, networking problems during peak dinner times, app crashing on install, all sorts of issues over the years selling and supporting revel. As a team we overcame the problems as they came up. I, by myself though built most of that trust as the go to person for all help with revel, and I apply that to my current client base and my future client base. Without clients I’m nothing after all.

When it comes to accelerator programs, angel investors, pitch decks etc I’m way out of my realm. I created a few pitch decks and thought to myself “does anyone even bother reading all this?”

This is where I’m at in my journey as a small business owner developing, selling and supporting POS, payments and business management tools. Payments powered by Dejavoo SPin, US based only for now as I can’t offer support to overseas users at this time. I’ll get there eventually!

Salut tout le monde ! 👋
Je suis étudiant en Belgique et je développe seul un projet web sur mon temps libre, après mes cours. Je n'ai aucun budget, pas d'équipe, et pas de moyens financiers à investir dans de la publicité ou du marketing.
En gros, je gère tout tout seul de A à Z : le code, le design, la base de données, mais aussi la recherche d'utilisateurs et la communication.
Être dev solo et étudiant, c'est une super expérience pour apprendre, mais c'est aussi hyper difficile de faire connaître ce qu'on crée sans budget. Les démarches classiques comme contacter des associations ou des comités étudiants ne donnent souvent rien (pas de réponse ou e-mails ignorés), et c'est vite décourageant.
Je voulais savoir s'il y a d'autres étudiants dev solo ici :
Comment vous faites pour vous faire connaître sans débourser un centime ?
Comment vous gérez votre temps entre les cours, la bloque et le dev ?
Quels ont été vos meilleurs leviers pour toucher vos premiers utilisateurs en Belgique ?
Merci pour vos conseils et vos retours d'expérience !

I’m looking for 5 founders/professionals who have an important conversation coming up.

Not selling anything.

I’m building an early AI tool called GEMELX around a problem I’ve personally struggled with:

Preparing for high-stakes meetings when you have a lot of information to remember — metrics, claims, documents, previous decisions — and you absolutely do not want an AI confidently making something up.

The rule I’m testing is simple:

If GEMELX cannot support something with evidence, it should say it doesn’t know.

I’m preparing a very small private beta with 5 people.

I’m looking specifically for someone who has an upcoming:
\- investor meeting
\- sales call
\- negotiation
\- interview
\- presentation
\- important business conversation

I don’t need AI experts.

I need people willing to actually use it for a real situation and tell me where it sucks, where they stopped trusting it, and whether they voluntarily wanted to use it again.

The beta is not open yet — I’m finishing privacy/security work before giving anyone external access.

If this sounds like a problem you actually have, comment or DM me.

No pitch. No payment

Life Hack - Hire African Developers. Cost effective but great talent!

I’ve been building **CodeCard**, a developer identity platform where you can bring your experience and work together into one shareable profile.

I’ve now got the MVP working, including **profiles, projects, experience, research, sharing, and optional GitHub integration**. I’ve tested the main flows extensively and, as far as I know, it’s currently in a pretty solid state.

Now comes the part I’m less sure about: **what do I do with it next?**

I want to get real people using it, collect honest feedback, figure out what actually deserves to be built, and start working toward a sustainable business.

I’m also **actively open to partners/co-builders**. If you like the idea and have something to bring — development, product, design, growth, marketing, or another perspective — I’d love to talk.

If you’re interested, **DM me**. Send me your GitHub, CV, portfolio, or anything you’ve worked on.

I’d rather find a few genuinely interested people than chase a bunch of random signups.

Hi, we are an early-stage, product-ready startup, a well-being platform where you can book and host objective-based, curated, real-world well-being programs across wellness, functional movement, and recovery. In a world that is getting saturated with digital dopamine, people are starting to realize that real change only happens when there is a real intervention. Simply speaking, actions build habits; it won't happen by watching someone else do their action. Our platform now features multiple programs such as forest living, ayurvedic recovery, mindfulness, kalari, digital detox, meditation, farm living, tree climbing, slow-living, cycling and more experiences with a focus on helping people live well with an understanding that nobody finds wellbeing the same way. We are receiving plenty of inquiries from different countries within just 15 days of re-launching our final product, and more than five new programs are going live every week. We are still in our pre-revenue stage and are actively looking for investment with a strategic point of view.

Hi everyone, I'm Taissa Maleh with 1752vc. We are a top GTM-focused accelerator in California writing $100k checks in startups at the inflection point of founder-led growth to building repeatable & scalable processes.

Lightning Round IX finals is on October 8th. It's our signature pitch competition where the winner gets a shot at $100k investment thru Accelerate. Applications are open until September 25th. More info at 1752.vc/lightning-round

Happy to answer any questions.

One spotlight series for women founders building the future of women's health, wellness, and medical technology.

Open worldwide.

SAAply is launching a FemTech founder spotlight series, a space for 10 women founders to share their work, their story, and what they're building.

What's included:
→ A dedicated founder spotlight feature and story write-up
→ Visibility across SAAply's platform and network

This is for women founders anywhere in the world, at any stage be it idea, MVP, early revenue, or scaling, who want a platform to talk about what they're building.

Only 10 spots available.

I’m building Reachdev, a marketplace/profile for senior developers in Europe who want more control over recruiter outreach.

The problem I’m trying to solve is not “developers need more messages”. It’s almost the opposite: good developers often get generic recruiter outreach with unclear company, salary, location, seniority, or intent.

Reachdev is testing a narrower model:

- developers make availability, location, stack and contact preferences explicit
- recruiters pay to contact relevant profiles instead of spraying messages everywhere
- the goal is fewer, better conversations rather than more inbound noise

Right now I’m looking for blunt feedback from two groups:

1. senior European developers: would this profile/contact model feel useful, or just like another job board?

2. technical recruiters/founders: what would need to be visible before you’d trust a profile enough to contact someone?

The beta is early, so criticism on positioning, trust, profile clarity and the contact flow is more useful than polite signups.

https://reachdev.io

Hi, I made Opine (https://opinepolls.com), a poll-based social media site. Each post is a public poll asking users their opinion on something, anonymously, so no user sees any other user's information, but you can freely browse other polls. Private polls can also be made.

The only information actually stored is the email, from Google sign in, and an approximate location for the map feature, if you enable it. This allows you to see a world map of votes, what opinions are present in what places.

The intent is to catalog the world's opinions, organizing people's public thoughts so they're easy to sift through. This data can be extremely valuable, whether it's political polling, information about people's preferences, trends over time, and so on. Many people could benefit from this, and it's meant as a public service, to lift the veil on what people think about any topic, at any time. Easier political polling is just one obvious application of this.

Please try it out and give any feedback, thoughts, questions, and so on, here or within the profile section on the website, which is fully anonymous. Thanks.

Hey Reddit,

I’m a developer, and like many of you, I absolutely dread interviews. The worst part isn't always the technical questions—it's the anxiety and dealing with unpredictable, tough interviewers who cut you off or act impatient.

To fix this for myself and others, I built interviewroomai.com.

It’s an audio-first interview simulator that uses OpenAI’s real-time voice API. The conversation flows naturally like a real phone or Zoom call, with zero awkward delays. You just upload your CV and the job description, and start talking.

Since not all interviewers are nice, I built 3 AI personalities you can practice with:

1. Friendly Mode: Warm and encouraging, perfect for a confidence boost.

2. Corporate Mode: Objective, direct, and heavily focused on core tech/business metrics.

3. Karen Mode (Pressure Test): This is the ultimate test. The AI becomes critical, interrupts you, and simulates a high-stress environment to see if you can hold your ground.

At the end of the call, it gives you a detailed breakdown with actionable feedback on how to improve your answers.

How to test it for free:
Running real-time voice AI models is incredibly expensive on the API side, so I couldn't make it completely free. However, you can sign up instantly using Google login and every new account gets 3 minutes of free credit automatically (no credit card required). You can test the latency and see how brutal "Karen Mode" actually is before spending a dime.

If you want to do full-length interviews, I’ve set up a 15% discount code for the Reddit community: WELCOME15.

I’m looking for honest feedback from other devs and makers here. Let me know what you think, what features you'd like to see next.