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Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by pavelshtanko »

jacquesm wrote: post #17
pavelshtanko wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks a lot for the feedback! I was thinking about the small amount of paid adds as well and I'm glad that you prove that it may work. Can you share some of the tools besides the stripe's atlas? If you are wondering the landing is https://goandcall.me . Idea is to let you create the link or widged to your own phone and let your customers or visitors call you without any plugins or additional software. Just from the…

Like this? https://www.innovaphone.com/en/produkte-unified-communicatio...

Close enough, we are the link to your own phone (physical one that you have in your pocket). So it is comfortable for you to run your own business from any place you are currently now without the need of sitting in front of the computer. Or just send the link to your parents and they will be able to call you whenever they need wihtout any additional tools. (btw you will recieve the phone call from the local number) We want to keep it as simple as possible.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by pavelshtanko »

dirktheman wrote: post #16
pavelshtanko wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not in the US... Thinking of stripe's atlas. But scared of some hidden things\taxes

Stripe Atlas might be too soon for you... Focus on getting some sales first. While Stripe Atlast is great (and cheap!) for what it is (setting up a US bank account and a Delaware C-Corp) do realize that you'll have to file taxes in the US from now on. If you use a payment provider (like Stripe, which is awesome!) you'll be able to charge people from the US just the same without going straight to tax hell. Sell, sell,…

Looks like you are right, but how can I setup payment system without the EIN number? Stripe won't allow it

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by sharemywin »

thisisit wrote: post #5

One, it's your thread. So, it's fine if you post the link. Getting feedback is important. Second, get some Linkedin/Facebook/Google ads running. Get some more people to your site. IMO, one of the biggest problems is having a small audience for feedback. If your conversion rate is say 1% then you barely have 1 user. So, go big or go home. Third, I believe there will be tools out there to help with other stuff like c-c…

As for the ad stuff.

Google is the best for getting small(total market-wise), expensive amounts of highly motivated potential targeted traffic.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by ryandrake »

pavelshtanko wrote: post #11
adamqureshi wrote: post #9

The single necessary and sufficient condition for a business, says MIT’s Bill Aulet, is a paying customer. https://stripe.com/atlas or use a paypal button. Adapt this mentality. No investor will ever give you money. Make sales. Learn. Adjust. Repeat. Good Lucky! ;-)

I'm thinking more about support than money. I can run it for some time on my own for sure... But registering the company, talking about marketing, helping with sales strategy all these things.. I definitely need them more than money.

When you used the word "support" I thought about something else too not to forget about: Customer support.

When I turned on a side project iOS app a while back, and actually managed to get customers paying for it, I soon found myself swamped with support requests. "How does this work? It crashed, help! I'm getting this error message!" Also, automated bug reports. The app was bringing in tens of dollars per month, not thousands, so how does supporting this even make sense? I thought: Well I took their money, so I kind of have to own this, but it was shitty.

Have a plan for customer support.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by contingencies »

jmngomes wrote: post #15
contingencies wrote: post #6

First of all, congratulations to you and your team on coming this far. 1. No. Investors will want to see product market fit, size of opportunity, growth potential. Without true and paying customers (people you don't know), this is too hard to claim, so even most angel investors will consider the current state too early. 2. An angel investor would be able to assist you with company registration, however you can also d…

>> "An angel investor would be able to assist you with company registration, however you can also do it yourself through an agency." Although this is true, I would seriously advise the founder to get his own (trustworthy) lawyer assist him through the process, as with everything related to incorporating the company (ownership and investment structure).

More legal advice is always nice but it costs and may not add significant value. Registration tends to be straightforward and necessarily formalizes ownership structure to a significant extent. That said, lawyers may be useful for contracts. If the OP has concerns about registration costs, my advice would be to hold off lawyers at this stage and get a customer first.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by pavelshtanko »

contingencies wrote: post #6

First of all, congratulations to you and your team on coming this far. 1. No. Investors will want to see product market fit, size of opportunity, growth potential. Without true and paying customers (people you don't know), this is too hard to claim, so even most angel investors will consider the current state too early. 2. An angel investor would be able to assist you with company registration, however you can also d…

Thank you very much for the amazing feedback. That is what I'm also thinking about, but the starting point seems to be quite challenging for me becuase according to the stripe regulations I do need to open the company or something (I'm not the US based guy).. wil try to solve it somhow on my own.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by pavelshtanko »

contingencies wrote: post #26
jmngomes wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> "An angel investor would be able to assist you with company registration, however you can also do it yourself through an agency." Although this is true, I would seriously advise the founder to get his own (trustworthy) lawyer assist him through the process, as with everything related to incorporating the company (ownership and investment structure).

More legal advice is always nice but it costs and may not add significant value. Registration tends to be straightforward and necessarily formalizes ownership structure to a significant extent. That said, lawyers may be useful for contracts. If the OP has concerns about registration costs, my advice would be to hold off lawyers at this stage and get a customer first.

Can't get the customers without registering the company (stripe won't let me go live :) )

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by yehosef »

pavelshtanko wrote: post #28
contingencies wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More legal advice is always nice but it costs and may not add significant value. Registration tends to be straightforward and necessarily formalizes ownership structure to a significant extent. That said, lawyers may be useful for contracts. If the OP has concerns about registration costs, my advice would be to hold off lawyers at this stage and get a customer first.

Can't get the customers without registering the company (stripe won't let me go live :) )

Did you look into Stripe Atlas? - they do all the work of setting up the company and bank for around $500.

Re: Ask HN: Ok. I have the MVP. I have a small feedback. What is next?

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Post by dalbasal »

pavelshtanko wrote: post #27
contingencies wrote: post #6

First of all, congratulations to you and your team on coming this far. 1. No. Investors will want to see product market fit, size of opportunity, growth potential. Without true and paying customers (people you don't know), this is too hard to claim, so even most angel investors will consider the current state too early. 2. An angel investor would be able to assist you with company registration, however you can also d…

Thank you very much for the amazing feedback. That is what I'm also thinking about, but the starting point seems to be quite challenging for me becuase according to the stripe regulations I do need to open the company or something (I'm not the US based guy).. wil try to solve it somhow on my own.

It might be worth laying out your position in an email to stripe, and asking them to recommend a path.

Ie, this is where I am. What's the easiest way to start using the service? They might suggest a sole trader with a business bank account or some other relatively easy/cheap setup that can be temporary.

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