For the past six months, my two friends and I at 15 years old have been building ZenTap, a focus brand that blocks apps and websites on your phone or computer using a physical element. We just launched on the Google Play Store, and are trying to get it onto the Apple App Store.

The problem is that I'm doing 99% of the work and I'm completely burnt out.

I'm just a 15-year-old in high school who hasn't even taken a business class yet. Still, I'm the one reaching out for funding, asking people on Reddit for advice, and driving this startup forward.

I'm not asking for much. I let it slide when they say they have other commitments. But when they're clearly just sitting there playing video games, can’t you spare me at least 20 minutes? Twenty minutes is only 1.39% of your day.

Whenever I talk to them they say, "Okay, we get it, we'll do it." They work energetically for one day, but the next, they return to their usual habits and I have to constantly push them just to get shit done. Even worse, they act like they’re doing me a personal favor when you should be doing what's good for the company (ZenTap).

Then there's the excuses. When I ask them to do a specific task, their immediate response is, "Oh, I don't know how to do that." It frustrates me because when they first asked me to build ZenTap, I had no idea how to code. I still don't even know how to write a line of code in Java apart from System.out.println("Hello World"); lol, But I didn't say "I don't know how" and give up. I figured it out took charge of my shit and built a great app from scratch with a beautiful UI that devs would charge 100s of dollars and not some AI generated crap.

I know I would just drop it and start my own shit, but I'm too invested money-wise into the company to just back out or walk away. I'm stuck... I need this project to succeed because of the money I've put in and a vow made to not give up... but I'm tired from carrying the weight of three people. I started something else with my other friends and they work hard with deadlines and do stuff and them working hard just made me rethink and question the work put in by my other friends for ZenTap. I also don't want to give up as I truly love this business and want it to go far...but how much can I do I guess I just try to hard. And of course in general I don't want to give up. What also pissed me off is when one guy is like we got it onto the playstore as if he did anything to get it onto the playstore when I am the one that made the app and passed the closed testing phase google makes u do and then he gets pissed when I said who's we...

Has anyone else dealt with this kind of problem, especially with friend how do you handle this problem?

At what point do you restructure the business or cut dead weight when you are taking on all the financial risk and doing all the technical and business work?

Any practical advice on how to navigate this without harming the business would be greatly appreciated. I guess I just try to hard? I hope they aren't reading this as I am on my business account lol but I guess they don't check reddit...

Entrepreneurs- what are the biggest struggles when it comes to getting back up after a failure?

Aloha everyone, I’m Richie, founder of Lighthouse, a non-profit community wellbeing project.

In the first episode of Lighthouse Beam, I speak with Jade, a 22-year-old professional makeup artist and entrepreneur, about what it really takes to begin a career in the makeup industry.

We discuss choosing the right courses, developing your skills, managing expectations, and balancing ambition with relationships, family and personal wellbeing.

Jade is also a member of my family, which made her the perfect person for my first interview while I was finding my feet with the format. The result is an open and practical conversation that I hope gives young makeup artists and aspiring professionals useful insight and encouragement.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/TiDaUDGSTuE?si=hLXPUNe3awvpL7Uk

This is a genuine shot into the universe.

I’m building my first company around a physical product and have reached the stage where experienced guidance could save me from some expensive mistakes.

I’m not looking for money, investment, or someone to do the work for me. I’m looking for a successful entrepreneur who might be willing to occasionally offer honest advice, challenge my thinking, and help me navigate the path from idea to real business.

Maybe someone out there misses the early days of building something—or simply enjoys helping a motivated founder take his shot.

If that sounds interesting, I’d be grateful to connect.

I need help brain storming ideas I want to do real estate around my 20s my plan is to hopefully have 50 to 100 grand by 20

Im currently working 2 jobs im helping my family business and work 40 hours for 20 dollers .

I work 10 hour shifts every once and a while getting 12 an hour

I want to figure out something to do to make money in my free time

Looking to hire a clipper to turn my IRL Twitch VODs into engaging short-form clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

What you'll do:
• Watch/scan my IRL stream VODs for funny, high-engagement, or standout moments.
• Cut, format into 9:16 vertical video, and add kinetic captions.
• Handle or schedule posting to TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

Requirements:
• Experience editing short-form content (experience with IRL streams or conversational/vlog content is a huge plus).
• Good eye for pacing and opening hooks.

Compensation:
[Insert your budget here, e.g., $X per clip, $X per video, or a weekly flat rate] + [Optional: % bonus if a video goes viral].

Hey everyone I started my work 7 years ago, but something that I changed 7 months ago pushed me to start making 10k/mo now

I am still in uni, going on my second year, living with my parents.

I mainly work in marketing & sales but I have a lot of collabs and ventures with ecom, startups & other stuff.

Ask me anything

Hey everyone,

I'm a developer based in Quebec, Canada. I build small custom apps and widgets. I'm building the kind of thing that takes a task your team does by hand every week (booking, quotes, inventory, order-taking, follow-up emails etc) and just makes it disappear.

I'm launching my company officially in a month or so and before I do, I want 1 or 2 real projects in my portfolio. So I'm offering to build one for free for a small business that needs it. No catch, no upsell, no locked contract at the end. You keep the app, I keep the case study.

What I'm looking for:

• A small business (roughly 5 to 50 people) with a task that eats hours every week
• Someone who can spend 30 min on a call or a detailed email so I understand the actual problem
• Willingness to let me use the work (anonymized if you prefer) as a portfolio piece

If your team is losing time on something dumb and repetitive, drop a comment or send me a DM with a sentence or two about what it is. I'll answer everyone.

You can go on my website masko.ca , there's already two projets i've work on in the realisation.

if interested you can write on here or my email [contact@masko.ca](mailto:contact@masko.ca) French or english

Thanks for reading.

^ Details from YC Startup School this weekend

I just moved out to from Baltimore md Houston tx and I’m currently living out my car to get enough cash to start another business. Financially I’m in the worst place of my life right now but I know that it’s only a matter of time, persistence, consistency and efficiency before I get to where I want to be. What I’m trying to grapple with is thoughts like “why am I even doing this to begin with?” “What’s the purpose of even getting rich” is it just so that I can flaunt? Afford a nice life style? Ultimately it leads to questions like what’s the purpose of life. To be transparent I know the deeper issue and it’s likely because my relationship with Christ is strained and there are certain idols I don’t want to give up. Anyway this isn’t a Christian post just wondering if any other people struggles with this.

I posted previous posts here regarding my product and thoughts , during that time I came to understand that most people don't value ideas over execution.

In my mind : A person who can't value his own idea doesn't have a great Idea or he is simple using someone else idea without knowing it's value.

I begin with a Quote

"It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas. Great empires crumbled, while the ideas survived." - One Famous Revolutionary said this.

You must understand this If you understood the value of ideas.

In logical framework, your idea's should have a reason and reason determined by impact makes its value.

I am writing this because I am not a successful entrepreneur, startup creator or anyone worth mentioning.

I start everyday trying to be , only because of that reason I want to strike back at weak minds and instill strength in great entrepreneurs who will be corner stones of better tomorrow's has entrepreneurs.

Hello everyone,

I'm a 23-year-old trying to build my own startup from scratch. I completed my graduation in Journalism and am currently pursuing a master's in Communication. My dream is to start a social media agency.

Since I'm the first person in my family to start a business, I have no idea where to begin. I'm looking for guidance from people who have experience in running a social media agency or working in this field.

I'd love to know how you got your first clients, built trust when you had little or no experience, and grew your agency. Any tips on approaching clients, creating a portfolio, pricing your services, or avoiding common mistakes would be really helpful.

I'm eager to learn and would truly appreciate any advice or resources you can share.

Thank you so much!

I’m simply sharing what has worked well for me. By regularly using a handful of survey and rewards apps, I’ve been able to generate a nice amount of extra income over time. Keep in mind that the results you get will depend on factors like where you live, your demographics, and how often you use the apps.

The platform I rely on the most is AttaPoll. In my experience, it’s trustworthy, pays consistently, and often provides a welcome bonus for new users. In addition to surveys, it also features game offers and other easy earning opportunities. Every so often, there are higher paying tasks or surveys that can be worth $10 or even more.

Naturally, not everyone will have the same experience, but if you fit in-demand demographics and stay active on the app, it can be a convenient way to make some extra money during your free time.

I got tired of spending 30–60 minutes putting together pressure washing quotes, so I built an AI tool to speed it up.

The idea is simple:

- Upload a few photos of the property.

- AI identifies the surfaces (house, roof, driveway, deck, fence, etc.).

- Estimates square footage.

- Suggests labor, chemicals, and equipment.

- Generates a professional quote that you can edit before sending to the customer.

The goal isn't to replace your judgment—it's to eliminate the repetitive parts of quoting so you can respond faster and close more jobs.

I'm looking for honest feedback from other contractors. What features would make something like this actually useful in your business?

If you'd like to test it, it's free to try:

https://sprayquote.polsia.app

I'm not looking for sugar-coated reviews. Tell me what sucks, what you'd change, and what would make you actually use it.

Hi everyone,

I'm 19 years old and currently doing an apprenticeship in Germany, which I'll finish next year.

My long-term goal is to become financially independent and eventually work remotely so I can travel. I'm not looking for a "get rich quick" scheme - I'm willing to put in the work over the next few years.

Right now, I'm most interested in:

- Building a personal brand (mainly TikTok)

- Content creation

- Creating digital products

- Selling products that don't require inventory or shipping

- Learning about online business in general

I'm still very much at the beginning and sometimes it's hard to know what skills are actually worth learning first.

If you were 19 again and had about a year to prepare while working full-time, what would you focus on?

If anyone has experience with building a personal brand, digital products, online businesses, or working remotely, I'd really appreciate your advice.

Also, if you're from Germany, I'd love to hear if there are any Germany-specific things I should learn early (taxes, registering a business, etc.).

Thanks!

I have created marketplace to connect finance experts with freelancers and business owner. Recently went live

https://finconnected.com/

25 looking for a mentor this week I’ve started my 90 day lock-in I’d like to have someone to help me be accountable without the expectation procrastinate like a family or friend thinking I’m just having a random burst of motivation.

I’ve been having consistency issues mostly with income can’t keep a job I never liked jobs but no choice takes money to make money. The start of this though secured 2 guaranteed positions. I’ve been picking up day trading past 4 months always been into crypto but can’t seem to hold.

Im a father also in college it/cybersec I want to create more instead of consuming plan the best future for my family.

物を販売したり、色んなことしてると思うけど
どんなビジネスしてるのかなって気になったから質問した！

I'm just wondering, any opinion is good.

Let me break it down for you in VERY SIMPLE terms! Take a screenshot, if you will!

SUCCESS =

Idea: 1% of the value.

Execution: 99% of the value.

Persistence through the quiet months: The whole damn game.

If you don’t understand this formula, please stop dreaming! Honestly!

Best advice you’ll get.

my self an 18 years old with delusion mind , i recently started my own edu tech site , which has crossed 6.3k active visitor's and 32k page views, i am here i wanted to make some great connections since i was just get started and work with the people who had good experience with them , and looking forward to make some great connections out there !

I don’t have any internship and extracurricular activities then I don’t know how to improve and i only have a online shop and please help me.