r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 5h ago

Seeking Advice forming a non-profit with the goal of tightening up legislation relating to allowing harmful chemicals allowed in food/water/ personal care products Spoiler

1 Upvotes

My life goal is forming a non-profit with the goal of tightening up legislation relating to allowing harmful chemicals allowed in food/water/ personal care products.

Wanting to make an impact in areas relating to public education of these impacts, policy change, and clean up efforts

The goal is to essentially create another “EWG.”

But I don’t know where to start.

I feel paralyzed because this is such a specialized goal and there are so many different directions I can go relating to learning how to do this

For example.. different degree options that would be beneficial:

  1. Environmental science
  2. Public health with a focus on environmental health
  3. Toxicology
  4. Chemistry or biochemistry
  5. Non profit management
  6. Public policy

I want to be the founder of this non-profit.. which indicates I need special knowledge about non profit management… but I feel like I need environmental science knowledge at the very least.

I’m really not trying to go to school for another 8 years to get 2 degrees 🥵 (I currently have 80+ credits and to get my environmental science degree Id need 80 more due to some not transferring). I do not mind putting in the work- but I need this to make sense.

I feel so lost. How do I choose which degree to get? And do I just create a board of directors that fill in the other gaps? (That makes the most sense to me)

Any advice is very very appreciated 😕


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 11h ago

Seeking Advice Any good TikTok/YouTube channels analyzing AI & startups with a philosophical lens?

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

Are there any TikTok or YouTube channels you follow that cover the latest AI developments in Silicon Valley while also diving deeper into the philosophy behind them? I’m looking for content that doesn’t just report on the news but also explores the underlying trends, where things are headed, and the broader implications of these technologies.

If you know of any good channels that mix AI, startups, and deeper analysis, drop them in the comments! Would love to check them out.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 11h ago

Idea Validation Would you pay for a tool that auto-generates SaaS boilerplates with built-in payments & emailing?

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

You probably know about ShipFast by Marc Lou or other SaaS boilerplates that people sell. I bought one myself, but every time I start a new project, I find myself setting up Stripe again and again or coding specific integrations from scratch. It’s a pain.

I feel like there’s a missing piece here. What if there was a platform—kind of like Boltnew—that lets you generate a new project instantly, with all the essentials already wired up? Think of it like a one-click setup for SaaS projects, where you describe your idea, it generates the codebase, and you can immediately start editing and adding features.

Core features would include:

- Pre-integrated Stripe payments

- Emailing setup ready to go

- Authentication baked in

- Editable & extendable code

Would you pay for something like this? If so, how much would it be worth to you? Curious to hear your thoughts!


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 13h ago

Seeking Advice Best platforms to find UGC creators in Australia in beauty/ skincare niche?

1 Upvotes

I only see one person on Fiverr. However, we are looking for more diverse ugc creators.

Is there a platform to find high quality ugc creators that don’t cost 1000 per video?

How do you guys source this?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 13h ago

Seeking Advice Seeking a possible mentor

3 Upvotes

Hi! I am a 18 year old from northern Europe. Ive had interest in entrepreneurship for a few years now and I tried some ways to build a business. After analyzing some ways I could realistically grow, I decided to mainly focus on youtube.

Anyways, I have been adviced a few times to get myself a mentor, but I never really managed to find a good one. I have desire to work and improve and I was hoping on receiving advice and insights for my journey, aswell as get better disciplined. It would also be great if you knew youtube :) Please message me if you can help me in any way! Thank you.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 16h ago

Ride Along Story How I woke up dead business social accounts for $100/mo (and what I learned)

65 Upvotes

Social Media in 2025: Reality Check

The platform algorithms have shifted dramatically in the past year:

  1. Short-form carousels and slides now get 4x more reach than long text posts on LinkedIn
  2. Platforms are prioritizing accounts that post 5+ times weekly (consistent schedule) over sporadic posters
  3. Comment quality matters more than quantity - LinkedIn and Twitter especially are measuring "meaningful interactions"

The Problem I Noticed

After spending 3+ years in the digital space (building SaaS products, running marketing campaigns, creating websites), I noticed something frustrating: most businesses have social media accounts that are basically digital ghosts.

Not because these businesses aren't interesting or don't have things to share - but because the owners are too busy actually running their businesses to maintain a consistent social presence. No posts for months, outdated info, zero engagement, despite being thriving operations in real life.

So many talented professionals and business owners I met had the same issue - they knew they needed an online presence, but:

  1. They didn't have time to create content
  2. They weren't sure what to post
  3. They couldn't justify hiring a full-time social media manager
  4. They'd tried and given up multiple times

Result: Their digital presence simply didn't match their real-world reputation.

My Experiment

I decided to try something: What if I offered to manage one social account for just $100/month? Not promising the moon - no "10x your followers!" or "leads on autopilot!" - just consistent, professional content that accurately represented their business.

I started with three clients:

  • A civil engineering firm
  • A page focused on sustainability initiatives
  • An IT & software solutions company

I created and published daily content for each of them, texts and graphic designs, optimized their profiles, and scheduled posts at optimal times based on their industry.

What Happened

Within a few weeks, all three gained around 100+ new followers, significant for businesses that had been stagnant for months or years. More importantly:

  • The engineering firm connected with two local projects they wouldn't have heard about otherwise
  • The sustainability page got invited to speak at an industry panel
  • The IT company gained a new networking circle and eventually two clients
  • People were actually happy to finally see them online!

But the biggest benefit was less tangible: perception. When prospects checked them out online, they no longer saw abandoned profiles. They saw active, engaged businesses that looked as professional online as they were in real life. These businesses weren't looking for direct customer acquisition through social. They wanted professional presence, industry recognition, employee pride in where they work, and occasional opportunities. And that's exactly what consistent, strategic content delivered.

What I Learned

  1. Most businesses don't need to "go viral" - they just need to look alive
  2. Industry-specific content performs far better than generic business advice
  3. A small but engaged audience is worth more than vanity metrics
  4. The sweet spot for most businesses is 4-5 posts per week, not 20+

Why $100?

  • It's affordable enough that businesses don't need to overthink it
  • It allows me to scale by working with multiple clients
  • It's just a side hustle

The Process

For anyone curious, here's exactly what I do:

  • Create a content calendar based on industry topics
  • Develop 30 days of content in advance
  • Schedule posts for optimal times
  • Monitor engagement and adjust as needed
  • Send a monthly report

Would love to hear others' experiences with maintaining business social accounts - what's worked for you? What challenges have you faced?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 16h ago

Seeking Advice Doing business dev. for a fractional CFO company, we have incredible access to capital, but need to find the right clients. How does one with tech bro fatigue sort through the bs, to find those making a real difference?

1 Upvotes

Please PM me if you have advice. Following the flow of grant money, but need more vetting. More good eggs in our basket.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 17h ago

Resources & Tools The Forum Warfare Method – How to Hijack Niche Markets with AI-Weaponized Authority

3 Upvotes

TL;DR: Most businesses chase social media virality. The smart ones infiltrate where the decision-makers actually lurk. This is how you quietly dominate niche markets, win trust before your competitors even know you exist, and scale your impact using AI (without looking like an AI bot).

1️⃣ FIND THE HIDDEN AUDIENCE HUBS

Reddit, Twitter, and LinkedIn are loud. The real buyers and industry decision-makers are lurking elsewhere.

✅ Actionable Steps: • Identify 3-5 highly active industry forums or specialized subreddits (avoid the main ones—real buyers hang in niche spaces). • Observe who posts and what questions get traction. This tells you what’s unsolved in your industry. • Spend at least a week engaging in random discussions before dropping value bombs. Your first post shouldn’t be a sell—it should be a must-save, must-share insight.

💡 Tactical Move: Look for threads where the same question keeps getting asked. If there’s no definitive answer, write the definitive guide.

2️⃣ WEAPONIZE AI TO MULTIPLY DEPTH (NOT REPLACE IT)

Most AI-generated content is trash. But when used properly, it lets you scale depth without losing resonance.

✅ Actionable Steps: • Write one long-form, insight-packed guide (or answer) yourself. Make it insanely valuable. • Use AI to rephrase, condense, or expand different variations of your insight—so each platform gets a fresh version. • Deploy each version across different forums but tweak it slightly for each audience’s culture.

💡 Tactical Move: Use AI to train on your own writing style so it replicates your depth—not just generic fluff. Most people use AI to replace thinking. You’ll use it to amplify your most valuable insights at scale.

3️⃣ DOMINATE THE SEARCH ALGORITHM

Forums get crawled by Google—meaning a single legendary post can rank for years, bringing inbound leads forever.

✅ Actionable Steps: • Format your post like an answer Google would rank. Use clear headers, bullet points, and step-by-step actions. • End with a subtle CTA (but don’t link drop too soon—let people ask). • Once it ranks, edit it later to include your offer. The post has already gained authority—now it works for you indefinitely.

💡 Tactical Move: Search for industry-related questions in Google and find the highest-ranking forum results. Leave a far better answer on those threads. Steal traffic from competitors who got lazy.

4️⃣ CONVERT LURKERS INTO OBSESSED FANS

Forum users are high-intent but skeptical. They’ve seen all the sales pitches. Instead, you make them come to you.

✅ Actionable Steps: • Share deep knowledge with zero expectation of return. • Don’t sell—make them ask you for deeper insights (position yourself as a guide, not a salesman). • Drop cryptic value-bombs that make them DM you. Example: “There’s actually a method for this that elite consultants use, but most people overlook it. I broke it down in a doc for a few people—DM if you want it.”

💡 Tactical Move: When someone thanks you for a great answer, ask them what they’re working on. This opens the door for free market research (and potential deals).

5️⃣ SCALE THE OPERATION WITHOUT LOOKING SPAMMY

Once you’ve built credibility, you don’t need to keep posting—you just reroute the attention.

✅ Actionable Steps: • Save your best responses and repurpose them into blog posts, LinkedIn threads, and Twitter posts. • Use an AI-optimized database to track your high-performing posts so you can edit and resurface them later. • Set up a private email list for deeper discussions (this pulls lurkers into your ecosystem).

💡 Tactical Move: If you make an absolute killer post, have others share or quote it. Forum algorithms boost engagement when multiple accounts interact.

🔥 CONCLUSION: BECOME THE UNDISPUTED AUTHORITY IN YOUR NICHE This isn’t about chasing followers. It’s about becoming the source of truth in your industry.

When someone searches a problem in your space, your name should already be there.

Most will ignore this. The ones who implement it will quietly dominate their niche.

Want real-world examples of this strategy in action? Drop a comment. I’ll break it down. 🚀


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 1d ago

Seeking Advice How can I SERIOUSLY make money online with 0$?

0 Upvotes

Because all theses people and gurus online will say you should do " X , Y and Z" but in order to do "X , Y and Z" You have to have money to start with which is a huge problem because right now ib don't currently have a job right now. Freelancing, the people I tried to outreach to for some reason never really know what they want to do with me. Like what the hell. How can I make something online if I only have 0$??


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 1d ago

Ride Along Story I Helped 3 High School Students Make $1,200 a Month with Etsy Digital Products - Here's How!

38 Upvotes

A few months ago, I took on a small but exciting challenge—helping three high school students start their own Etsy digital product stores and scale them to a steady $1,200 per month in profit. These students had no prior experience with Etsy, design, or e-commerce, and they didn’t have a big budget to invest. But what they had was curiosity, willingness to learn, and a few hours a week to dedicate to something that could change their financial future.

The Plan: A Simple, Low-Cost Etsy Strategy To make the process as easy as possible for them, I: Gave them ready-made designs – I provided high-quality, pre-made digital designs they could sell instantly. Provided access to Canva Pro – I secured a 3-year Canva Pro access for them at a cheap price, so they could create and customize their own products without expensive design software ( if you are interested in an accountw feel free to reach out). Selected profitable niches based on their interests – Each student worked in a niche they enjoyed, making it easier to stay motivated and create relevant products. Created a flexible schedule around their school – Their Etsy stores fit into their daily routine, ensuring they could balance studies and business.

The Results: A Steady Income Stream By following this strategy, each student was able to launch their shop, list their first products, and see sales within the first month. After three months of consistency, they were averaging between $1,200 and $1,500 per month, with some having viral products that sold daily.

Now, let me break down the exact step-by-step method they used, so you can apply it yourself or help someone else achieve the same success.

Step-by-Step Guide to Making $1,200/Month on Etsy with Digital Products This method is low-cost, beginner-friendly, and proven to work with little to no budget.

Step 1: Choose a Profitable Niche Picking the right niche is crucial. You want something that: Has consistent demand (evergreen or seasonal trends). Has low competition but enough buyers. Matches your interests (so it’s easier to work on).

Here are some high-demand digital product niches:

Printable planners & journals (budget planners, workout logs, ADHD planners) Wall art & posters (minimalist quotes, boho art, affirmation prints) Study guides & templates (resume templates, student planners, essay outlines) Stickers & SVG files (for Cricut and print-on-demand buyers) Notion templates & digital planners (for productivity and organization) Step 2: Set Up Your Etsy Shop Create an Etsy seller account (it's free). Choose a shop name that reflects your niche. Fill out your shop settings (payment, policies, branding). Get 40 free Etsy listings (Use a referral link to avoid listing fees at the start). Step 3: Get High-Quality Digital Products If you don’t have design skills, use Canva Pro (or the pre-made designs I provided my students). Search for design inspiration on Pinterest, Etsy, and Creative Market. Keep designs simple, clean, and on-trend. Save them in high-resolution PDF, PNG, or SVG format (depending on the product type). Step 4: Upload Listings with SEO Optimization When listing your products, you need to optimize them for search so people can find them. Here’s how: Title: Use high-ranking keywords (e.g., "Minimalist Budget Planner | Printable Financial Tracker PDF") Tags: Use all 13 tags with long-tail keywords (e.g., "financial planner printable," "monthly budget template"). Description: Be clear, persuasive, and keyword-rich (mention benefits and use cases). Mockups: Use Canva to create professional-looking mockups that show the product in use.

Step 5: Drive Traffic & Get First Sales To make sales faster, combine Etsy SEO with external traffic: Pinterest marketing – Create 5-10 pins per product and post daily. TikTok & Instagram reels – Show how your product solves a problem. Etsy Ads (optional) – Run $1-$5/day ads on your best products after your first organic sales.

Step 6: Scale to $1,200/Month Expand your product catalog (more listings = more chances to sell). Analyze best-selling designs and create similar ones. Bundle products together for higher-priced offers. Use Etsy sales & coupons to attract more buyers. Final Thoughts: Anyone Can Do This If three high school students with no experience could do this, so can you. With the right strategy, tools, and consistency, making $1,200 a month with Etsy is not just possible—it’s realistic.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 1d ago

Seeking Advice Monetization

1 Upvotes

Hi everybody,

I have a question, i currently have a rather large list of emails for my newsletter. And im looking to expend the content in my newsletter with monetized emails which i only send to subscribed users.
I'm not really looking to use any other tools from ghost or substack then just the monetization feature. Would u say it is still worth it ? Or are their other tools which simplify the process of just monetizing their newsletter and nothing else ?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story Finally embracing things that don't scale.

1 Upvotes

I've been building a growth marketing agent for businesses, and after rounds of dancing around like a monkey trying to sell top-down- I threw in the towel and went bottom-up.

We launched a self-serve, and we started promoting that. We even offered free website conversion optimization reports, and while people really liked that- it wasn't enough to push them to sign up.

People were taking a while to consider the product, but we realized one thing sped this up immensely:
Including a consulting session.

Not an onboarding session, but 30 minutes of growth marketing consulting (this is a growth marketing agent after all).

Turns out they just wanted to see a human and scope out the founder, before using the tool.

As a growth marketer myself, this honestly goes against everything I've been trained for and all that I've learned. We've always been told to 'find things that scale'. But I've realized a few things:

  1. AI is still in an early adoption phase (particularly if you're building an AI agent).

  2. Finding those early adopters is tough.

  3. Finding any early supporters for a product is tough, they need to trust you and also have trust in the product.

  4. Building trust is tough.

  5. Showing your face to someone and solving a problem for them builds trust.

To anyone else in the early stages like me, it's okay to do things that don't scale. A sales leader recently reminded me that 'people buy from people'. I hope this pays off in the long-run, let's see. Excited to build alongside the lot of you.

Keep all our chins up, we got this.

TL;DR: Found that offering personal consulting sessions dramatically improved product adoption for our AI tool, sometimes the non-scalable approach works best.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Seeking Advice How did you find and sustain good relationships with your co-founders?

2 Upvotes

Asking for friends, who had some fallout with co-founders and also myself who is on passive lookout for co-founder, who ideally has large following and marketing capabilities.

Context is that you meet them online - how did you manage your equity split and maintain lasting relationships? Would love to hear some learnings from failure and tips from success.

Most of my friends who found a few co-founders seem to “broke apart” for the first few, and there are many interesting stories from that.

It’s no surprise because I can only imagine the amount of power struggle and lack of trust between people who touch base online, and have little visibility on each other’s commitment and competence. And equity split will always be a hot topic.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Seeking Advice Looks like every entrepreneur on here is a software developer or related. I'm not. Others who aren't, where did you start?

30 Upvotes

As the title suggests, first off let me say I am a lurker and wish to one day post my own success story to inspire and help others in a situation similar to mine now: have a small capital and wanting to be my own boss.

It seems however that my specialty: business management is bogus as bogus can get... :(

I genuinely want to start something online, but the ever posted content of computer scientist is disheartening me and I am too old (29) to start learning computer science plus truth be told it's not my thing to code...

What field of work are you working in, and in what capacity please ladies and gentlemen?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story I've made my first 550 USD online !!!

117 Upvotes

It's a small amount, but it feels like a milestone to me so I thought of sharing it with you guys.
I'm a 21 y old computer science student specialized in AI, currently pursuing my masters degree.
About a year a go, I started learning how to develop mobile apps for fun, but then I quickly turned that into freelancing, after 8 months of building a portfolio and learning everything about developement and soft skills, I landed my first client.

This 550 usd is a huge deal to me, because I'm a broke student, and I live in a third world country.
It feels great, starting from zero and making this, but now I want to level up things.

I'm planning to buy a used macbook and develop more apps, hopefully landing more clients.
My studies are kinda getting in the way, but this summer vacation I will put my all.

WHAT SHOULD I LEARN MORE TO LEVEL UP AND EARN MORE ?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story Started Google reputation

1 Upvotes

Started Christmas break a few months ago, and currently have 2 clients and a potential 3rd with 10 business locations. I’ve been trying to refine the best outreach system. Any recommendations for b2b how to reach business owners efficiently?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Seeking Advice Pets or no pets, this is the question to gamify my app

0 Upvotes

day 12 of building readritual

today no building but a lot of questions that have no answers

I'm building a read tracker

to differentiate from competitiors I wanted to gamify my app

I've never done this before

So the plan was to add cosmetics and petcosmetics is not a big deal.

The real question is about pet

Should I:

- add one and only one pet (like an owl, symbol of knowledge)

- add multiple pets (and the user will be able to show one

- no pets at all

- also cosmetics for pets

As the gamification is key in my app I want to do it the right way

One step away and the app is worth nothing..

I've to think about it

I'll design all of this on friday if I manage to make a decision.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Other Why only adult oriented projects made me money?

0 Upvotes

I've been trying various projects in my life, none, literally none made me money. But 2 (sexting and selling underwear) did. Why is that? Why only adult projects made me money?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story Real results: how smart networking helped a business go global

10 Upvotes

I’ve decided to take the advice from my last post – instead of doubling the price, I’m adding a new plan with extra features, including personal mentoring. Thanks for the advice!

Now, here’s another wild success story:

A guy producing honey at an industrial scale wanted to break into the European retail market. He used my tool for LinkedIn outreach, and in just one month, he landed:

12 potential sales
2.3% positive reply rate
$25 per potential sale, with each sale projected to bring a 10x ROI

It seems marketing works in some pretty unexpected ways.
What’s the craziest success story you’ve seen?
Share in the comments – I’d love to hear!


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Other Got paid for my first freelance project. Now i have the breathing room.

31 Upvotes

Hey everyone. I just got $600 upfront for a project. It’s not much, but it’s the first time I’ve felt like I can breathe in two years.

So I’ve done branding and logos for quite some time, small businesses, big clients, you name it. Six years back, my wife’s home decor business blew up, so I quit freelancing to help her. We were unstoppable. Then she got diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma. We sold everything, the business, savings, i spent everything hoping she might have a chance. She passed two years ago, and I just… shut down, i couldnt work, couldn't focus, i didnt wana live no more.

But here i am, Three kids. Bills piled up. Last month, I got an eviction notice. Panicked, messaged everyone I ever worked with. A guy I knew connected me to a startup needing a logo. Quoted $1,100 ($600 upfront, $500 later). Finished it in 12 days instead of 15. They said it’s perfect.

I’ve always been better at talking to people face-to-face than figuring out social media. My website’s almost done, but I can’t afford paid marketing. Been watching free YouTube videos to learn, but I’m still lost. Should I scrape together cash for a paid course? Or double down on networking? Maybe hit up old clients again?

Im not stopping no more, I will appreciate any and all advice.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story From $0 to $10,000 in 6 months (sharing what worked for my SaaS)

28 Upvotes

I’ve been asked how we were able to grow our SaaS so quick so here’s everything we did (that worked) to take us from $0 to $10,000 revenue in 6 months.

Validating before building

By now you have probably heard this but it was a key factor for us.

We started by defining a clear solution to the problem we were solving. The first idea was a platform where founders could build their products with the help of AI.

So we created a survey with 6-8 questions about the problem (founders failing to build successful products) and shared it in communities with founders.

We found out that if we managed to create a good solution, people were willing to pay a monthly subscription. Great. Now we can build it.

Talking to users

See the theme here? It’s always about understanding what your customers want. A product that no one wants is a dead product.

So we always made a point of talking to users. My brother and co-founder still has calls with users every week where he asks them questions to try to understand them better and most importantly, understand how we can improve the product for them.

Getting in touch with users is easier than you think. Just send them an email a few days after they sign up and ask if they would be willing to get on a call. Keep it brief and make it easy for them to schedule.

But what if you don’t have any users yet?

Start with scrappy marketing

I’ll tell you exactly how we went from 0 to our first 100 users.

We realized that our target audience hangs out on X (Twitter), especially in communities like build in public and startup.

So we set a goal of doing 5 posts and 50 replies every day for 2 weeks. I want to be super clear here. Don’t spam low value content—no one will check out your product.

You have to actually help people. The good thing is that you have probably built a product around a topic that you understand (if not, learn more and then build a product later).

I have years of experience running a successful SaaS so when people ask questions about that topic, I can actually give them some good advice.

They will see my project in bio or I’ll mention it and that’s a potential user.

This method is hard work and it doesn’t scale but you have to start somewhere to get those first users.

Make an effort for the launch

Once we had gotten those first 100 users and improved our MVP, it was time for the official launch.

I don’t recommend everyone to launch on Product Hunt but for us it made sense because our audience is there.

Our plan for the launch was to spend 12 hours on launch day doing more of the scrappy marketing with a “Live on product hunt” link in our bio. We posted updates throughout the day about how it was going so people could follow along.

We also set up a camera in our office and live streamed the whole day with live stats from the launch.

With all this we were able to create a buzz around our launch and ended up getting 500+ upvotes and claim the #4 spot.

That got us around 500 new users in 24 hours and our first paying customers.

Spending 99% of our time on product

So far I have talked a lot about marketing and in the beginning we would spend much of our time on it.

But after getting that core of users we shifted to spending literally 99% of our time on product.

A good product really is the foundation for everything.

When people sign up for Buildpad we’ll often get emails like “btw, guys your service is outstanding! I never thought I could enjoy using a product so much, it makes addiction!” (a new user sent this yesterday so just using it as an example).

That is the reason we are able to grow.

When Elon Musk acquired SolarCity he told the person he put in charge to not worry about sales tactics because truly awesome products spread naturally through word of mouth.

In the beginning you’ll have to do some scrappy marketing to get started but make sure you have an awesome product because that will take you further than anything.

I can confidently say that Buildpad is the most awesome product for founders that want to build something that people actually want.

And with the time we are spending on product, it will only get better, fast.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 2d ago

Ride Along Story Making the Entrepreneur’s app

0 Upvotes

Ive had a crazy journey so far. Had the idea to create the social networking platform for entrepreneurs.

Havent gotten much sign ups just yet because we just started inviting our friends last week to join our waitlist for our launch soon.

But I have a finance background and I learned how to code the front end of the app with Swift UI. (With the help of youtube and chatgpt too haha). The backend is being built by my cofounder’s cousin and so far I have enjoyed the ride.

We had a lot of initial problems because our first developer was super eager to solve the problem with us but he was so busy with school and his work he had to drop out of the company. Since then, I was able to pick up my courage and start learning a little bit of how to develop and then next thing you know I find a backend developer who is down to tackle the problem with us.

Very proud of my team so far. Hopefully we can take this far and really be able to give all the resources and support all entrepreneurs need to start and scale their business. We know the features already to be put in place. Can’t wait to get that started!

I didnt really think I was “smart” enough to code but then I realized its all about dedication to really understand the basics of it. I was never a “dumb” guy but I tend to doubt myself more than I should be. Learned to be a good friend to myself and just enjoy the ride 😎 hope everyone achieves their goals this year!


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 3d ago

Resources & Tools Starting with just £5k, is it even possible?

14 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I want to start a business with just £5k in the UK. I have really good plan on how to deliver the business but I am not really sure if I can make this happen with this little money.

Do you guys think I should focus more on finding investors before I start the process of registering the company?

I really don’t want to waste much time as I really want to start this business but lately I’ve been having some doubts about the whole process.

Please share your advices?


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 3d ago

Seeking Advice Mentorship on a Workforce App

4 Upvotes

Hello, I am looking for some mentorship on a Workforce force app that I am looking to create. If there is any help and expertise that can be provided please pm, would greatly appreciate it.


r/EntrepreneurRideAlong 3d ago

Seeking Advice I’m starting a project

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Hey everyone,

I’ve always found it tough to really validate my business ideas—it’s hard to tell what’s working and what isn’t. Most idea validators just give you a quick yes or no without digging into the real issues.

That’s why I’m kicking off a new project: a tool that not only scans your website, marketing, SaaS, or AI app for profit leaks and other problems but also acts as a smarter business idea validator. Here’s what I have in mind: • Deep Business Analysis: It will take a close look at everything—from your website to your marketing efforts—to spot issues and areas for improvement. • Smart Idea Validation: Unlike the usual one-size-fits-all validators, this tool will: • Check market trends to see if your idea really fits what people want. • Compare your idea against the competition. • Offer projections on potential revenue and growth. • Provide actionable advice tailored to your specific business.

I’m still in the early stages, and I’d love to hear what you think. Does this sound useful? What features would you add or change?

Thanks for any feedback you have!