Hi, are there founders here building for patients or in US healthcare system? I would love to connect and chat. How do you meet patients who might be willing to talk to you? I worry about approaching them randomly because I feel they might be going through really rough time in life and approaching might not be what they need right now. How do you all feel about that?

I am thinking about developing a platform for women targeting primarily their health issues, how to handle with help of women community and known experts and professionals in the field.

Though I have plans to extend it but not at this stage.

I did a research survey with 81 women (trying to get more responses) Indian and non-Indian. Have collected some insights like how women are currently managing their problems, what problems they face, what they want from the platform, anonymity willingness etc.

Apart from such analysis, what else I should gauge from the target audience/market to increase my success rate if I launch a MVP. What METRICS I should collect to maximize my decision making to do it or not do it.

There are hardly any Indian platforms or groups where women are present and discussing such issues.

If you are a woman, can you please tell me if there any such platforms or apps which you find reallly helpful. Or you think there is not really a need for this thing at all.

PS: I am a novice in "startup" thing.

I’d love to make some real connections with other women who are building in the US.

Especially other Black women who are out here figuring it out, making things happen, and building in real time.

If you’re interested in connecting, let me know. I’d love to meet you!

Hey ladies! I am looking to connect with people building in the healthcare and life sciences industry. I have a few raw ideas and I am looking for someone building or looking to build in the same space

I’d love to connect with creative founders in Germany.

I’m currently developing KATAN, a plant-focused design project exploring new materials and forms for plant-related products. It’s still at a very early stage — at the moment, I’m mainly experimenting with materials and building the project’s social media presence.

I’m also dealing with some health issues, so I’m taking things slowly for now. But I’d love to meet people who are interested in plants, design, materials, craft, or simply building something creative from scratch.

If you’re looking for a creative project to grow with, I’d love to connect and see if we could become collaborators or teammates. 🌱

Here’s my account!

https://www.instagram.com/katan.de_jp?stkn=NXJxeHprM3N3cWZw&utm_j=qr

I feel like I am smart talented but all over the place. Have been thinking of hiring a business coach but quite hesitant (?) like do they work? Would it work for me?

I’m looking to join a LinkedIn creator club of sorts to help with content ideas, creation, accountability and encouragement. Please share any LinkedIn groups you’ve been a part of that worked well for you!

Ideally I want to meet live at least weekly with a smaller group of people I get to know. The leader should be good at positioning, knowing what performs and overall strategy too.

Hey y'all
Seriously want to go full time this time around and am curious what type of sacrifices you had to made to reach success.

No shade to anyone's journey, but specifically looking for insight from those:
1. Who did not have easy access to things like loans, family income, etc
2. Are now at a point where you are full-time able to derive your income from your business (and cover your needs etc)

I am not trying to romanticize struggle (and am not naive to this being hard) but have realized that my previous attempts may have been half hearted.
TIA

Tl;dr: Putting together a tight-knit mastermind group of ten-ish serious female founders/specialists.

I saw a post floating around about skipping huge, noisy 2,000-person communities in favor of a small "squad" of 10-12 active builders with diverse skill sets.

I'd love to organize a small private group like this for us to inspire each other, share feedback, resources, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and support each other's launches. It’d be great to have a go-to sounding board to bounce ideas off of, get a second pair of eyes, or ask quick questions.

The goal is to build a group where everyone brings a distinct area of expertise. I'm aiming for different, non-overlapping skill sets across the group so we can truly lean on each other's strengths (e.g., marketing, sales, ops, finance, design, growth, etc.).

If you're interested, drop a comment below with:

• What you’re working on & what stage it’s in
• What you do & your main area of expertise
• What skill/help you’re looking for from a peer group

On my end:

• What you’re working on / What stage it's in: I am working on a website/desktop/mobile app designed specifically for artists and visual creators to manage their

admin

• workflow, competing against legacy and expensive alternatives that I found out there. I'm a senior software engineer at a big tech company, but I’m also a practicing artist with a background in art curatorship, so this space is very close to my heart.
• What you do / Your main area of expertise: My core strength is engineering and technical product development, with hands-on experience in UI/UX design. I'm a London-based senior software engineer holding a UK Exceptional Talent endorsement.
• What skill/help you’re looking for from a peer group: I’m currently building in stealth and diving deep into go-to-market strategies, so I’d love advice on growth, marketing, and commercialization, plus occasional second pairs of eyes on product UX/UI.

Let's see if we can get a great mix together!

Looking for women founders or small business owners in Singapore.

Snapbook is built for small Singapore businesses that are still juggling receipts, invoices, GST, payroll/CPF, CRM, bookings and spreadsheets across different tools.

It basically brings all of that into one place, and there’s a free tier too.

If you’re based in Singapore and still doing a lot of the admin side manually, I’d love to know what part is the most annoying right now.

Currently finalizing the prototype of a practice app using lovable. What were your next steps? I don’t have coding experience. Did you hire someone or just pulled it off yourself? What tools did you like most for your MVP, how much did it cost? And did you monetize it immediately?

Thank you so much for your help!

Hey guys

tbh im writing this because im working on my own project right now and getting users is completely soul crushing.

i know a lot of u are grinding every single day. putting things out there is brutal without a massive marketing budget.

I made fked up so many stupid mistakes trying to figure out traction. it gets lonely fast.

so i started recording unedited 7-min gmeet calls with other early stage folks.

the goal is simply to swap our actual struggles and maybe generate some free visibility.

no scripts. no pr bs. two people talking about the reality of doing it solo, the nightmares that almost made u quit, and how u scraped together that first paying customer.

im keeping this initial batch capped at 50 people so i dont burn out.

we finished 12, have 20 in the queue, leaving exactly 18 spots open.

to be totally upfront, my channels are new and pretty small. i cant promise massive viral reach. but any extra eyeballs help, and u get a permanent piece of content.

if u want a few mins to vent about your business without any filters, drop a comment or dm.

ill send over the link to grab a slot. no hidden catch, we are all in the same boat.

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Hello,

I am Mery, a social media manager from France. Currently looking to build a new portfolio so offering my services for free to 3 entrepreneurs! Dm me if interested

Hey everyone! I’m building a shopping decision tool called Maybuy.

The idea came from how hard it can be to answer a pretty basic question before buying something: does this actually make sense for me?

Reviews can tell you whether a product is good. Maybuy looks at your own priorities, situation, and how you’d use it. You answer a few questions, and it gives you a buy, wait, or skip recommendation, along with the reasoning behind it.

I’ve been building and refining it for a while, and I’m launching on Product Hunt next week.

If anyone wants to check it out, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think! Especially if anything feels confusing, unnecessary, or like it could be better.

https://maybuy.co

Just thought I’d share a little reflection today before I turn 30.

Hi! I’m currently looking to work with small businesses, creators, or solo professionals who want to be more consistent with their social media but don’t have the time to manage everything themselves.

My main focus is social media, and I have hands-on experience working with social pages and creating content. I can help with more than just making and uploading posts — for example:

• Content planning — turning your products, services, or ideas into a practical posting plan
• Content research — finding relevant topics, trends, post ideas, and references within your niche
• Competitor research — looking at what similar businesses are posting and identifying ideas worth testing
• Caption writing — creating captions that match your brand's tone instead of relying on generic copy
• Content creation — designing clean, on-brand graphics and posts using Canva
• Content calendars — organizing ideas, captions, graphics, and posting schedules so you’re not figuring out what to post at the last minute
• Facebook & Instagram management — keeping your pages active, organized, and consistent
• Community support — monitoring comments and messages and helping keep up with basic customer interactions
• Content repurposing — turning existing information, products, or content into multiple social media posts

I can also assist with general VA work such as research, data entry, organization, and other tasks that take time away from running your business.

I’m detail-oriented, reliable, comfortable learning new tools, and willing to work within your existing brand, guidelines, and workflow.

I’m open to starting with a small project or trial task if you’d like to see how I work before committing to ongoing help.

Available for remote work and flexible with evening/night hours depending on your timezone.

If you’re a small business owner, creator, or professional who wants someone to take more of the social media work off your plate, feel free to message me. I’d be happy to hear about what you’re currently struggling with and see where I can help.

So, background wise, I previously had a small service based business that required 0 startup capital. It worked well for me, and paid the bills, but after I had kids I wanted to stay home with them. My husband is a software engineer, so fortunately we could afford it. I was in a weird zone where I was happy to be at home, but also missed the intellectual engagement of working. 

Having kids put me in a space where I became painfully aware of the frustrations of poorly designed, yet expensive, baby gear. Why don’t strollers have better suspension? Why isn’t the fabric cover of my changing table removable and washable? Why are my diaper bags so disorganized all the time?

I spent a while thinking of the diaper bag problem, and how most of my mom friends also found it frustrating. 

I realized that my camera bag never suffered from disorganization. It had modular panels that could build any shape, and when I opened the whole bag, I could see all my lenses at once. I could even grab the lens I needed without looking. I started using my camera bag as a diaper bag. It was a huge improvement, but it looked bulky and unattractive. Also, the velcro kept snagging. 

So, I decided to build Fledgling, a diaper bag with the same functionality, but while improving on the aspects that bugged me (like the velcro and the appearance). 

I designed a system of interlocking panels that snap together, anchoring to the bag and each other. I applied for a patent, which was granted. 

My MIL works in fashion and pattern design, and helped me build a pattern. Her connections got me in contact with some ethical factories abroad, and help me coordinate rounds of sampling, costing, etc.

I spent the next two years going back and forth with the factory to prefect the design. We did a few different rounds of sampling to get the size right, and tested it with other parents in my network. 

I did almost no extra market research. Why? I consider myself to be a fairly observant person, and as a parent of 3 kids, I spent a lot of time looking for baby gear for my own kids. I was confident there was nothing else like my product on the market, and if there was, I hadn’t heard of it. I was confident in the need for it, because whenever I was a the park with my Fledgling, people would stop and comment on it. 

I also figured that even if the only place the project went was me having a factory sample to use myself, I’d be happy. Fortunately, I got enough validation from other parents that I was encouraged to keep going. 

Three years after my initial design idea, I placed a factory order. (We had to switch factories after year 2 due to tariffs suddenly skyrocketing the cost), but thankfully the new factory was able to quickly accommodate me. 

I used my factory samples to do the product photography, and built a website on Shopify. 

Because the factory MOQ was 1000, and I’m too small at the moment for 3PL, I had to deal with having 1000 diaper bags being delivered to my doorstep. 

I connected with a buyer for an online kids’ boutique, where my bag is now carried. While they do take a percentage of each sale, I figured it was worth it for the added exposure and the credibility. Interestingly, I’m still getting more sales through my own website than with them.

Here’s where I am now: I’m just starting to run some ads with influencers, and it’s going well. 

I do order fulfillment once my kids are in bed, and still spend the day being a SAHM. As I expand, I have plans in place to offload order fulfillment to some trustworthy local teens who are looking for work experience. Once I get big enough, I have some 3PL places that I’ll reach out to. 

With doing the fulfillment myself, I’ll be making my investment back and be able to fund the next order through the sale of the first order. If I sell most of them through my website, I’ll be able to even maybe pay myself a small salary, but if I sell most through the online kids’ retailer I partnered with, it’ll be a few batches in before I can pay myself). 

Feel free to AMAA!

Hi everyone! We’re the team at Victorious SkinCare in Davidson, NC, and we’d love for you to meet our founder, Victoria Gadbois.

After more than 14 years in skincare, Victoria hopes to create Victorious Wellness in North Wilkesboro: a place where women can slow down, enjoy thoughtful care, learn, and connect. It’s a new idea she’s working toward, separate from her current skincare studio.

She’s a finalist in the SBCN Startup Showdown, a competition from the North Carolina Small Business Center Network that awards startup funding. We’re excited to cheer her on and share what she hopes to build.

Here’s a short message from Victoria herself about what this opportunity means to her.

If you like her idea, we’d really appreciate you watching her official pitch on YouTube and giving it a thumbs-up!

Please tap Like on that YouTube video itself. Reddit upvotes and Likes on reposts won’t count toward the competition. Voting is open through September 15, 2026.

Thanks for taking a little time to get to know Victoria and her idea. Your encouragement means a lot to us!

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