📝 Post
Just got off the phone with their customer support for the THIRD time in the past year to get money back from being charged for services after cancelling. This company is made to take advantage of people that are inexperienced. I will be the first to admit my mistake, but I am here to warn others not to fall into their trap. I started a business with them in 2022, failed that business in a year, and cancelled in 2024. Roll around to 2025, and I'm getting charged for everything again. I was unaware of having to file Articles of Dissolution myself, so that one was partially on me, but their entire business model is based around, and advertised as, helping inexperienced people start a business and learn to run that business. They do not do this. I filled those articles in March of 2025, and it became official on March 20th. Fast forward to June 2025, and what is happening? Oh look at that, I'm getting charged again. Called and made sure to confirm everything, sent in another copy of the Articles of Dissolution, and got my money back eventually. Went in and deleted everything I could on my account, including all payment methods. Unfortunately, today (02/02/2026) has proven that it does not matter. I get a notification of a random $227.99 charge from: Tailor Brands. After a long phone call of repeating everything from the last phone call and set of emails, I might get my money back. Wish me luck. Don't be like me. Don't fall for their trap, and don't be an idiot that thinks they can run a business without knowing anything about business. Learn from my mistakes so you don't have to make them yourself.
🧩 Problem
Charged for services after cancelling business.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
We are a small winery that uses Square for our POS and QBO Plus for accounting. We have our bank, CC, and Square integrated so everything is imported into QBO and that part is really needed. We use Square for inventory, all employees are tracked and paid through Square Payroll. We have 1 user for our QBO login but our accountant is connected to our account. We don't usually do any online invoices, if we do its usually in Square. In reviewing, I don't see a need for Plus. When we were first talking to QB when we got setup they said that Plus was the plan we should use. I just don't want to change without understanding what we might lose if we do switch. Thank you.
🧩 Problem
Uncertainty about the necessity of accounting software features.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
📝 Post
I'm opening a brick and mortar pet store (treats, toys, apparel). I want to sell online and in the store. I'm overwhelmed by all the options. I have checked Shopify (POS, ecommerce & website). Lightspeed (POS, ecommerce & website) and EPOS (apparently this one offers only POS and an integration with a website and ecommerce for additional money). What has worked for you all? I'm looking for a system that works and can make easy the management of it all. I'm starting this business on my own and want something that works but also is the best financial option.
🧩 Problem
Overwhelmed by options for managing a new pet store.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
Just got off the phone with their customer support for the THIRD time in the past year to get money back from being charged for services after cancelling. This company is made to take advantage of people that are inexperienced. I will be the first to admit my mistake, but I am here to warn others not to fall into their trap. I started a business with them in 2022, failed that business in a year, and cancelled in 2024. Roll around to 2025, and I'm getting charged for everything again. I was unaware of having to file Articles of Dissolution myself, so that one was partially on me, but their entire business model is based around, and advertised as, helping inexperienced people start a business and learn to run that business. They do not do this. I filled those articles in March of 2025, and it became official on March 20th. Fast forward to June 2025, and what is happening? Oh look at that, I'm getting charged again. Called and made sure to confirm everything, sent in another copy of the Articles of Dissolution, and got my money back eventually. Went in and deleted everything I could on my account, including all payment methods. Unfortunately, today (02/02/2026) has proven that it does not matter. I get a notification of a random $227.99 charge from: Tailor Brands. After a long phone call of repeating everything from the last phone call and set of emails, I might get my money back. Wish me luck. Don't be like me. Don't fall for their trap, and don't be an idiot that thinks they can run a business without knowing anything about business. Learn from my mistakes so you don't have to make them yourself.
🧩 Problem
Charged for services after cancelling business.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
We are a small winery that uses Square for our POS and QBO Plus for accounting. We have our bank, CC, and Square integrated so everything is imported into QBO and that part is really needed. We use Square for inventory, all employees are tracked and paid through Square Payroll. We have 1 user for our QBO login but our accountant is connected to our account. We don't usually do any online invoices, if we do its usually in Square. In reviewing, I don't see a need for Plus. When we were first talking to QB when we got setup they said that Plus was the plan we should use. I just don't want to change without understanding what we might lose if we do switch. Thank you.
🧩 Problem
Uncertainty about the necessity of accounting software features.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
📝 Post
I'm opening a brick and mortar pet store (treats, toys, apparel). I want to sell online and in the store. I'm overwhelmed by all the options. I have checked Shopify (POS, ecommerce & website). Lightspeed (POS, ecommerce & website) and EPOS (apparently this one offers only POS and an integration with a website and ecommerce for additional money). What has worked for you all? I'm looking for a system that works and can make easy the management of it all. I'm starting this business on my own and want something that works but also is the best financial option.
🧩 Problem
Overwhelmed by options for managing a new pet store.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
📝 Post
I’m currently operating an Etsy shop that mainly sells products I design on Printify. I’ve been currently working on some physical items with manufacturers and was considering using pre-orders to help fund a portion of the manufacturing costs earlier on. Etsy doesn’t currently support pre-orders so I’ve been looking into possibly expanding into Shopify. I don’t make a large amount of sales at the moment as my business is very small, but I think I can gain a bit of traction with some of these new items I’m working on. Any tips regarding pre-orders either with Shopify or some other method? And other suggestions on how I can best navigate a new route like this? If there’s also anyone out there who does in person vending and has any thoughts on whether it’s worth it to allow people to pre-order items for pickup at an upcoming market event I’m in, please let me know also.
🧩 Problem
Navigating pre-orders for new products.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #content
---
📝 Post
I am trying to file for my fictitious business name, and I know that the address they use is public information, me and my boyfriend don't want our address out in the public. I bought a UPS mailbox but when I was filing it said PO box and PMB address is not acceptable. Is the UPS mailbox a PMB address, cause that's what I read, I also got a virtual address, but it also has a PMB number, I am not sure what to do at this point.
🧩 Problem
Need to file fictitious business name without public address exposure.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I officially launched my Shopify store in late December and made my first product, the **Pebble Path Journal**, available about two weeks ago. **The Product:** It’s a daily 3-month social-emotional learning (SEL) journal for ages 3-7. It’s designed for grownups and kids to do together, focusing on a new theme each month. I’m doing the "hustle", posting to all socials. However, my actual site clicks are low (1-2 a day), and I haven’t made my first sale yet. I’ve recently fixed some technical SEO issues with seo and meta descriptions, but I’m wondering if there’s a "disconnect" on my landing page that is making parents bounce. **I would love your honest feedback on:** 1. Does the value proposition make sense in the first 5 seconds? 2. Does the site feel "trustworthy" enough for a brand-new brand? 3. For those with kids 3-7, is this something you’d actually buy, or is my price/shipping a barrier? I'm a solo founder, and I've put my heart into this curriculum, so please be "kindly blunt." My site is: [**https://pebblepathjournal.com**](https://pebblepathjournal.com) Thanks in advance for any support or advice!
🧩 Problem
Low site traffic and no sales for a new product.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
I’m currently operating an Etsy shop that mainly sells products I design on Printify. I’ve been currently working on some physical items with manufacturers and was considering using pre-orders to help fund a portion of the manufacturing costs earlier on. Etsy doesn’t currently support pre-orders so I’ve been looking into possibly expanding into Shopify. I don’t make a large amount of sales at the moment as my business is very small, but I think I can gain a bit of traction with some of these new items I’m working on. Any tips regarding pre-orders either with Shopify or some other method? And other suggestions on how I can best navigate a new route like this? If there’s also anyone out there who does in person vending and has any thoughts on whether it’s worth it to allow people to pre-order items for pickup at an upcoming market event I’m in, please let me know also.
🧩 Problem
Navigating pre-orders for new products.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #content
---
📝 Post
I am trying to file for my fictitious business name, and I know that the address they use is public information, me and my boyfriend don't want our address out in the public. I bought a UPS mailbox but when I was filing it said PO box and PMB address is not acceptable. Is the UPS mailbox a PMB address, cause that's what I read, I also got a virtual address, but it also has a PMB number, I am not sure what to do at this point.
🧩 Problem
Need to file fictitious business name without public address exposure.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I officially launched my Shopify store in late December and made my first product, the **Pebble Path Journal**, available about two weeks ago. **The Product:** It’s a daily 3-month social-emotional learning (SEL) journal for ages 3-7. It’s designed for grownups and kids to do together, focusing on a new theme each month. I’m doing the "hustle", posting to all socials. However, my actual site clicks are low (1-2 a day), and I haven’t made my first sale yet. I’ve recently fixed some technical SEO issues with seo and meta descriptions, but I’m wondering if there’s a "disconnect" on my landing page that is making parents bounce. **I would love your honest feedback on:** 1. Does the value proposition make sense in the first 5 seconds? 2. Does the site feel "trustworthy" enough for a brand-new brand? 3. For those with kids 3-7, is this something you’d actually buy, or is my price/shipping a barrier? I'm a solo founder, and I've put my heart into this curriculum, so please be "kindly blunt." My site is: [**https://pebblepathjournal.com**](https://pebblepathjournal.com) Thanks in advance for any support or advice!
🧩 Problem
Low site traffic and no sales for a new product.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
My Pebble Path
Gratitude, Mindfulness & SEL Journal Ages 3-7 | Pebble Path Journal
The daily 3-month SEL journal for kids 3-7. Teach gratitude, mindfulness, and emotional regulation through guided prompts with a grownup. A new SEL theme every month!
📝 Post
i opened a wise account when i was studying in the UK, for two years i was an excellent client, all my transactions and banking were through wise, i held almost 60K$ and lots of amount coming and going (i was a freelancer as well), i know it's not a lot but for wise i was an "active client" after 5 years of dealing with the bank, they came and closed my account with the 60K in it, just like that they usually don't tell you why, but i figured because i moved from the UK 3 years ago and became a digital nomad, it has to do something with tax or something cause these so called "financial fintech" do not hold the same power and presence a real bank has, so any small inconvenient for them, they will close your account. the worst part isn't closing the account, is the stress that comes after it, they hold your money as much as possible , no matter how many emails you send or calls , they send automatic responses like "we are dealing with the matter" , "we will escalate to the relevant team" etc.. Yes eventually they give you your money back, but after they exhaust every nerve in your brain especially if you were using wise exclusively and all your money are there, you're screwed for a solid 60 to 90 days. revolut and mercery are far worst from what my friends told me. bottom line, have a solid "real" bank and be wise about your finances. i know these apps have low transaction fees and very efficient but trust me the few extra bucks you save are not worth it, at least only hold a 1K or 2k in these apps for daily use so if it's closed you won't be as stressed as i was.
🧩 Problem
Account closure by a fintech company causing financial stress.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
I have 3 locations to monitor. After having an employee file a false workers comp case, that I won, I installed cameras everywhere. The problem is, if I didnt check them, I would be content with their output. But when I see them screwing around or burning a hole in my labor hours, I want to write them up. The cameras are a blessing and a curse! If your employee is spending an hour each day, not working, do you do something about it? We're talking about hourly employees making $8 more than minimum wage. So not salary, no formal schooling. An office for a service business.
🧩 Problem
Monitoring employee productivity with installed cameras
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hey everyone, quick question for small business owners: Do you ever feel stuck using accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, etc.) mainly because that's what your accountant or bookkeeper knows? Like... you'd rather use something simpler/cheaper/better, but switching would mean: * Your accountant charges you more (learning curve) * Extra hassle at tax time * Or they just refuse to work with anything else
🧩 Problem
Stuck using accounting software due to accountant's preference
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
i opened a wise account when i was studying in the UK, for two years i was an excellent client, all my transactions and banking were through wise, i held almost 60K$ and lots of amount coming and going (i was a freelancer as well), i know it's not a lot but for wise i was an "active client" after 5 years of dealing with the bank, they came and closed my account with the 60K in it, just like that they usually don't tell you why, but i figured because i moved from the UK 3 years ago and became a digital nomad, it has to do something with tax or something cause these so called "financial fintech" do not hold the same power and presence a real bank has, so any small inconvenient for them, they will close your account. the worst part isn't closing the account, is the stress that comes after it, they hold your money as much as possible , no matter how many emails you send or calls , they send automatic responses like "we are dealing with the matter" , "we will escalate to the relevant team" etc.. Yes eventually they give you your money back, but after they exhaust every nerve in your brain especially if you were using wise exclusively and all your money are there, you're screwed for a solid 60 to 90 days. revolut and mercery are far worst from what my friends told me. bottom line, have a solid "real" bank and be wise about your finances. i know these apps have low transaction fees and very efficient but trust me the few extra bucks you save are not worth it, at least only hold a 1K or 2k in these apps for daily use so if it's closed you won't be as stressed as i was.
🧩 Problem
Account closure by a fintech company causing financial stress.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
---
📝 Post
I have 3 locations to monitor. After having an employee file a false workers comp case, that I won, I installed cameras everywhere. The problem is, if I didnt check them, I would be content with their output. But when I see them screwing around or burning a hole in my labor hours, I want to write them up. The cameras are a blessing and a curse! If your employee is spending an hour each day, not working, do you do something about it? We're talking about hourly employees making $8 more than minimum wage. So not salary, no formal schooling. An office for a service business.
🧩 Problem
Monitoring employee productivity with installed cameras
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hey everyone, quick question for small business owners: Do you ever feel stuck using accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero, etc.) mainly because that's what your accountant or bookkeeper knows? Like... you'd rather use something simpler/cheaper/better, but switching would mean: * Your accountant charges you more (learning curve) * Extra hassle at tax time * Or they just refuse to work with anything else
🧩 Problem
Stuck using accounting software due to accountant's preference
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
If you're trying to reach other local businesses - for partnerships, B2B sales, or services - here's what I've learned: **The problem with paid databases:** Tools like Apollo and ZoomInfo are built for big B2B tech sales. They charge hundreds per month and have maybe 20 local businesses per city. Most local businesses aren't in these databases. And the emails they do have are usually guessed wrong. **What works better:** Google Maps has almost every local business. And most of them list their email right on their website. I built a simple workflow: 1. Search your niche on Google Maps (e.g., "accountants in \[your city\]") 2. Visit websites and grab emails from contact pages 3. Verify the email is real before reaching out **At scale:** I automated this into a tool because doing it manually took forever. But even manually, you can build a solid list of 50-100 local businesses in a few hours. **Pro tip:** Emails displayed on websites convert way better than guessed emails. The business owner actually checks that inbox. Anyone else doing B2B outreach to local businesses? What's working for you?
🧩 Problem
Inefficiency of paid databases for local business outreach
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #workflow_automation
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I’m exploring the idea of starting a **data recovery–focused business** and wanted honest, ground-level feedback from people who understand storage, forensics, IT services, or run small tech businesses. I’m trying to understand the **real scope in today’s market**, not hype. Some specific questions I’d love input on: 1. **Market viability** * Is professional data recovery (HDD, SSD, NVMe, USB, mobile storage) still a viable business in 2025? * Are individuals and small businesses still willing to pay for recovery, or has cloud + backups reduced demand? 2. **Competition & differentiation** * With big labs and cheap software tools available, where does a small/independent operator realistically fit? * Is specialization (forensics, RAID, SSD firmware, chip-off, etc.) the key? 3. **Getting started** * If you were starting today, what would you focus on first: logical recovery, hardware repair, forensics, or niche cases? * Is it better to start as a **side business** before going full-time? 4. **Learning path** * What are the **best ways to study data recovery properly** (not YouTube-only)? * Are certifications, internships, or lab training actually worth it? * Recommended tools to begin with (R-Studio, UFS, PC-3000, FTK Imager, etc.)? 5. **Reality check** * What are the biggest mistakes beginners make? * What does no one tell you before entering this field? I’m not looking for shortcuts—just trying to decide whether this is a **serious, long-term business** or better kept as a niche skill. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share real experience.
🧩 Problem
Understanding market viability for a data recovery business
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
If you're trying to reach other local businesses - for partnerships, B2B sales, or services - here's what I've learned: **The problem with paid databases:** Tools like Apollo and ZoomInfo are built for big B2B tech sales. They charge hundreds per month and have maybe 20 local businesses per city. Most local businesses aren't in these databases. And the emails they do have are usually guessed wrong. **What works better:** Google Maps has almost every local business. And most of them list their email right on their website. I built a simple workflow: 1. Search your niche on Google Maps (e.g., "accountants in \[your city\]") 2. Visit websites and grab emails from contact pages 3. Verify the email is real before reaching out **At scale:** I automated this into a tool because doing it manually took forever. But even manually, you can build a solid list of 50-100 local businesses in a few hours. **Pro tip:** Emails displayed on websites convert way better than guessed emails. The business owner actually checks that inbox. Anyone else doing B2B outreach to local businesses? What's working for you?
🧩 Problem
Inefficiency of paid databases for local business outreach
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #workflow_automation
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I’m exploring the idea of starting a **data recovery–focused business** and wanted honest, ground-level feedback from people who understand storage, forensics, IT services, or run small tech businesses. I’m trying to understand the **real scope in today’s market**, not hype. Some specific questions I’d love input on: 1. **Market viability** * Is professional data recovery (HDD, SSD, NVMe, USB, mobile storage) still a viable business in 2025? * Are individuals and small businesses still willing to pay for recovery, or has cloud + backups reduced demand? 2. **Competition & differentiation** * With big labs and cheap software tools available, where does a small/independent operator realistically fit? * Is specialization (forensics, RAID, SSD firmware, chip-off, etc.) the key? 3. **Getting started** * If you were starting today, what would you focus on first: logical recovery, hardware repair, forensics, or niche cases? * Is it better to start as a **side business** before going full-time? 4. **Learning path** * What are the **best ways to study data recovery properly** (not YouTube-only)? * Are certifications, internships, or lab training actually worth it? * Recommended tools to begin with (R-Studio, UFS, PC-3000, FTK Imager, etc.)? 5. **Reality check** * What are the biggest mistakes beginners make? * What does no one tell you before entering this field? I’m not looking for shortcuts—just trying to decide whether this is a **serious, long-term business** or better kept as a niche skill. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share real experience.
🧩 Problem
Understanding market viability for a data recovery business
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I have a business idea I want to pursue: Workflow automations for businesses. This would include: 1. Consulting with the business to see what workflow automations would be best for them 2. Actually developing the workflow 3. Delivering and handing off the workflow I would eventually want to get to a point where I could develop company specific agentic systems as a product, but I’m not worried about that right now. Because I have my idea and name for the business, I am not sure whether to register it as an LLC or sole proprietorship. I can’t really think about the use cases where I would get sued for my personal assets. I guess there is always a case, but wanted to hear from anybody in this community. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
🧩 Problem
Uncertainty about business structure for workflow automation
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
So I hired a person in July 2025. She is fresh out of college and kept emailing repeatedly for a job. I thought she would be a go-getter. She started off great (everyone is a rockstar the first couple weeks, right?). A few months in, I noticed the door to my suite opening like clock work around the half hour mark when she would take a 15-20 minute restroom break (every hour). This has irritated me a great deal and evidently she read my irritation and started opening and closing the door very softly so I could not hear it. This irritated me even more. She continues to use the bathroom probably 1.5 to 2.0 hours per work day. Today, I walked into her office and she had her feet propped up on a second chair and was sitting far away from her monitors. As soon as I said something she sprung up (evidently she was "resting her eyes"). What should I do here? I need the help but she is starting to slip? How do I document here file if I want to terminate here without paying her unemployment?
🧩 Problem
Employee taking excessive restroom breaks and not performing well.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
We're a fairly small business still, so we haven't hit the nexus threshold to start charging sales tax per calendar year. I wanted to create something on our website that let and incentivize out state customers to buy from us, but at the same time, I don't want to offend local in state customers to think "Hey, how come they don't have to pay it but we do". I know this is a maybe a minor or petty thing that might happen, but I feel like it could be a thing, since you never know with people and how they might think. Thoughts on how or if I should advertise that fact on the website or if maybe I should just leave it out?
🧩 Problem
Concern about sales tax implications for out-of-state customers.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
I have a business idea I want to pursue: Workflow automations for businesses. This would include: 1. Consulting with the business to see what workflow automations would be best for them 2. Actually developing the workflow 3. Delivering and handing off the workflow I would eventually want to get to a point where I could develop company specific agentic systems as a product, but I’m not worried about that right now. Because I have my idea and name for the business, I am not sure whether to register it as an LLC or sole proprietorship. I can’t really think about the use cases where I would get sued for my personal assets. I guess there is always a case, but wanted to hear from anybody in this community. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
🧩 Problem
Uncertainty about business structure for workflow automation
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
So I hired a person in July 2025. She is fresh out of college and kept emailing repeatedly for a job. I thought she would be a go-getter. She started off great (everyone is a rockstar the first couple weeks, right?). A few months in, I noticed the door to my suite opening like clock work around the half hour mark when she would take a 15-20 minute restroom break (every hour). This has irritated me a great deal and evidently she read my irritation and started opening and closing the door very softly so I could not hear it. This irritated me even more. She continues to use the bathroom probably 1.5 to 2.0 hours per work day. Today, I walked into her office and she had her feet propped up on a second chair and was sitting far away from her monitors. As soon as I said something she sprung up (evidently she was "resting her eyes"). What should I do here? I need the help but she is starting to slip? How do I document here file if I want to terminate here without paying her unemployment?
🧩 Problem
Employee taking excessive restroom breaks and not performing well.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
We're a fairly small business still, so we haven't hit the nexus threshold to start charging sales tax per calendar year. I wanted to create something on our website that let and incentivize out state customers to buy from us, but at the same time, I don't want to offend local in state customers to think "Hey, how come they don't have to pay it but we do". I know this is a maybe a minor or petty thing that might happen, but I feel like it could be a thing, since you never know with people and how they might think. Thoughts on how or if I should advertise that fact on the website or if maybe I should just leave it out?
🧩 Problem
Concern about sales tax implications for out-of-state customers.
⚙️ Complexity: medium
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I’ve been running my own web services business for a few years, building websites with WP, Django, React, and helping clients solve real problems. Getting the first clients was one thing, but scaling consistently is another. I’ve tried keeping clients happy, offering small recurring services, and optimizing my portfolio, but I feel like there’s always smarter ways to grow. What strategies, tools, or processes actually move the needle for a web services startup? If you’ve scaled past the first handful of clients, what worked for you? How did you get repeat business, new clients, or more revenue without burning hours? I’d love to hear your actionable tips and experiences.
🧩 Problem
Struggles with scaling a web services business.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #training
---
📝 Post
Sounds cliche but the true biggest lesson I've gotten from reflecting over last year is how important our vision and mission truly is. As the owner, my focus is to make money so the agency sustains itself. Which means being able to change things on the fly and be willing to pivot where necessary, take on non ideal work, etc The bad news is it's hard for regular employees to think in this capacity. No matter how much you assure them. To them, they see it as instability and that is not good for their future. Pretty much 3 of the more senior members of my team left because of this lack of alignment. It was a heavy blow and I wish I saw the signs sooner. If I could redo of last year, I would focus more on better onboarding and be truthful about what they would expect coming in to work in a new agency like ours. Sharing this here in case anyone needs to hear this.
🧩 Problem
Employees struggle with alignment to business vision
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #training
---
📝 Post
I run a small SaaS business and for about two months I’ve been struggling to hire a full-time React and Node.js developer. The problem is that local rates have exploded and I simply can’t afford to pay Western market salaries without going bankrupt, while on freelancing platforms I’ve only run into unreliable people who disappear halfway through the project or are juggling three other jobs at the same time. Where do you look for quality technical talent that doesn’t cost a fortune? I’m looking for someone stable, not for one-off projects, but with a decent quality-to-price ratio. I’m tired of wasting time on technical interviews with candidates who don’t even know the basics.
🧩 Problem
Struggling to hire affordable and reliable technical talent.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #matching
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I’ve been running my own web services business for a few years, building websites with WP, Django, React, and helping clients solve real problems. Getting the first clients was one thing, but scaling consistently is another. I’ve tried keeping clients happy, offering small recurring services, and optimizing my portfolio, but I feel like there’s always smarter ways to grow. What strategies, tools, or processes actually move the needle for a web services startup? If you’ve scaled past the first handful of clients, what worked for you? How did you get repeat business, new clients, or more revenue without burning hours? I’d love to hear your actionable tips and experiences.
🧩 Problem
Struggles with scaling a web services business.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #training
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📝 Post
Sounds cliche but the true biggest lesson I've gotten from reflecting over last year is how important our vision and mission truly is. As the owner, my focus is to make money so the agency sustains itself. Which means being able to change things on the fly and be willing to pivot where necessary, take on non ideal work, etc The bad news is it's hard for regular employees to think in this capacity. No matter how much you assure them. To them, they see it as instability and that is not good for their future. Pretty much 3 of the more senior members of my team left because of this lack of alignment. It was a heavy blow and I wish I saw the signs sooner. If I could redo of last year, I would focus more on better onboarding and be truthful about what they would expect coming in to work in a new agency like ours. Sharing this here in case anyone needs to hear this.
🧩 Problem
Employees struggle with alignment to business vision
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #training
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📝 Post
I run a small SaaS business and for about two months I’ve been struggling to hire a full-time React and Node.js developer. The problem is that local rates have exploded and I simply can’t afford to pay Western market salaries without going bankrupt, while on freelancing platforms I’ve only run into unreliable people who disappear halfway through the project or are juggling three other jobs at the same time. Where do you look for quality technical talent that doesn’t cost a fortune? I’m looking for someone stable, not for one-off projects, but with a decent quality-to-price ratio. I’m tired of wasting time on technical interviews with candidates who don’t even know the basics.
🧩 Problem
Struggling to hire affordable and reliable technical talent.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #matching
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📝 Post
Hey everyone, I'm researching the reality of working with senior care software because I keep hearing horror stories but want to understand the actual day-to-day frustrations from people in the trenches. If you use PointClickCare, MatrixCare, or any other facility management software: • What's the one task that takes WAY longer than it should? • What do you find yourself constantly working around or doing manually? • What feature do you wish existed but doesn't? • What makes new staff want to quit during training? I'm particularly interested in: • Things that waste your time every single day • Reports you need but can't easily get • Family communication headaches • Billing/documentation nightmares • Anything that makes you think "there HAS to be a better way" Not trying to sell anything—genuinely trying to understand what the real problems are from people who actually use these systems daily. Your insights would be incredibly valuable. What's your biggest frustr
🧩 Problem
Frustrations with senior care software
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #content
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📝 Post
I have a nail salon business that has been the biggest and most popular one in the area for the last 14 years. Multiple nail salons have opened up close by, through the years, but it wasn’t anything to worry about. Until recently, one of my big competitors in another town that I have my other salon in, opened up a really BIG and FANCY nail salon in the town of the salon I am talking about now. There is just so much stress, to employees threatening to leave to the other salon (employees that bring in thousands each week) because I don’t bend over backwards to make them happy (and I mean BEND) to entitled/rude customers that drain you or make comments that are not even constructive criticism (some women can be so nasty). Usually my salon gets about 100-200 clients a day but lately we’ve barely made it to 100. Granted, fall and winter are slow besides holidays but it’s been slower compared to previous years and I know it’s because the other salon has probably been gaining a good chunk of our clients. I already had one employee that left to go there. I’ve been trying to get back on social media to advertise, been doing discounts, trying to make sure each client that leaves that they are happy which is almost pointless because a lot of people don’t actually want to tell me if they had a bad experience because they feel shy/awkward/don’t want to make a scene, coming up with new ideas for the salon which means spending more money for something that I don’t know is going to be fruitful. All of it is draining and I just feel like giving up to the competition. I guess I’m just looking for some advice on what I should do?
🧩 Problem
Loss of clients to a new competitor.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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Hey everyone, I'm researching the reality of working with senior care software because I keep hearing horror stories but want to understand the actual day-to-day frustrations from people in the trenches. If you use PointClickCare, MatrixCare, or any other facility management software: • What's the one task that takes WAY longer than it should? • What do you find yourself constantly working around or doing manually? • What feature do you wish existed but doesn't? • What makes new staff want to quit during training? I'm particularly interested in: • Things that waste your time every single day • Reports you need but can't easily get • Family communication headaches • Billing/documentation nightmares • Anything that makes you think "there HAS to be a better way" Not trying to sell anything—genuinely trying to understand what the real problems are from people who actually use these systems daily. Your insights would be incredibly valuable. What's your biggest frustr
🧩 Problem
Frustrations with senior care software
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #content
---
📝 Post
I have a nail salon business that has been the biggest and most popular one in the area for the last 14 years. Multiple nail salons have opened up close by, through the years, but it wasn’t anything to worry about. Until recently, one of my big competitors in another town that I have my other salon in, opened up a really BIG and FANCY nail salon in the town of the salon I am talking about now. There is just so much stress, to employees threatening to leave to the other salon (employees that bring in thousands each week) because I don’t bend over backwards to make them happy (and I mean BEND) to entitled/rude customers that drain you or make comments that are not even constructive criticism (some women can be so nasty). Usually my salon gets about 100-200 clients a day but lately we’ve barely made it to 100. Granted, fall and winter are slow besides holidays but it’s been slower compared to previous years and I know it’s because the other salon has probably been gaining a good chunk of our clients. I already had one employee that left to go there. I’ve been trying to get back on social media to advertise, been doing discounts, trying to make sure each client that leaves that they are happy which is almost pointless because a lot of people don’t actually want to tell me if they had a bad experience because they feel shy/awkward/don’t want to make a scene, coming up with new ideas for the salon which means spending more money for something that I don’t know is going to be fruitful. All of it is draining and I just feel like giving up to the competition. I guess I’m just looking for some advice on what I should do?
🧩 Problem
Loss of clients to a new competitor.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: high
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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📝 Post
The title says it all and not trying to self promote. I have a degree in computer science. The last 16 months I’ve been doing web development building out websites for all sorts of clients. My prices have varied and never had consistent work. Clients always saying check back in 6 months, or not right now. Or call me next week or get ghosted. I called over 800 people (cold calling) the last two weeks, got \~20 or so qualified leads and working on closing some. It just takes time. I even lowered my prices to get people in the door and even then I’m still disappointed. It’s not that clients aren’t satisfied with my previous work they love it, but they’re also in need of money. So it puts me in an awful situation. I’m not asking for a handout, I’m asking for work or ideas on what to do. And anyone that says get a real job, never has been here before. On the edge of making a difference but maybe never? I typically take 50% deposit and 50% when the project is completed in 2-3 weeks (depending on project size). Looking for ideas and if anyone has ever been in a bad situation like this. I have a lot of clients on the “cusp” of closing but nothing guaranteed. Based in South Florida.
🧩 Problem
Inconsistent client work and difficulty closing deals.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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📝 Post
I built an outreach automation for study-abroad agencies that already saves hours of manual research. It cleanly identifies universities, generates official websites, processes them one by one in n8n, and structures everything into usable data. From a BI standpoint, it’s simple, repeatable, and easy to implement. The problem is the last 20%. The system lives or dies on one field: email extraction. The workflow enriches university websites by scraping contact emails inside n8n before pushing data into outreach and analysis. I’m not selling anything and not asking for free work. I’m just stuck on making email scraping reliable per URL, and I want to do it properly. The outcome I’m aiming for is straightforward: turn websites into clean contact data so the pipeline finally delivers scalable outreach intelligence. If you’ve solved scraping or enrichment in n8n before, your insight would unblock the entire system.
🧩 Problem
Struggling with reliable email scraping for outreach
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #workflow_automation
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📝 Post
I'm planning an intranet rollout or refresh this 2026 and trying to figure out what the best intranet platform actually is. I'm currently using SharePoint but honestly, adoption is terrible and I'm wondering if we should switch or just do a proper refresh. We’re looking for an intranet with a solid people directory and org chart, easy doc storage, a news feed people actually read, M365/Slack integration, way better mobile, working search, and basic analytics to prove it’s useful. I keep seeing HubEngage, Simpplr, LumApps, Staffbase, and Workvivo mentioned as the **best intranet** options. Has anyone actually used these long-term? The demos all look great but I need to know what it's really like 6 months in. or any other suggestions for other platforms would be much appreciated!
🧩 Problem
Struggling with intranet adoption and platform selection.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
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The title says it all and not trying to self promote. I have a degree in computer science. The last 16 months I’ve been doing web development building out websites for all sorts of clients. My prices have varied and never had consistent work. Clients always saying check back in 6 months, or not right now. Or call me next week or get ghosted. I called over 800 people (cold calling) the last two weeks, got \~20 or so qualified leads and working on closing some. It just takes time. I even lowered my prices to get people in the door and even then I’m still disappointed. It’s not that clients aren’t satisfied with my previous work they love it, but they’re also in need of money. So it puts me in an awful situation. I’m not asking for a handout, I’m asking for work or ideas on what to do. And anyone that says get a real job, never has been here before. On the edge of making a difference but maybe never? I typically take 50% deposit and 50% when the project is completed in 2-3 weeks (depending on project size). Looking for ideas and if anyone has ever been in a bad situation like this. I have a lot of clients on the “cusp” of closing but nothing guaranteed. Based in South Florida.
🧩 Problem
Inconsistent client work and difficulty closing deals.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I built an outreach automation for study-abroad agencies that already saves hours of manual research. It cleanly identifies universities, generates official websites, processes them one by one in n8n, and structures everything into usable data. From a BI standpoint, it’s simple, repeatable, and easy to implement. The problem is the last 20%. The system lives or dies on one field: email extraction. The workflow enriches university websites by scraping contact emails inside n8n before pushing data into outreach and analysis. I’m not selling anything and not asking for free work. I’m just stuck on making email scraping reliable per URL, and I want to do it properly. The outcome I’m aiming for is straightforward: turn websites into clean contact data so the pipeline finally delivers scalable outreach intelligence. If you’ve solved scraping or enrichment in n8n before, your insight would unblock the entire system.
🧩 Problem
Struggling with reliable email scraping for outreach
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #workflow_automation
---
📝 Post
I'm planning an intranet rollout or refresh this 2026 and trying to figure out what the best intranet platform actually is. I'm currently using SharePoint but honestly, adoption is terrible and I'm wondering if we should switch or just do a proper refresh. We’re looking for an intranet with a solid people directory and org chart, easy doc storage, a news feed people actually read, M365/Slack integration, way better mobile, working search, and basic analytics to prove it’s useful. I keep seeing HubEngage, Simpplr, LumApps, Staffbase, and Workvivo mentioned as the **best intranet** options. Has anyone actually used these long-term? The demos all look great but I need to know what it's really like 6 months in. or any other suggestions for other platforms would be much appreciated!
🧩 Problem
Struggling with intranet adoption and platform selection.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
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📝 Post
Loved all the stuff I've learned about business so far(part of the reason I did this, to learn). The concern is at probably 80% of the action points there is a blockade or a supporting party (like suppliers) that is causing hardship (like maybe a supplier in China attempting to whip you around in subjection to them and what they want you to make as though they know what's right and you don't). I actually have an interesting product and I've even had repeat sales before when I didn't necessarily expect it. Between the tariffs and extremely poor communication from suppliers there's just a lot of pointless roadblocks. I'm ok with admitting that I'm wrong or I'm the problem but each time I prevail and look back and see that I wasn't the problem. An even worse killer here is the physical product I sell is extremely basic I feel like I could literally invest in the stock market and maybe even come out ahead of where this business project will land me in profit each year. This is assuming that I even get big retailers as buyers too with big massive orders... Has any body in here done something similar and wrapped up their business project and simply went to investing in the stock market?
🧩 Problem
Roadblocks caused by suppliers affecting business operations.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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Loved all the stuff I've learned about business so far(part of the reason I did this, to learn). The concern is at probably 80% of the action points there is a blockade or a supporting party (like suppliers) that is causing hardship (like maybe a supplier in China attempting to whip you around in subjection to them and what they want you to make as though they know what's right and you don't). I actually have an interesting product and I've even had repeat sales before when I didn't necessarily expect it. Between the tariffs and extremely poor communication from suppliers there's just a lot of pointless roadblocks. I'm ok with admitting that I'm wrong or I'm the problem but each time I prevail and look back and see that I wasn't the problem. An even worse killer here is the physical product I sell is extremely basic I feel like I could literally invest in the stock market and maybe even come out ahead of where this business project will land me in profit each year. This is assuming that I even get big retailers as buyers too with big massive orders... Has any body in here done something similar and wrapped up their business project and simply went to investing in the stock market?
🧩 Problem
Roadblocks caused by suppliers affecting business operations.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Ok so this is gonna sound really stupid in hindsight but whatever. We're a tiny operation. Four people. Last year we decided to actually try outbound sales instead of just waiting for inbound. Bought a ton of contacts from Apollo and some other provider I can't even remember the name of now. Sales guy promised everything was verified and fresh. We paid extra for the premium tier because we didn't want garbage data. Everything looked fine at first. Bounce rate was like 1.8% which everyone said was good. Deliverability was high 90s. We loaded everything into our CRM and started sending. Maybe 500 emails a week which didn't seem crazy. But literally nobody replied. I'm talking maybe 2 responses per week and half of them were just unsubscribe or wrong person. Our sales guys were losing their minds because they were spending all day sending emails into what felt like a black hole. I thought we were screwing up the messaging. Spent weeks rewriting subject lines. Tested a bunch of different angles. Even paid someone on Upwork 300 bucks to redo our whole sequence. Nothing changed. Same dead silence. This went on for like 3 months. We burned through maybe 15k total on lists and tools and Upwork people. Got maybe 1 actual meeting out of it. One. I was seriously ready to just give up on outbound completely and go back to LinkedIn cold messaging or something. Then I got paranoid and started manually checking our contacts. Just picked like 50 random ones who had opened our emails but never responded. Looked them up on LinkedIn. Guess what. Half of them didn't even work at those companies anymore. Like they'd left 4-6 months ago. But their email addresses were still active somehow so they weren't bouncing. The emails were just sitting in inboxes nobody checked. Or getting auto forwarded to nowhere. That's when I realized the whole verified thing is kind of BS. They verify the email can receive mail. They don't verify anyone's actually reading it. So you can have perfect deliverab…
🧩 Problem
Ineffective outbound sales strategy leading to wasted resources.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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📝 Post
I’m just looking for a redesign and an updated website. I have a small local service business with a Wordpress site hosted by GoDaddy and I hired Bluehost and they almost screwed up my SEO by not migrating my website properly. Their web site design team is made up of amateurs who speak broken English which is not good when you’re trying to convey what you’re looking for. I’ve submitted ticket after ticket with no response. They started charging $500 per month for SEO before they ever delivered a website. 3 months in and I don’t have a website and I’m out $1500 which they put in a ticket to see if I could get a refund. My expectations were low since i already use GoDaddy but holy shit! Stay far far away. I don’t know who to use for this yet but ignore all the ads you see about Bluehost
🧩 Problem
Issues with website redesign and SEO management
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
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Ok so this is gonna sound really stupid in hindsight but whatever. We're a tiny operation. Four people. Last year we decided to actually try outbound sales instead of just waiting for inbound. Bought a ton of contacts from Apollo and some other provider I can't even remember the name of now. Sales guy promised everything was verified and fresh. We paid extra for the premium tier because we didn't want garbage data. Everything looked fine at first. Bounce rate was like 1.8% which everyone said was good. Deliverability was high 90s. We loaded everything into our CRM and started sending. Maybe 500 emails a week which didn't seem crazy. But literally nobody replied. I'm talking maybe 2 responses per week and half of them were just unsubscribe or wrong person. Our sales guys were losing their minds because they were spending all day sending emails into what felt like a black hole. I thought we were screwing up the messaging. Spent weeks rewriting subject lines. Tested a bunch of different angles. Even paid someone on Upwork 300 bucks to redo our whole sequence. Nothing changed. Same dead silence. This went on for like 3 months. We burned through maybe 15k total on lists and tools and Upwork people. Got maybe 1 actual meeting out of it. One. I was seriously ready to just give up on outbound completely and go back to LinkedIn cold messaging or something. Then I got paranoid and started manually checking our contacts. Just picked like 50 random ones who had opened our emails but never responded. Looked them up on LinkedIn. Guess what. Half of them didn't even work at those companies anymore. Like they'd left 4-6 months ago. But their email addresses were still active somehow so they weren't bouncing. The emails were just sitting in inboxes nobody checked. Or getting auto forwarded to nowhere. That's when I realized the whole verified thing is kind of BS. They verify the email can receive mail. They don't verify anyone's actually reading it. So you can have perfect deliverab…
🧩 Problem
Ineffective outbound sales strategy leading to wasted resources.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I’m just looking for a redesign and an updated website. I have a small local service business with a Wordpress site hosted by GoDaddy and I hired Bluehost and they almost screwed up my SEO by not migrating my website properly. Their web site design team is made up of amateurs who speak broken English which is not good when you’re trying to convey what you’re looking for. I’ve submitted ticket after ticket with no response. They started charging $500 per month for SEO before they ever delivered a website. 3 months in and I don’t have a website and I’m out $1500 which they put in a ticket to see if I could get a refund. My expectations were low since i already use GoDaddy but holy shit! Stay far far away. I don’t know who to use for this yet but ignore all the ads you see about Bluehost
🧩 Problem
Issues with website redesign and SEO management
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #service
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📝 Post
When valuing a business using SDE, how do you account for the value of the existing brand and its operations? Long story, short: one partner wants to buy the other partner out by splitting up their current contracts, but keeping company and its brand - a boutique marketing consultancy. There’s clearly value to the brand. It’s known in the industry, the partner who keeps it will only have to renew existing contracts rather than negotiating new deals, and there’s some compliance costs that will involve some upfront legal fees for the partner who is bought out. So, should the partner keeping the business pay some sort of premium (above and beyond the value of the clients they take) to account for the brand and the fact they don’t have to pay those additional costs? More details: 50/50 partners. A rough calculation of the valuation of the business based on seller discretionary earnings (SDE) and a 1.5 multiple comes to around $225k (the main expense coming out of their revenue is their salaries). They currently manage a handful of clients and we’ve calculated what percentage of their SDE is attributable to each client. One partner wants to take about 75% of the existing client base and they’re offering a cash payment over the course of 12 months to make up for the difference. But they also want the existing company. We’re stuck on how to put a value on that outside of rough estimates of additional legal costs, etc. Thanks for any input!
🧩 Problem
Valuing a business and its brand during a buyout
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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📝 Post
Between the China tariff rollercoaster (145% → 30% → whatever it is this week), new reciprocal tariffs on 90+ countries, and the de minimis changes, I've had to completely rethink how I monitor sourcing decisions. **What I've learned:** 1. Don't just look at tariff rates - look at who's *actually* shifting their exports. Vietnam, Mexico, and India are seeing huge surges in certain product categories. 2. The HS code classification matters more than ever. Same product classified differently = wildly different duty rates. 3. Monthly trade data shows trends faster than waiting for quarterly reports. **Real example:** Was looking at My Product - saw that imports from Country X dropped 30% while Country Y surged 45% in just 3 months. That's the kind of shift you can actually act on. Anyone else finding it harder to keep up? What's your process for staying on top of this?
🧩 Problem
Monitoring sourcing decisions amid changing tariffs
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #content
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📝 Post
My father passed away recently leaving behind a business of scientific and surgicals.. I know absolutely nothing about this business and have no experience in this but I can't leave or sell it out either because it is very valuable.. I understand I can't suddenly replace my fathers skills and make the business get going smoothly in a week but for now I just want to make it not collapse and since the shops been closed for 2 months now. Its also not the type of business you understand very quickly either so I'd be grateful if you guys can give me some tips and advice on how to get started and what things I should do to get the business started again.
🧩 Problem
Inexperienced in managing inherited business
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
When valuing a business using SDE, how do you account for the value of the existing brand and its operations? Long story, short: one partner wants to buy the other partner out by splitting up their current contracts, but keeping company and its brand - a boutique marketing consultancy. There’s clearly value to the brand. It’s known in the industry, the partner who keeps it will only have to renew existing contracts rather than negotiating new deals, and there’s some compliance costs that will involve some upfront legal fees for the partner who is bought out. So, should the partner keeping the business pay some sort of premium (above and beyond the value of the clients they take) to account for the brand and the fact they don’t have to pay those additional costs? More details: 50/50 partners. A rough calculation of the valuation of the business based on seller discretionary earnings (SDE) and a 1.5 multiple comes to around $225k (the main expense coming out of their revenue is their salaries). They currently manage a handful of clients and we’ve calculated what percentage of their SDE is attributable to each client. One partner wants to take about 75% of the existing client base and they’re offering a cash payment over the course of 12 months to make up for the difference. But they also want the existing company. We’re stuck on how to put a value on that outside of rough estimates of additional legal costs, etc. Thanks for any input!
🧩 Problem
Valuing a business and its brand during a buyout
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Between the China tariff rollercoaster (145% → 30% → whatever it is this week), new reciprocal tariffs on 90+ countries, and the de minimis changes, I've had to completely rethink how I monitor sourcing decisions. **What I've learned:** 1. Don't just look at tariff rates - look at who's *actually* shifting their exports. Vietnam, Mexico, and India are seeing huge surges in certain product categories. 2. The HS code classification matters more than ever. Same product classified differently = wildly different duty rates. 3. Monthly trade data shows trends faster than waiting for quarterly reports. **Real example:** Was looking at My Product - saw that imports from Country X dropped 30% while Country Y surged 45% in just 3 months. That's the kind of shift you can actually act on. Anyone else finding it harder to keep up? What's your process for staying on top of this?
🧩 Problem
Monitoring sourcing decisions amid changing tariffs
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #content
---
📝 Post
My father passed away recently leaving behind a business of scientific and surgicals.. I know absolutely nothing about this business and have no experience in this but I can't leave or sell it out either because it is very valuable.. I understand I can't suddenly replace my fathers skills and make the business get going smoothly in a week but for now I just want to make it not collapse and since the shops been closed for 2 months now. Its also not the type of business you understand very quickly either so I'd be grateful if you guys can give me some tips and advice on how to get started and what things I should do to get the business started again.
🧩 Problem
Inexperienced in managing inherited business
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I’m asking for clear, practical, step-by-step guidance. I’m starting from almost zero savings and my non-negotiable goal is to have ₹5,00,000 in my bank account by 31 December 2026 (around 11 months from now). I don’t want motivation or vague advice. I’m looking for specific answers, such as: • Is this target realistically achievable from zero in 11 months in India? • How much monthly income and monthly saving would be required? • What should be the first 3 actions someone in my position should take? • If you were starting today from scratch, what exact path would you follow? I’m open to: • skill-based work • services / freelancing • side income along with stable work • any realistic combination that actually works Please be brutally honest and step-oriented. If something is unrealistic, say it clearly. Thank you.
🧩 Problem
Need for step-by-step guidance to achieve savings goal
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #playbook
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📝 Post
I’m writing this because I honestly don't know who else to talk to who would understand. Last year was the craziest year of my life. I managed to scale a POD e-commerce brand way faster than I expected. It got to the point where I had a team of 12 people managing logistics and we were pushing thousands of orders. For a guy my age, it felt unreal. I thought I had made it. Then the lawsuit hit. It was over false allegations, but the damage was immediate. My payment gateways were frozen, social media banned, and operations just stopped. I spent the last 5 months fighting for my life legally. I drained every dollar of profit I had made to hire lawyers because I refused to let my name be ruined. I got the verdict recently. I won. My name is clear. But the business is dead. The momentum is gone and I burned through my reserves. I looked at my bank account today and I have maybe 20 days of runway left before I hit absolute zero. I am still very young. I know I have time to recover, but right now I just feel tired. I feel like I lived ten years of stress in 6 months. I’m at a crossroads. My background is actually in coding and Machine Learning (I was the tech lead for my own brand), and part of me wants to pivot completely to building AI software. I feel like it's safer. But I don't know if that's a smart business move or if I'm just running away from e-commerce because I'm traumatized by the lawsuit. For those of you who have been in the game a long time—is it a mistake to switch industries when you're desperate? Should I just try to get a freelance gig to survive, or bet everything on this new idea? I’d really appreciate some honesty.
🧩 Problem
Facing business collapse after a lawsuit
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
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📝 Post
I have a very small biz with only 5 employees, involving handmade manufacturing. I have one employee (F25) that no matter how feedback is gently delivered or presented, will automatically break down in tears, then cry and sulk throughout the rest of the day. (Otherwise she is a good employee and has been with me for several years.) Does anyone have any suggestions for me because they too have dealt with this type of situation?
🧩 Problem
Employee struggles with receiving feedback without emotional breakdown.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
Hi everyone, I’m asking for clear, practical, step-by-step guidance. I’m starting from almost zero savings and my non-negotiable goal is to have ₹5,00,000 in my bank account by 31 December 2026 (around 11 months from now). I don’t want motivation or vague advice. I’m looking for specific answers, such as: • Is this target realistically achievable from zero in 11 months in India? • How much monthly income and monthly saving would be required? • What should be the first 3 actions someone in my position should take? • If you were starting today from scratch, what exact path would you follow? I’m open to: • skill-based work • services / freelancing • side income along with stable work • any realistic combination that actually works Please be brutally honest and step-oriented. If something is unrealistic, say it clearly. Thank you.
🧩 Problem
Need for step-by-step guidance to achieve savings goal
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #playbook
---
📝 Post
I’m writing this because I honestly don't know who else to talk to who would understand. Last year was the craziest year of my life. I managed to scale a POD e-commerce brand way faster than I expected. It got to the point where I had a team of 12 people managing logistics and we were pushing thousands of orders. For a guy my age, it felt unreal. I thought I had made it. Then the lawsuit hit. It was over false allegations, but the damage was immediate. My payment gateways were frozen, social media banned, and operations just stopped. I spent the last 5 months fighting for my life legally. I drained every dollar of profit I had made to hire lawyers because I refused to let my name be ruined. I got the verdict recently. I won. My name is clear. But the business is dead. The momentum is gone and I burned through my reserves. I looked at my bank account today and I have maybe 20 days of runway left before I hit absolute zero. I am still very young. I know I have time to recover, but right now I just feel tired. I feel like I lived ten years of stress in 6 months. I’m at a crossroads. My background is actually in coding and Machine Learning (I was the tech lead for my own brand), and part of me wants to pivot completely to building AI software. I feel like it's safer. But I don't know if that's a smart business move or if I'm just running away from e-commerce because I'm traumatized by the lawsuit. For those of you who have been in the game a long time—is it a mistake to switch industries when you're desperate? Should I just try to get a freelance gig to survive, or bet everything on this new idea? I’d really appreciate some honesty.
🧩 Problem
Facing business collapse after a lawsuit
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I have a very small biz with only 5 employees, involving handmade manufacturing. I have one employee (F25) that no matter how feedback is gently delivered or presented, will automatically break down in tears, then cry and sulk throughout the rest of the day. (Otherwise she is a good employee and has been with me for several years.) Does anyone have any suggestions for me because they too have dealt with this type of situation?
🧩 Problem
Employee struggles with receiving feedback without emotional breakdown.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I’m opening a small cacao / coffee bar that’s connected to a jiu-jitsu and wellness space in the north coast, beach town of Dominican Republic. The brand is very minimal, grounded, and intentional while expressing premiumness. I gave the artist a lot of creative freedom on this wall, and I respect the work he did. Now that the whole space is coming together, I’m wondering if removing the art and keeping the orange lime-wash wall empty would make it feel cleaner and more premium. I don't mind it so much specially because a wooden board will come across the flowers to place mugs and cups. It could add some character to the wall. And with time I can get to enjoy it I feel. But my business partner is definitely not into the idea. He believes it removes all the premium feel from the brand. The logo on the left is the brand's logo and we want that to stay, we're wondering if the flowers behind the bar go with it. I’m struggling because asking to remove it feels like asking him to undo his work and take some more time. From a design perspective only: **does the art elevate the space, or does a clean lime-wash wall fit the brand better?** Also, the logo has some shadow that when is daytime and you're super close to the logo, you can't tell is a shadow but it just looks like an outline. But when you look at a darker time and you see from further, it looks even kinda tripy. This is also something my business partner hates the whole shadow effect and says that ''eyeballs don't have a shadow'' So why is there a shadow on the eyeball. In my eyes (no pun intended). Art is art, and everything is allowed. Images below: [https://imgur.com/a/FLMKuHk](https://imgur.com/a/FLMKuHk)
🧩 Problem
Partners in dispute causing potential legal and financial issues.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
I’m opening a small cacao / coffee bar that’s connected to a jiu-jitsu and wellness space in the north coast, beach town of Dominican Republic. The brand is very minimal, grounded, and intentional while expressing premiumness. I gave the artist a lot of creative freedom on this wall, and I respect the work he did. Now that the whole space is coming together, I’m wondering if removing the art and keeping the orange lime-wash wall empty would make it feel cleaner and more premium. I don't mind it so much specially because a wooden board will come across the flowers to place mugs and cups. It could add some character to the wall. And with time I can get to enjoy it I feel. But my business partner is definitely not into the idea. He believes it removes all the premium feel from the brand. The logo on the left is the brand's logo and we want that to stay, we're wondering if the flowers behind the bar go with it. I’m struggling because asking to remove it feels like asking him to undo his work and take some more time. From a design perspective only: **does the art elevate the space, or does a clean lime-wash wall fit the brand better?** Also, the logo has some shadow that when is daytime and you're super close to the logo, you can't tell is a shadow but it just looks like an outline. But when you look at a darker time and you see from further, it looks even kinda tripy. This is also something my business partner hates the whole shadow effect and says that ''eyeballs don't have a shadow'' So why is there a shadow on the eyeball. In my eyes (no pun intended). Art is art, and everything is allowed. Images below: [https://imgur.com/a/FLMKuHk](https://imgur.com/a/FLMKuHk)
🧩 Problem
Partners in dispute causing potential legal and financial issues.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Around this time every year I usually feel a bit low. My business is seasonal, this month is slow, and that brings a mix of anxiety and boredom. That part isn’t new. What is new is how long this feeling has been lingering this year. Four years ago, I started a business with a co-founder. Like many partnerships, it’s been challenging. He has another business, so I’ve consistently taken on more of the workload. Over time, we adjusted equity to reflect that, but the problem isn’t money. Functionally, I don’t feel like I have a real business partner. He leans on me for most decisions and execution. Even when responsibilities are divided, I often end up doing his part or finishing tasks for him just to meet deadlines. I also don’t feel comfortable stepping away, because I know I’ll return to unresolved work, lower performance, and a lot to fix. (Saying this from past experiences -not from a control pov) We’ve had multiple conversations about roles, systems, and how to work together better. Each time we agree on a plan, it falls apart within a couple of weeks. Decisions are forgotten or changed, and I get questioned out of the blue about processes we already agreed on. It feels like we’re constantly looping without real progress. When I express that I’m tired or unmotivated, the response is usually generic entrepreneurial advice about resilience rather than addressing the structural issues I’ve raised. At this point, I feel mentally exhausted, not only just from running a business, but from repeatedly managing this dynamic. I’m seriously considering selling my share and moving on to something else. The idea of starting over is scary, and fear and self-doubt are definitely part of what’s holding me back. I’m trying to figure out whether this exhaustion is a sign to leave, or just a difficult phase I need to push through. If anyone went through similar cases, which solutions did you came upon with. Thank you
🧩 Problem
Feeling overwhelmed and unsupported in a business partnership.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
My spouse and I are doing a stent on traveling and are using some families space for staging in California. But our legal residence is Florida. I make multiple different are forms (glass/mirror etching, stained glass, tattooed leather, and chainmaille jewelry). I wouldn’t want a storefront probably ever. But it would be nice to sell at like farmers markets or art markets/craft fairs in other states while traveling. But idk how to even get started in creating a business let alone with all the nuance of traveling. The internet is not giving a straight answer. Thanks!
🧩 Problem
Challenges of starting a business while traveling
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
Around this time every year I usually feel a bit low. My business is seasonal, this month is slow, and that brings a mix of anxiety and boredom. That part isn’t new. What is new is how long this feeling has been lingering this year. Four years ago, I started a business with a co-founder. Like many partnerships, it’s been challenging. He has another business, so I’ve consistently taken on more of the workload. Over time, we adjusted equity to reflect that, but the problem isn’t money. Functionally, I don’t feel like I have a real business partner. He leans on me for most decisions and execution. Even when responsibilities are divided, I often end up doing his part or finishing tasks for him just to meet deadlines. I also don’t feel comfortable stepping away, because I know I’ll return to unresolved work, lower performance, and a lot to fix. (Saying this from past experiences -not from a control pov) We’ve had multiple conversations about roles, systems, and how to work together better. Each time we agree on a plan, it falls apart within a couple of weeks. Decisions are forgotten or changed, and I get questioned out of the blue about processes we already agreed on. It feels like we’re constantly looping without real progress. When I express that I’m tired or unmotivated, the response is usually generic entrepreneurial advice about resilience rather than addressing the structural issues I’ve raised. At this point, I feel mentally exhausted, not only just from running a business, but from repeatedly managing this dynamic. I’m seriously considering selling my share and moving on to something else. The idea of starting over is scary, and fear and self-doubt are definitely part of what’s holding me back. I’m trying to figure out whether this exhaustion is a sign to leave, or just a difficult phase I need to push through. If anyone went through similar cases, which solutions did you came upon with. Thank you
🧩 Problem
Feeling overwhelmed and unsupported in a business partnership.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
My spouse and I are doing a stent on traveling and are using some families space for staging in California. But our legal residence is Florida. I make multiple different are forms (glass/mirror etching, stained glass, tattooed leather, and chainmaille jewelry). I wouldn’t want a storefront probably ever. But it would be nice to sell at like farmers markets or art markets/craft fairs in other states while traveling. But idk how to even get started in creating a business let alone with all the nuance of traveling. The internet is not giving a straight answer. Thanks!
🧩 Problem
Challenges of starting a business while traveling
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hey all, been looking at a few different POS systems and can't quite figure out the best one for our solo brick n mortar retail shop (we sell crafting supplies, equipment, and raw materials). So far (Koronoa, Lightspeed, and Square are the most common, also looking at ODOO). We have Thrive and Clover in addition to quickbooks. Looking to integrate all these services into one POS system w a flat rate. We have a lot of inventory and would need the system to generate sku's and barcodes for scanning at register. Preferably CC processor agnostic capabilities and even better if we can ditch quickbooks and have the same system for payroll as well. Does anyone have a POS system that has most of these capabilities? I'm not tech savy either so something that also works intuitively is ideal. Thanks!
🧩 Problem
Finding a suitable POS system for a retail shop
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
📝 Post
I sell Planners and have been struggling with meta ads since the July updates. I was only profitable for 2-3 months since July, rest only breaking even. Ideal roas is 2x since its a digital product. I need some helpful advice because I am about to give up. I don’t understand if its my product or just meta. I have sold 3000 copies till date so I guess its not a product issue? December until Jan 8th was great, average roas of 2 until everything crashed and now only breaking even and loosing money on most days. I do CBO, one campaign per country. Advantage plus and auto placements. ABO doesn’t work for me. I do good quality video creatives showing the planner and its features. Have not tried UGC because it’s quite expensive. Primary markets: Australia, United States, UK, Canada and NZ. Planner costs $26 USD. No upsells currently (working on it) Conversion rate is above 4% on good days! Riding out volatile days doesn’t work because 7 day view doesn’t even out to a profitable roas. Should I try Pinterest or Google ads? Work on AOV? Or simply pivot to something else?
🧩 Problem
Struggling with profitability on meta ads for planners
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I run a small software team and we have built a B2B ota product in the travel industry (OTA platform for travel agencies – B2B, B2C, admin portal, inventory management, etc.). So far, almost all our effort has gone into product and tech. Now we are hitting the part I’m least experienced in. Sales and partnerships. Instead of hiring a full sales team, I’m thinking about: - Partnerships - Affiliate or commission-based sellers - Revenue-share models My short term goal is very clear: I want to understand the right approach and take real action within **30 days**. If you were in my position: - What would you focus on first? - Where would you look for partners or affiliate sellers? - What early mistakes should I avoid? Not trying to promote anything genuinely looking to learn from people who’ve been through this stage. Thanks in advance 🙏
🧩 Problem
Need guidance on sales and partnerships for a B2B product
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
Hey all, been looking at a few different POS systems and can't quite figure out the best one for our solo brick n mortar retail shop (we sell crafting supplies, equipment, and raw materials). So far (Koronoa, Lightspeed, and Square are the most common, also looking at ODOO). We have Thrive and Clover in addition to quickbooks. Looking to integrate all these services into one POS system w a flat rate. We have a lot of inventory and would need the system to generate sku's and barcodes for scanning at register. Preferably CC processor agnostic capabilities and even better if we can ditch quickbooks and have the same system for payroll as well. Does anyone have a POS system that has most of these capabilities? I'm not tech savy either so something that also works intuitively is ideal. Thanks!
🧩 Problem
Finding a suitable POS system for a retail shop
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #product
---
📝 Post
I sell Planners and have been struggling with meta ads since the July updates. I was only profitable for 2-3 months since July, rest only breaking even. Ideal roas is 2x since its a digital product. I need some helpful advice because I am about to give up. I don’t understand if its my product or just meta. I have sold 3000 copies till date so I guess its not a product issue? December until Jan 8th was great, average roas of 2 until everything crashed and now only breaking even and loosing money on most days. I do CBO, one campaign per country. Advantage plus and auto placements. ABO doesn’t work for me. I do good quality video creatives showing the planner and its features. Have not tried UGC because it’s quite expensive. Primary markets: Australia, United States, UK, Canada and NZ. Planner costs $26 USD. No upsells currently (working on it) Conversion rate is above 4% on good days! Riding out volatile days doesn’t work because 7 day view doesn’t even out to a profitable roas. Should I try Pinterest or Google ads? Work on AOV? Or simply pivot to something else?
🧩 Problem
Struggling with profitability on meta ads for planners
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
Hi everyone, I run a small software team and we have built a B2B ota product in the travel industry (OTA platform for travel agencies – B2B, B2C, admin portal, inventory management, etc.). So far, almost all our effort has gone into product and tech. Now we are hitting the part I’m least experienced in. Sales and partnerships. Instead of hiring a full sales team, I’m thinking about: - Partnerships - Affiliate or commission-based sellers - Revenue-share models My short term goal is very clear: I want to understand the right approach and take real action within **30 days**. If you were in my position: - What would you focus on first? - Where would you look for partners or affiliate sellers? - What early mistakes should I avoid? Not trying to promote anything genuinely looking to learn from people who’ve been through this stage. Thanks in advance 🙏
🧩 Problem
Need guidance on sales and partnerships for a B2B product
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
📝 Post
I started a small home service business in 2020. By 2023 I was doing about 110k in revenue but since then growth has been slower. In 2024 and 2025 it only went up to around 130k. I want to get my business to the point where it makes 30k a month. What do you think I should do or change to make that happen? How do people take their business to that next level without a big investment or much capital?
🧩 Problem
Slow business growth and need for increased revenue.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
I started a small home service business in 2020. By 2023 I was doing about 110k in revenue but since then growth has been slower. In 2024 and 2025 it only went up to around 130k. I want to get my business to the point where it makes 30k a month. What do you think I should do or change to make that happen? How do people take their business to that next level without a big investment or much capital?
🧩 Problem
Slow business growth and need for increased revenue.
⚙️ Complexity: high
📣 Popularity: medium
🧭 Solution Type: #consulting
---
Product Ideas (closed)
Этот проект я создал для личных нужд, но контента становится слишком много и навигация Telegram уже стала узким горлышком. В месяц публикуется 3к+ бизнес болей. С таким объемом нужно работать уже по другому. Буду делать базу данных бизнес болей с удобным…
Сайт готов https://painsighthq.com/
Старых данных там не будет, можно их смотреть в этом канале. Но постоянно генерятся новые данные, так что ничего не потеряете.
Публикацию сюда торможу.
Фидбек и запросы фич пишите пожалуйста сюда @nickolay_laptev
А теперь начну сайт функционалом наращивать.
P.S. В РФ нужен будет VPN для доступа.
Старых данных там не будет, можно их смотреть в этом канале. Но постоянно генерятся новые данные, так что ничего не потеряете.
Публикацию сюда торможу.
Фидбек и запросы фич пишите пожалуйста сюда @nickolay_laptev
А теперь начну сайт функционалом наращивать.
P.S. В РФ нужен будет VPN для доступа.
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Благодаря этому пользователи могут помечать понравившееся посты и просматривать их отдельно.
Без этого навигация в сотне постов была тяжелой.
Также добавил новый источник проблем бизнеса. Сейчас получается 3000 уникальных постов с проблемами бизнеса в месяц.
Пробуйте https://painsighthq.com/
Вроде становится поприятнее использование.
Благодаря этому пользователи могут помечать понравившееся посты и просматривать их отдельно.
Без этого навигация в сотне постов была тяжелой.
Также добавил новый источник проблем бизнеса. Сейчас получается 3000 уникальных постов с проблемами бизнеса в месяц.
Пробуйте https://painsighthq.com/
Вроде становится поприятнее использование.
Product Ideas (closed) pinned «Сайт готов https://painsighthq.com/ Старых данных там не будет, можно их смотреть в этом канале. Но постоянно генерятся новые данные, так что ничего не потеряете. Публикацию сюда торможу. Фидбек и запросы фич пишите пожалуйста сюда @nickolay_laptev А теперь…»