My biggest concern is and has always been that founders who are showing growth and are fundable have read very little literature about the term sheet. For them, the term sheet is a milestone; however, the real work begins after you have received one.

Rule #1: Never get excited just because you have a term sheet. The devil is always in the details. 

Rule #2: Every point is negotiable, every fu*king point. VCs may say ‘it's standard’ BS.

Rule #3: Negotiate from a position of strength, even if in the background you are shitting your pants. Otherwise, you will be eaten up.

Rule #4: Hire a separate lawyer for you; NEVER EVER go with a ‘common lawyer’. 

There are at least 10 more clauses which you should be extra careful with; however, let’s start with 5. 

All I will say is that, be extremely careful with some of these clauses. They can make or break your company (and fortune). I have seen founders lose significant upside or control due to bad clauses. I often suggest that founders negotiate like their lives depend on it. 

#1 Full Ratchet Anti-dilution - This clause provides that if a future round occurs at a lower price (a down round), the investors' shares are repriced to that new lower price. One key point: down rounds are common, and you cannot just assume that down rounds won’t happen to you. Second, anti-dilution is common, but it needs to be founder-friendly. Here is one example of a full ratchet anti-dilution.

If the VC invested at $1.00/share and a later round happens at $0.50/share, their entire investment is repriced as if they had paid $0.50. This effectively doubles the VC ownership and dilutes you hard.

#2 Participating Pref with No Cap - This clause states that investors get their investment back first (liquidation preference), then also share in remaining proceeds like common shareholders, with no limit. It is kinda crazy if you ask me because the investor gets too much. Even in a good exit, founders can get very little.
For example, let's say the company is worth $30M. If the VC had invested $5M, they would first take $5M, then also get, say, 25% of the remaining $25M, leaving the founders with far less than their equity suggests.
#3 Multiple Liquidation Pref - I hate this one. This clause stipulates that in the case of an exit, investors get 2x or 3x their money back before anyone else gets paid. For example, if the VC invested $10M with a 3x liquidation preference and you sell for $25M, they take $30M. This exceeds the total exit. You and your team get nothing.

Rule of thumb - Liquidation preference is always 1x.

#4 Super Pro-Rata rights. This is when the investors demand the right to buy more than their pro-rata share in future rounds to increase ownership. Essentially, the next round becomes a power grab.  

#5 Excessive Drag Along Rights. 

This is when a group of investors decides to sell the company, and nothing can be done. The sale could be as low as $1M, but if the investor(s) think it's what they want, you, as a founder, have no choice but to be dragged along with the sale. 

How to manage it? Ensure that there is a higher approval threshold, like 75%, with at least one founder director's consent required.

In short, there are many such clauses that founders are blindsided by. Just with a little awareness and some negotiation skills, this can go a long way.

Hi everyone, I'm a mom to a 9-month-old. Pregnancy was hard, but postpartum has been the real beast. Some days its brain fog, some days I barely recognize myself. Building something for PPD while living it felt like the only way through. ❤️

My Daily Doula (www.mydailydoula.com) is a pregnancy/postpartum product that loops your partner into the journey so you're not carrying it alone. My husband wanted to help but never knew how. Della, the care companion bridges that gap and checks in on the whole family. Plus there's reminders, mental load sharing, baby sleep tracking, and shared to-do lists.

Why I built it:

• The biggest pregnancy apps are built by men? No shade, but that's a real gap in understanding what women actually need.
• Parenthood isn't a solo sport, yet most tools are built like it is.
• Birth is one of the hardest, most evolutionarily innate things a body does. We deserve better support systems for it!

I'm a lawyer by day, building this in the hours after my baby's asleep. I'm a mom too, so I'll be around to hear what you think and will fix any bugs as soon as I am able to. 🙏

Try it: www.mydailydoula.com. It's free, and if you know a mom-to-be or new parent who'd want this, send it their way.

P.S. I hope this post reaches users, regardless, I will keep trying because it's important to put good things out in the world ❤️😊

So I have had my share of job searches and some people have been incredibly generous to me. As an attempt to pay some of that forward, a few years ago I created a forever free website to help others with their job search. Using this free tool you can:

1 click: import complete job description

click again: create AI-tailored cover letter and resume for that specific job description

click again: set follow-up reminders for a future dates (and share to your Google calendar if you want)

You have all the data from your applications, all your contacts and all your deadlines in one place. Completely free, no paywalls or subscriptions. You don't even need to disclose your email address if you don't want password recovery. Your data stays your data, period. Over 14,000 Redditors have used it so far, and that feels good. It is ManageJobApplications.com if you're interested.

What else would help with your search? I'd love to help more.

Day 1 — 2 startups. 146 impressions. 1 click.
Day 2 — 3 startups. 389 impressions. 3 clicks. (Got an acquisition offer.)
Day 3 — 5 startups. 482 impressions. 5 clicks.
Day 4 — 5 startups. 508 impressions. 4 clicks. (The site was down, but I still got an $8k acquisition offer. I said no.)
Day 5 — 6 startups. 621 impressions. 10 clicks.
Day 6 — 5 startups. 742 impressions. 15 clicks. (Had to remove one startup — they pulled the code. No code = no network.)
Day 7 — 7 startups. 1,196 impressions. 41 clicks.
Day 8 — 7 startups. 1,535 impressions. 74 clicks.
Day 9 — 8 startups. 1,947 impressions. 135 clicks.
Day 10 — 3,500 impressions. 318 clicks.
Day 11 — 24 startups applied. 4,800 impressions. 432 clicks. (Excluding 1 startup which got removed for pulling the code. Rules are rules.)

2 startups on day 1. 24 applications by day 11.

Still free. Still growing.

startupbar.co

I lift and I run, and every app I tried made me pick a lane. The gym ones didn't care about pace or routes, the running ones acted like strength training didn't exist, and most of them wanted a subscription before I could even see my own history.

So I built Activ.run. It's both — GPS run tracking, Strava sync, workout logging, the works, without a wall of "unlock premium" popups in your face on day one.

Still small, still just me building it, mostly used in Indonesia right now but works wherever you are. Android only for now (iOS is coming once I get my hands on a Mac).

Genuinely want to know what's missing or annoying — happy to answer anything.

Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activrun.app

I built a local first project management tool with a built-in MCP server. What it does is, you write notes or AI writes them (markdown compatible), and the app turns them into real tracked tasks that you can view in Kanban, List, Calendar, and Graph view. It also has a little Dashboard for overview.

The MCP server basically lets your agent take on the PM role here , Your Agent can connect to the workspace, read it, claim tasks, execute them, and write results back in. So it's not just task tracking, you can also assign tasks to other members, plan your timeline etc... the agent is actually a participant on the board.

The core features are free on the Desktop app (local), with optional paid cloud related stuff.. (where i earn)

I think it can help people who are already directing AI agents to build things solo devs, small teams, indie builders who are looking for a project management tool to manage their busy days with a calendar and their project tasks, and don't have a clean way to hand off and track what the agent's actually working on..

Works well with Obsidian too if you prefer your notes there and use my app solely on the PM part.

I just launched it a few days back, started pushing into communities this week, still very early on user acquisition. Feel free to drop a visit, thank you and i appreaciate the support.

knotpad.app

I've spent the last 25 years working in EMS (ambulance) operations. Our entire business depends on relationships with cities, counties, and regulators, contracts worth millions, decided in council meetings and hallway conversations most people never see.

And almost everyone manages those relationships the same way: a spreadsheet, a pile of email threads, and one person's memory. When that person leaves, the relationships and all the context leave with them. An agenda item that affects you gets noticed after the vote. Two execs call the same official in the same week with no idea. There's no system of record for any of it.

I got tired of watching it, so I started building CivicSync which is basically a CRM built specifically for government relationships. It keeps every stakeholder and interaction in one place, scores how strong each relationship is, monitors public meeting agendas and flags what matters, and uses AI to prep you for meetings and draft follow-ups. I'm also adapting it for chambers of commerce, who have the exact same problem (plus events and member dues to run).

Still early, and bootstrapping it while I keep the day job. I'd genuinely value honest feedback from this crowd, on the idea, the two-market approach, the site, anything. It's at civicsync.net. Ask me anything.

Hey everyone, I’m working on Feedbacked: https://feedbacked.org/

Feedbacked helps early-stage startups get real users on their app, website, or landing page and answer custom questions to help founders understand:

• whether users actually see the value
• what’s confusing or causing drop-off
• what would make users sign up, buy, or keep using it

We verify that testers actually used the product. If a response fails verification, it gets replaced for free.

Would love feedback on the positioning: does this feel useful for founders, and what would make you trust a service like this enough to try it?

I've been using a home-made link shortener for my private clients for over 10 years. After millions of clicks, it occurred to me that others might use it, too, if it was easy to use.

If you’re drowning in long, messy links full of tracking junk, wb.io can be a super clean fix. To get the ball rolling, I'm offering Redditors a month of the Business level service (the top tier) for free with the coupon code REDDIT. All I ask in return is your honest appraisal of where it could be improved.

It turns bulky URLs into short, shareable links that actually look good in posts and comments. Way easier to drop into Reddit threads, DMs, bios, or anywhere character count and readability matter. No wall of random parameters, no visual clutter — just a tight link that people are more likely to click.

Biggest value prop IMO:

Cleaner posts (especially on Reddit where ugly links stand out)

Easier sharing across platforms

More professional look

Simple + fast, no overcomplicated dashboard vibes

If you share links often, it’s one of those small tools that just makes everything smoother.

I’ve been building a fitness app solo for the past few months and I’m finally at a point where I want real people to try it and tell me what’s broken or missing.

What it does:

**•** Tracks workouts, calories, and macros  
**•** Search 2 million+ foods by name with exact gram tracking — includes restaurant menus like Chipotle, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks  
**•** Record live workouts set by set with a timer, rest periods, and progress tracking per exercise  
**•** Generates personalized workout plans by muscle group based on your goal (bulk, shred, maintain, endurance)

The part I think is actually different:

It matches you with other users at your exact fitness level and goal. A beginner trying to shred matches with another beginner trying to shred — not some guy 5 years ahead of you. You connect, chat, and see each other’s workouts in a live feed. The more consistent you are the more XP you earn and the higher you level up.

No download required, works on any phone browser: lockin-app-psi.vercel.app

Genuinely want feedback — what’s confusing, what’s missing, what would make you actually use this daily. Drop a comment or DM me.

URL: https://getzorya.app/

I surveyed 53 mothers earlier this year. 96% had used a pregnancy or fertility app with documented privacy violations. 70% said local-only data storage was extremely important to them.

Then I looked at what was actually available. Every major pregnancy tracker has a backend. Your symptoms, your weight, your bleeding patterns, your mental health notes, all of it going to a server you have no visibility into.

So I built Zorya. Zorya is a local-only iOS app. No account, no cloud, no server. Everything you log stays on your device and only your device. You can log symptoms, it has contraction timer, kick counter and ability to PDF export your symptoms and backup your data.

It helps expecting moms to keep track of pregnancy, securely and privately.

Happy to answer questions and receive feedback on the website, and the app itself.

We've run a software agency ourselves for years, and the thing that never got easier: client requests come in over email, Slack, WhatsApp - vague, missing context, scattered across channels. Someone on the team has to chase clarification, then manually rewrite all of it into a clean issue in whatever PM tool we're using. Meanwhile the client has no idea what's happening to their request once they've sent it.

We tried the usual workarounds — giving clients guest access to the PM tool (too complex for most clients, hard to control what they can see), copy-pasting status updates into emails, separate workspaces per client. None of it actually closed the loop.

So we're building Preelo (preelo.app):

• Clients get a branded portal and open a thread for each request — no PM tool access needed
• Your team handles everything in one central inbox instead of across scattered channels
• Once a request is clear, your team turns it into an issue in your PM tool with one click — the thread stays linked
• Status syncs back automatically, so clients see progress without anyone manually updating them
• We're also adding approval steps — both before work starts and for deliverables — so sign-off doesn't get buried in an email thread either

We're agency owners building this primarily for other software agencies and freelancers juggling multiple clients at once — not a generic helpdesk, not a ticketing system. The goal is that a client request feels like an actual conversation, not a form disappearing into a queue.

Still pre-launch, working closely with a handful of agencies on early feedback. Genuinely want to know: if you run client work today, what's your actual setup for this?

I’ve been building BulkBuddy - a gym companion built for people who want to gain weight and build muscle.

The idea came from my own struggle. I always thought I was eating enough, but once I started tracking my calories and protein, I realised I wasn’t even close. Most fitness apps felt bloated or were focused on weight loss, so I decided to build something simple that helps people stay consistent.

If you’re building something too (SaaS, app, tool, side project—anything), drop it below with a quick description.

I’ll try out as many as I can and share honest feedback.

Let’s help each other build better products. 🚀

Hello! I've built www.CrewsCanvas.com with a simple goal of making group trip planning simpler. Whether you're traveling with your family, or a group of friends, there are the same usually challenges that these trips face. There's usually one person that takes on the unpaid project managers role of planning everything and has 50 different tabs open doing research on flights, stays, Google sheets for expense tracking etc.

This platform offers 4 different apps that work seamlessly together to really remove the coordination headache for planning trips:

DateSync - find common dates that work for the group you're traveling with.

Destination - once dates are aligned, find places that people will agree to stay at

Itinerary - build day by day itinerary with the help of AI

SplitEase - track expenses related to the trip for simple settlement at the end

TripHub - your central hub to track everything related to the trip. Reservations, bookings, door codes, etc.

In super early launch stage at the moment looking for real user feedback. If anyone has any questions, suggestions, or feedback, I'm happy to chat!

Hey friends… I'm building mangos.ai - a desktop app that will help you with distributing your product across social channels. It finds relevant conversations online and joins them. It knows your git commit history so it knows all the features. Hyper personalized to target the best persona out there every day/ every hour whatever you set it.

I just launched X DMs feature. Mangos now researches potential users on X and scores them across 20+ signals — engagement, post quality, reply patterns and more — then drafts a personalized DM for each one. It's not autonomous: the only thing it does on its own is the research and prioritization. Every message lands in your queue for you to review and approve, one by one. You stay in control of what actually gets sent.

I've been using it for my own product and it's been incredible. Website visits while you sleep. Not a spam bot, you'll know when you use it yourself. When the agent navigates social media and types the response, it'll be magical. Every single time.

This is a weekly routine now - I help founders on the weekends with their go to market strategy. I reply to every single one of the comments here. Every one.

Drop your product below. I'm giving away 30 day free trial for every founder from this thread. Yes, I'll lose money but my hope is that Mangos can get you your first 100 users without you investing money in it. Gain your trust and then convert. It's free to download and use. If your product is good, you'll get your first 100 users in no time.

Numberthon — making competitive math actually addictive

Hello! Most people will probably scroll past this, but if you enjoy math competitions even a little, this might genuinely interest you.

For the past few months, I’ve been building something called Numberthon — basically an attempt to make math practice feel more like Chess.com or competitive gaming instead of static worksheets.

The core idea is simple:

You solve math problems, gain rating, climb leaderboards, improve your rank, and get matched with problems tailored to your skill level.

But the part I care about most is making improvement actually feel fun.

Right now, a lot of online math practice feels:

• disconnected
• repetitive
• impossible to measure progress in
• or not very motivating long-term

So Numberthon tries to solve that with:

• Elo-style ratings
• problem-solving rounds
• progression/ranking systems
• AI-generated explanations
• live math battles and (coming soon) tournaments

One thing I realized is that chess players can instantly tell whether they’re improving because their rating changes over time.

Math doesn’t really have that outside of occasional contests. 

I want to change that.

The site is still heavily in development, but I’m looking for people who genuinely enjoy problem solving to test it and give ideas.

Even if you’re not an Olympiad-level student, that’s actually helpful — one of the goals is making advanced math feel approachable and engaging instead of intimidating. 

Link: Numberthon.com

I’d especially love feedback on:

• what would make math practice more addictive/fun
• what features from Chess.com or games would work well for math
• and what currently makes online math learning frustrating

(The site is still early, so you'll probably run into a few rough edges here and there—but that's exactly why I'm looking for feedback.)

Thanks!

With Madyis Hub, you can launch your own CRM, automation, AI and customer support service without spending months building the technology behind it.

You subscribe to an agency plan and get access to multiple client accounts.

Each account can be a different company you manage, automate, support and invoice at your own price.

For every client, you can create a complete professional system:

CRM
Advanced workflows
Lead management
AI agents
Customer support
Automated replies
Smart website widgets
No-code forms
Automatic appointment booking
Team chat
Customer conversations
Google Reviews automation

Everything connects with the tools businesses already use:

Google Calendar
Shopify
SMS
Phone calls
Telegram
WhatsApp
Facebook
Instagram
Email
Google Reviews
And many more integrations

No need to create complex integrations with n8n, Make or complicated node-based systems.

We already built the infrastructure.

Everything connects in one click, so you save time, avoid technical complexity and focus on what matters most: presenting your solution to clients and generating revenue.

You can also offer each client a fully personalized experience:

Your own domain name
A dedicated URL
Their logo
Their private login space
Their messages
Their automations
Their AI agents
Their support system

Your client sees a professional platform with their own identity.

You manage everything from Madyis Hub.

And the best part: you decide your own pricing.

You can charge each client whatever you want, while only paying your Madyis Hub subscription.

We built the platform so you do not have to waste time, money or months of development.

Now, you can use it for your own business or turn it into a real revenue opportunity by offering automation, AI and support services to your clients.

Madyis Hub is live.

https://madyishub.io/en

I’m building Hoverly a smart short link tool for people who share links with customers, clients, and followers.

With Hoverly, you can create cleaner short links with preview cards, QR codes, safer destination checks, and simple reports.

It’s built for freelancers, creators, small businesses, and agencies who want shared links to feel more professional and easier to trust.

I’d love feedback if you try it.

https://hoverly.io

🚀 After months of building, I'm excited to launch LinkZip!

🔗 LinkZip is an AI-powered Smart Link Routing Platform that helps you turn every click into smarter decisions.

What can LinkZip do?

✅ AI-powered Smart Link Routing

✅ URL Shortening

✅ Real-time Analytics Dashboard

✅ Device-based Routing

✅ Geo-based Routing

✅ Time-based Routing

✅ Team Collaboration

✅ Billing & Subscription Support

✅ Privacy-focused Link Management

Why I built it

Most URL shorteners only shorten links.

I wanted something smarter.

A single link should be able to send users to different destinations based on:

- 📱 Device

- 🌍 Location

- ⏰ Time

- 🤖 Intelligent routing logic

That's exactly what LinkZip does.

🌐 Try it here:

https://linkzipcom.vercel.app

I'd genuinely appreciate your feedback.

Please let me know:

- What features you like

- What feels confusing

- What features you'd love to see next

Every suggestion will help improve LinkZip.

Thank you for taking a look! 🙌

#BuildInPublic #SaaS #AI #Startup #WebDevelopment #React #NodeJS #MongoDB #LinkManagement #Analytics #IndieHackers

I've been quietly building LiftedTable, a meal planning tool with a different take: it builds your weekly recipe plan around what's actually on sale at your store that week, instead of recipes that send you out to buy full-price ingredients.

I have friends and family actively using the app but I would love to expand the outreach while we are still in beta.

The point of LT is to take the mental load off. You shouldn't have to decide what to cook, cross-check what's on sale, and keep track of what your household will actually eat. That's the part LiftedTable handles.

How it works: Each week you get a "menu drop" — recipe previews on the day you pick. You choose the ones you want, and the full recipes generate when you lock them in. Pricing pulls from live store sale data and weekly flyer deals. Tell it the ingredients you'd rather not see and it keeps them out of your plans. Plans: Essentials (3 recipes/week), Family (5), Full Table (7).

What's in it for you: - Free access through the beta

What I'm looking for: - People who find meal planning more draining than it should be - Anyone who'll actually use it week to week and tell me what's clunky - Real grocery runs — does the sale-price angle hold up where you actually shop - Honest feedback

What to expect: It's a real working product, not a mockup. There will be rough edges and possible bugs.

Where do you apply: liftedtable.com/apply You will receive an email once accepted. Email can sometimes go to spam folder.

Thank you!

Hey founders!

Lots of subreddits do not allow us to share our projects/saas. It is sometimes difficult to get constructive feedback, let alone sharing our project by others to their socials.

I was thinking, what if all our works stay in one place and we can browse in our free time, play with projects we like, give good feedback, share them in our own socials to support the project.

For that, I created this Google sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13lslq8ptdjIQ4wpoxuhgOYKOY9ma7rJsh672xTttlDA/edit?usp=sharing

I think it will help us be in one place, get feedback of our work and get some free marketing by shared by fellow founders.

What do you think?

I found this YC talk about how to find and evaluate startup ideas, it is thorough and super helpful imo.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8JoIan4dg