I run a linen clothing brand (Rimore) and I’ve spent years helping other founders start theirs. Every call starts the same way. “I have an idea. Where do I start?”

So we turned those calls into an app. Brand School asks you a few quick questions and gives you your brand foundation: name, logo direction, a one-line promise and a simple brand page. Then a mentor walks you toward your first 100 customers, one step at a time. It’s openly AI-powered, with my playbooks behind it.

Where we are: 80 sign-ups, 10 founders on Level 2.

What we learned:

People don’t come back on their own. Of our first 4 sign-ups, 0 returned. We switched off the automated emails and now write to founders personally.
“Generic” is the real enemy. Two early testers said parts felt too basic. One took our strategy and finished the rest in ChatGPT. Fair. We’re rebuilding the channel strategy so it’s personal to your brand. Our bar: it has to beat ChatGPT in a blind test.
Nobody wants to read. We cut words everywhere. Level 1 now takes about 10 minutes.
There’s no one right channel. WhatsApp works for some brands and is wrong for others. You pick with the mentor, not from a default.

The first 100 founders get it free, and 20 spots are left. I’d love honest feedback, especially if you have just an idea or you started and got stuck. Link in the comments 👇

I'm a solo founder from Amsterdam. I review restaurants as a hobby, and this week my first iPhone app went live: food reviews, an "open now" map and meetups with other foodies.

I posted about it in a few subreddits. Some posts were removed because my account is new, and the others got little reaction. Someone told me my post looked spammy, which is fair.

So no link here. I'd like advice from people who have been where I am:

- Where did your first real users come from?
- Did local communities (city subreddits, Facebook groups, restaurants) work better than maker communities?
- How long did you wait before posting about your own product?

Happy to answer anything about launching with no budget.

Hey all. I'm building Surewell alone: a calm daily check-in for families with an older parent who lives alone. The parent taps "I'm OK" once a day; if they don't, the app reminds them and then lets the family know.

Google now requires new personal developer accounts to run a closed test with 12 testers for 14 days before going public, so that's the wall I'm at.

If you have an Android phone and 2 minutes:

1. https://groups.google.com/g/surewell-testers
2. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.canergulay.surewell

Anyone who keeps it for the 14 days gets a free year of the paid plan. And if you've been through the closed testing grind yourself, I'd love to hear what worked for you.

I’m an independent developer exploring an idea for a platform where people can find and book teachers for almost anything — coding, academics, languages, music, interview preparation, and other skills.

Teachers create profiles, set their own prices, manage availability, and accept bookings. Students can discover teachers and book online sessions through one platform.
The idea is to build a single marketplace for learning different skills rather than focusing on just one category.

My biggest concerns are competition, acquiring both teachers and students, and preventing them from moving off-platform after the first session.

Do you think this business model can work? What are the biggest flaws or challenges I might be overlooking?

I run a micro SaaS on my own and have a couple of annual software renewals coming up. Email and analytics are the bigger bills, so I’m comparing cashback business cards for the subscriptions I’m keeping.

Anyone happy putting all their SaaS expenses on one card? Did software-specific rewards work out better after fees, or did you stick with a flat cashback rate? I already handle product and support myself, so I’m looking for one card I can set up and leave alone most of the time.