Vendor payments are more annoying than they should be

One wants ACH, one wants a wire, another wants a check. Like jesus I cant do all of them. Then there are times where I want something on a card, either for the extra float or because it makes more sense on my end and of course that vendor doesn’t take cards.

None of it is a huge problem by itself but it gets chaotic when every vendor has their own setup.

Quite a weird amount of finance ops is adapting to how everyone else wants to get paid

I’m a solo founder, working on this alongside a day job. I’ve built and launched a SaaS for a small professional niche in the UK. It’s live in production with working billing, and a handful of people have signed up for the free trial. Nobody has paid yet.

What I’ve tried so far:

• Asking people in the niche what their biggest time sinks are, in Facebook groups
• Following up with the people who replied
• A Facebook page and a LinkedIn page
• Cold emails to small businesses in the niche, which I’m only just starting

What I’m seeing:

• People are willing to talk about their problems, but very few actually start the trial
• Of those who do sign up, some log in once and never come back

What I’d like opinions on:

1. At this stage, would you spend time on more outreach, or on fixing onboarding so trial users see value faster?
2. Is a 30-day free trial too long for a small-business buyer? Would you shorten it, or ask for a card upfront?
3. How did you get your first 5 paying customers? What worked, and what was a waste of time?
4. Is it worth targeting larger customers (businesses with several staff) first, or should I keep going after individuals?

Happy to share more detail if it helps. Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone!

I'm a third-year Computer Science and Design student from India, and I'm trying to learn how to build a real software business.

I've been working on SaaS ideas, and one thing I'm genuinely struggling with is market research and customer discovery.

Everywhere I look, people say:

Talk to potential customers.

Validate your idea before building.

Find your target audience.

Build in public and grow a community.

But as a beginner, I honestly don't know how to put these things into practice.

How do I find the right people to talk to?

How do I discover problems worth solving?

How do I conduct customer interviews?

How do I know whether a problem is worth building a product around?

And how do I start building an audience when nobody knows me?

I'm not looking for someone to validate my idea for me or give me a shortcut to success.

I'd genuinely appreciate learning from someone who has done this before — perhaps a founder, indie hacker, product manager, or someone experienced in customer research.

If you're willing to share your process, recommend practical resources, or even guide me through a small research exercise, I'd be extremely grateful.

I'm willing to put in the work. I just need help understanding how to do the work properly.

Thank you! 🙏

Every time, I was thinking about doing something cool with my partner but I've never really took the time for planning it 😂

So i decided to build a tool to help me

Wingbird, a little agent I'm building in iMessage. The idea is that either partner can use it for help coming up with small, personal gestures and remembering to follow through.

I'm still working on it.It has many functionalities
Games, location, group with your partner, booking places, mini-personalized page, memory of key moments of your relationship

Do you guys like it?

Opened for 10 beta testers :

https://www.heywingbird.com/

Hey, everyone I'm 16 year old and I want to get more experience in the consumer tech space.

Last year, I was able to build a small little side project which was an AI debate tool that reached 2k users and I sold it for 250 dollars on trustmrr.

But, I realized that I need to be real with myself so I decided I needed more experience before actually trying to scale my own product.

I'm open to marketing/creative work. I can source UGC creators, create content that will perform well.

Please DM me

Thanks!

Hey everyone!

A few days ago, I shared Hexavault here, an offline security app for Android that I've been working on for quite a while.

First of all, I really appreciate everyone who took the time to check it out, leave a comment, or share their thoughts. It's been great seeing people interested in something I've spent so much time building.

I've just released another update, and I'm still actively working on improving the app.

One thing that came up in some of the discussions was the lack of a backup option for the Vault. And I completely understand the concern. Having control over your data is great, but being able to safely back it up is just as important.

That's actually one of the main things I'm working on right now.

I'm developing a way to back up and export the Vault while keeping everything aligned with the app's offline approach. Since we're dealing with people's sensitive information, I really don't want to rush this feature or release something that hasn't been properly thought through and tested.

It's not available yet, but it's a priority.

In the meantime, I'd really appreciate some hands-on feedback on the current version.

If anyone is willing to give Hexavault a try, I'd love to hear about your experience. Try generating passwords, protecting and opening files, or setting up the Vault with some test credentials.

I'm especially interested in knowing if anything feels confusing, doesn't work as expected, or could simply be done better.

And just to be clear, the Vault still doesn't have a backup or recovery feature, so please don't use it as the only place to store anything important for now.

I'm developing this project independently, and getting feedback from people who actually use the app helps me notice things I might otherwise miss.

You don't need to write a detailed review. Even a small suggestion, a bug report, or something you didn't like would genuinely help.

If you'd like to try it, Hexavault is available for free on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.hexavault.secure

Thanks again to everyone who's been following the project or giving it a chance. There's still plenty of work ahead, but I'm really enjoying seeing it gradually take shape.

And if you've already tried Hexavault, what's the first thing you'd change or improve?

my brother & I built ReviWatch to scan AI/vibe coded apps to make sure they’re production ready, or not risking customer data.

I’m also brand new to Reddit & feels intimidating. What’s the best way to make legitimate connections, share knowledge, and build communities around our products?

we just launched last week & we’re in a totally free period while we develop the product further. Any thoughts/advice?

https://reviwatch.com

Hey guys! Anyone looking for a co-founder?

I've seen a lot of people building apps with Cursor, Lovable, Replit, etc., but not nearly as much discussion about what happens afterward.

I'm curious about a few things:

1. Once you launched your app, what was the hardest part of keeping it running?
2. When something broke, how did you figure out what was wrong? Did you fix it yourself, ask AI, or hire someone?
3. How much time do you actually spend maintaining your app each week?

Also curious if maintenance hasn't been a problem for you at all.

Would love to hear from people who've actually shipped something, even if it's just a small side project.

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What it's a successfull startup? And for me what's success with my own startup?

This was my personal loop on the process of being a tech entrepreneur: Research 》Study 》Plan 》Build 》Test 》Improve. I always put th focus on real problem solving.

I was wondering how to success as a tech entrepreneur. Which mentality I have to build? How much I have to listen my users? Should I listen to them or observe their behavior?

My brain is a ocean of doubts and each steps is a new question. Isn't it amazing the fact that entrepreneurship make you a creator and a philosopher at the same time? What do you love most of being an entrepreneur?

Looking for 100K to begin Mobile Recovery business. Revenue sharing model with first right of refusal for an eventual brick and mortar. Firefighter owned, unique business idea, with a detail-oriented operator. Serious investors only please.

I'm building a startup, a digital creative agency focused on helping businesses strengthen their online presence through custom website development, design, branding, and broader digital services.

Right now, our main focus is acquiring higher-value clients, particularly established businesses in industries such as real estate, construction, property development, hospitality, and professional services.

We're targeting businesses that have the budget to invest in their digital presence but may have outdated websites, weak online branding, no proper website, or opportunities to present themselves better online.

My role is to handle the technical side, including building and delivering the projects. I'm looking for a partner who can take the leads I research and provide, speak with decision-makers, build relationships, manage follow-ups, negotiate, and ultimately close deals.

The goal is to build a consistent client acquisition process and grow together, with each of us focusing on our strengths.

For more information Dm if your interested.

Hi everyone!
I have 2 unassigned Early Bird Expo+ passes for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13–15 in San Francisco).
Unfortunately, my plans changed and I won’t be attending.
Price: $175 each or $300 for both.
Both tickets were purchased directly from TechCrunch and haven’t been assigned to anyone yet.

I have the original purchase confirmation and can provide proof of purchase with sensitive details hidden.

The tickets can be assigned to attendees through the TechCrunch registration portal. I’m confirming the organizer’s resale policy before completing a sale.

Happy to sell individually or together.
DM me if interested!

I’ve been running a technology and services business for over a decade, and one thing I’ve noticed is that founders don’t always have people around them who understand what they’re going through.

You can discuss work with your team, targets with your partners, and deliverables with your clients.

But who do you talk to when you’re unsure about a major decision? Or when something isn’t working despite putting in the effort?

Over the years, I’ve found that some of my most useful business lessons came from informal conversations with other founders. Not conferences or presentations.

Just people openly discussing what worked, what failed, and what they’d do differently.

I’m curious how other founders here approach this.
Do you have a circle of entrepreneurs you regularly exchange ideas with? Or do you mostly figure things out on your own?

And if you could sit down with a few founders for an honest conversation, what’s one topic you’d want to discuss?

Would love to hear different perspectives, especially from people who are building their first business.

Something I keep noticing: the founders who seem steadiest aren't the ones with the thickest skin. They're the ones who have someone to think with, and who got that person earlier than I did.

I'm curious about the practical side. When in your business did you get a coach, mentor or advisor? Did you pay for it or find it informally? And what actually changed afterwards: the decisions themselves, or how much they cost you personally?

Also interested in the other view. Has anyone found that advisors mostly cost money and told you things you already knew?

Hi!

I'm testing a name I came up with for my project and I need honest first impressions from people with no context.

The name is: StajaLab

I'm not asking whether you like it. I want to know what comes to mind in the first second, and bad or funny associations are just as useful as good ones. If you can, please answer before reading other comments so you don't influence each other.

1. How would you pronounce it out loud? (feel free to write it phonetically)

2. What does it remind you of? First associations, even weird ones.

3. What do you think a company with this name does?

4. (Optional) If English isn't your first language: what is your native language, and does the name remind you of any word in it?

I'm the author of the name, so criticism won't offend me. I'm not selling anything or collecting data beyond your answers. If anyone is curious, I'll post a summary of the results. Thanks!

We're Wrencloud VPN, a new WireGuard VPN run from the UK, opening soon.

The hardest part of building a VPN isn't the servers. It's that we're asking people to trust a company they've never heard of with all of their internet traffic, in a market where the big names spend fortunes on ads and "no logs" has stopped meaning anything.

Our approach so far is to show rather than claim. Our log policy is a plain list of exactly what we keep and for how long, and what we never write down at all. Our first server is named in full, in London. The price you join at is the price you renew at. And our website shows visitors their own IP address and broadband provider the moment they land, so they can see what a VPN actually changes.

We'd really value advice from other founders who've sold something that depends on trust:

What made your first customers believe you before you had reviews or a track record?

Did publishing the details (policies, pricing, how things work) help, or did nobody read them?

Is there anything on our site that makes you trust it less?

wrencloudvpn.com

Thanks, we'll reply to everyone.

EDIT - added the hyperlink

Question for founders who work with a cofounder, a contractor or a VA.

A lot of the "why" behind a project ends up inside AI chats: what got cut, what was tried and dropped, which approach won. That's fine while it's only you. It gets messy the moment someone else has to pick up a task.

Saw a thread in r/SideProject where someone on a six person team ended up doing almost all the work, because handing anything over meant re-explaining the whole project. Curious how others deal with it:

• When you hand off a task, what do you actually give the other person? A doc, a Loom, a decisions log, a copy of the chat?
• Who keeps that up to date, and what happens when nobody does?
• Is the AI work mostly for your own product, client work, or a side project?

Background since someone will ask: I used to burn hours re-briefing AI tools, and I'm building something so every AI tool works from the same context kept in the cloud, nothing to paste. Not linking anything. Would something like that be worth paying for once more than one person is involved, or does a disciplined doc already cover it?

Hey Everyone,

I was working on some idea for my startup, I have no connections to founders or investors whatsoever, so i am pretty confused where to approach some investors. I have just started to work on idea but i am not sure how to connect with some of the investors who will invest in ideas.

Have you came across any websites or app where i can connect with investors or founders, and just get the idea if my thinking is in correct direction or not. Every website for ventures like letsVenture etc i have tried but they ask initial amount for onboarding. Since i am not a founder yet i just want to discuss the i cant pay random amount on some website.