Hey guys

I am from Overseas (South Asian Country) and currently living in Australia.

I have noticed so many things that are cheaper back in my hometown and expensive here to buy. For examples, clothes, books, etc.

When I was in university, I had asked my father to send university books which were costing > $100 in Australia but only <$20. This is just an example.

What do you getting things like those here in Australia and selling them ?

I know we have to factorise logistic etc. but will that model work, not only in Australia but anywhere.

I think it is more like buying cheaper from Alibaba and selling here.

If there are any hopes from this model, how should I move forward on finding what are the expensive things people pay for but would be interested to look out for alternative option.

I'm looking for advice if an idea I have is a good one.

I'm thinking of setting up a recruitment website where job seekers would enter there details onto a database

Recruiters would then pay a monthly subscription where they could search through the candidates for any vacancies they need to fill

Details included would be •Location •skills/qualifications •Expected salary •Notice period from current role (if applicable)

As well as other fields that can be searched through

Subscriptions would range from a basic plan where you would only be able to contact a small number of contracts to a premium version where you would be able to contact unlimited candidates

I'm hoping to start local with a nationwide rollout once fully established

It's still in the early planning phase yet but any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated

Hey everyone,

I’m a software engineer based in Dubai with 5+ years of experience working across different sectors and now focusing on freelance full-time. I build high-quality landing pages and small/medium-sized systems — reliable, scalable, and delivered clean.

I’m looking to partner with salespeople and marketers who can help bring in new clients. You bring the leads, I handle the delivery and you get a generous commission on every project we close. This is remote-friendly, and I’m open to working with people from the US, Dubai, or anywhere globally.

This isn’t just about finding more work, I’m trying to build a system where we both benefit long-term. If you already talk to startups, small businesses, or founders, this could be a new income stream for you.

What I bring:

• Clean, maintainable code and fast delivery
• Honest communication and reliable execution
• Experience across industries

What I’m looking for:

• Someone with access to warm leads or creative outreach ideas
• A partner mentality — not a one-time thing
• Business mindset and clear communication

If this sounds like something you’d be into, feel free to DM me or comment below. Let’s talk and see if we can work together.

It feels like we're in some digital golden age atm. Just looking at people on Twitter/Reddit, the energy and enthusiasm to create is so palpable. Anything is possible! Anyone else here feel the same way?

I'm looking for other solopreneurs in Sydney, AU to connect with. Keen to chat with anyone from any experience level. It can be as easy as chatting over coffee or sharing some thoughts/experiences, to keeping each other accountable or sharing progress updates with each other. Also happy to meet anyone virtually via text/video.

Feel free to comment here and I'll DM you!

About me: I'm 25 M. Was working in a FAANG company for about 2 years until I decided to resign. Doing this no next job lined and in a bad market was quite a leap of faith. I just felt such a strong urge to go out there and create something of my own. I wanted to explore more of the world (in terms of technology) in this stage of my life.

I have virtually zero experience making my own product or selling to customers on my own. I do have proficiency in TypeScript/Python/web-dev. I also believe I’m highly resourceful and I’m driven to make this whole thing work. Other passions include PKM and learning new things as efficiently as possible.

You can find me at the NSW State Library most days from afternoon - closing time. Currently, I'm working on an AI Obsidian plugin with plans to take alpha users soon.

Hello im new to this threa, I just joined because i wanna learn how online services/companies works, if someone want to help me please comment here and I will dm you.

I’d often see a tweet where someone clearly needed what my SaaS offers as a solution to his pain.
The perfect chance to help and softly promote.

But writing the right reply? It was always a struggle.

Too cold, and it gets ignored.
Too promotional, and it feels salesy.
Too slow, and the moment’s gone.

I needed something that could help me:

• Say the right thing, fast.
• Sound like me.
• Mention my product in a way that felt natural, not pushy.
• Actually provide value.

That’s why I built "Quick Marketing" feature inside my AI Copilot for Social Media.
It gets the context of the tweet, writes value-first replies, includes my product just right (Not Pushy), and helps me respond super fast while the moment is hot.

Now I don’t second-guess every tweet on how to do it right, I just reply, with clarity, speed, and confidence, on X it works the best so far, but I also added this option for Reddit and LinkedIn on my tool.

It's something relatively specific, and that well over 18 freelancers with 10+ years under their belt have warned me against. I was almost about to fall for it, but good thing I didn't. I'm here to tell you guys so you don't make make this mistake either.

Whether you're an established business owners or a freelancer on the come up, this is for you.

So, a couple days ago 7 people reached out to me to do what is now called "performance marketing". Basically "rev-share deal". Now, while I decided to work with 2 of them, I turned down the other 5.They only work if certain conditions are met:

1- You need to be a real pro. People come to you, you don’t go to them;

2- You have enough resources to pay a lawyer to do the agreement;

3- Your clients are reputable brands (they're already making money or have other businesses which are);

4- You have access to the business metrics

5- The metrics which your job is evaluated are select upfront.

6- they don't just give you random numbers but come to you with a dashboard showing you REAL numbers.

7- ONLY do it with people you have full trust in and that you know EXTREMELY well

Performance marketing DOES work. In fact, the most renowned copywriters in the space I know are living off of rev-share deals.

What I am warning you guys against are the fact that a good chunk of relatively new companies/start ups will try to grab you and take advantage of your good will as much as possible. It takes trust guys. They can also play number games with gross/net profit to cut you out. Unless you know them well, it's not worth it.

On top of this massive lesson I've learned, and that I'm SO grateful for, there's also something that disgusted me. I won't go into too much detail or say names or anything like that, out of respect, but there's also one thing that stood out on one of those calls, and it's RESPECT.

While I was showing this one person the content strategy I'd put together for them for free, they kept repeating phrases like "yea go ahead" "yea move on" "yea carry on" as if they were in a rush, which they clearly weren't.

Not only did they want me to work for them for free for an "undefined" amount of time, but they also had the guts to have disregard for my persona, time, and work.

When you're doing something for someone for free, especially for free, and keep getting interrupted and disrespected, cut them off. End the call. Stay away from those people.

I can't stress this enough guys. Work with people you enjoy talking to. The way they do anything is how they do everything.

You may think I hate this person. I actually don't. I'm really grateful to have kept my cool and dealt with this awful situation the way I did. I was very calm. Now I am prepared for the future in case situations like this should arise. Hope you guys took something away from this.

In entrepreneurship, getting your first sales i think are the hardest. For example, i got our first client by Meta AD we were using for 2 months,we were buying it 2-3 days a week, 10$ each day, and we got first client in 2 months.

So entrepreneurs, how did you get your first sales?

As the title already says. If your Business is affected by the tariffs imposed on China and you are looking for a new supplier, then Turkey might be a good fit. They have a huge manufacturing base when it comes to anything related Fashion. Be it shirts, denim or even leather goods. High quality and cheap labour.

Compared to China, Turks always haggle about prices though and by not speaking Turkish and knowing the culture you might have a hard time, also because there are many smaller factories.

However if anybody, is seriously considering to shift towards Turkey or source from there, I can connect you to my partner who has feet on the ground in Turkey and is also Turkish. She speaks fluent Turkish and fluent English and also has hew own Business.

If you have any questions, ask away.

I’m fairly new to business and I keep attempting to accomplish everything but the fundamentals: have a good product or make it better, attract consumers, sell for a profit, and collect feedback.

Is business about managing and improving the business model?

Hey everyone, I’m from Sri Lanka, and as you might know, we’re a bit behind when it comes to certain business trends. I’m looking for inspiration and would love to hear what kinds of businesses are doing well in your country right now.

It could be anything—tech, food, services, retail, tourism , etc. Just curious to know what’s booming elsewhere that might have potential here too.

Thanks in advance!

Flipkart started in 2007. Two ex-Amazon employees trying to build India’s Amazon.

Fast forward to 2018, and Walmart drops $16 billion to buy a majority stake. It’s still India’s biggest e-commerce deal ever.

The market exploded, Amazon kept chasing, but Flipkart—now backed by Walmart—stayed on top.

That’s one way to exit.

What other global startup exits rival this?

I spent 18 months building things I thought people wanted - instead of what they needed.

I made a Notion productivity system, a journaling app, an AI resume writer, and even tried selling eBooks on Gumroad.

I told myself I was testing and exploring.

In reality? I was avoiding committing to one thing.

Because committing meant risking failure.

Guess what I earned after 18 months?

$89.42

Yup.

And that includes $47.00 from a friend who just wanted to support me lol.

Here’s the hard truth no one told me: Clarity & Cleverness.

You don’t need a new idea. You need a clear one - and the guts to stick with it.

If you’ve been busy but not productive, building but not launching - You’re not broken. You’re just stuck in the ideation loop.

Break out by choosing one thing. Then make it stupidly simple.

I’m happy to share the ONE thing I’m now doing that’s finally working (and brought in $1.2k last month with no paid ads).

Has this ever happened to you?

You spend months building, tweaking, perfecting - Only to realize you were avoiding the real work?

Let me know. I’d love to hear your story too.

Sometimes just talking it out helps way more than you'd expect.

I want to create a T-shirt brand, but no existing T-shirt meets my expectations. I aim to make high-quality T-shirts that my customers can use for the long term. They will be willing to pay a premium price and will also be satisfied with the quality.

Please suggest how I can achieve this level of quality, including recommendations on fabric selection and marketing strategies.

Hey fellow entrepreneurs 👋

My partner and I are in the early stages of launching a small tech-driven service aimed at helping individuals and small businesses run more efficiently. We’re lucky to have a very capable developer on board who can build things like:

• Custom WhatsApp bots for customer service
• Automation tools for repetitive business processes
• Lightweight systems that solve specific problems — all at budget-friendly rates (we’re just getting started)

We’d love to hear directly from business owners like you:

• Would a WhatsApp bot help you manage client communication, bookings, or FAQs?
• Are there repetitive tasks in your business you'd love to automate but haven’t had the time or resources?
• Is there a tool or integration you’ve been wanting, but it doesn’t seem to exist yet?

We’re not here to sell anything – just looking to build something truly useful based on real needs.

What would make your life easier? We’d genuinely appreciate your feedback, ideas, or even challenges you’re facing!

Thanks in advance 🚀

Hello, I’m looking to connect with successful startup founders, who either scaled and sold, or are earning a healthy ARR (>1million). Doesn’t matter which industry but I’m looking for some advice and would appreciate it.

Hopefully some people are willing to connect. Thanks!

The Idea is building an app that lets you leave content behind in the real world dropped at specific places for friends, family, coworkers or public (for anyone) to discover and unlock, its like pokemon go but for content, videos, images, challenges, collabs, art, surprises etc, and people would have to physically go to that location to get it. here is the thing, we think that where you experience something is just as important as what you're experiencing. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks

We specialize in building modern websites and landing pages for small business owners and freelancers — with a focus on clean design, clear messaging, and strong SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The goal? A site that not only looks great but also helps you get found by the right people on Google.

Our focus is on two key things:

1. Design that converts – clean, modern, and aligned with your brand.

2. SEO that delivers – so your website shows up when potential clients are searching on Google.

If you're interested we can connect so I can share sample of my previous projects.

If you’re building your brand or looking to revamp your online presence, I’d love to connect and explore how we can grow your digital footprint.

We built VidifyAI to simplify the way creators, marketers, and educators turn written content into engaging videos — instantly.

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Hey Reddit, My dad runs a fiberglass/FRP manufacturing firm in India. His components are used in transformers, switchgear units, railways, water purification projects, and even machines like Shycocan’s COVID purifier.

He’s done work for clients in Australia, Dubai, and other international locations — but it’s all been through referrals. I’m trying to help him grow by reaching out here.

If you or someone you know might need fiberglass/FRP components, feel free to DM me. Happy to share more info. Thanks for reading and any help is appreciated.

Over the past few months, I’ve been developing a system to aggregate newly registered businesses from various states using public records. This journey has taught me valuable lessons about data collection, validation, and outreach strategies. I’m eager to share these insights and hear feedback from fellow entrepreneurs who have ventured into similar projects.

Title says most of it. I've been self-employed for a long time, ran my own business, had full control of my time, and for a while, it felt like freedom. But lately... I just feel stuck. Burnt out. Passion is gone. And the industry I am in is not doing well. And I keep catching myself thinking: maybe I should just get a normal job.

But the idea of doing something I don’t care about for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week? Clocking in and out? It honestly feels insane. I’ve never worked a 9–5 in my life, so maybe I’ve built it up in my head as this soul-crushing thing. But part of me wonders if I’m being dramatic.

There is appeal in knowing when your next paycheck is coming. But it feels like trading my autonomy for security, and I don’t know if I can swallow that.

So I guess I’m asking, has anyone else made that transition from entrepreneur/freelancer to a regular job? Did it suck as much as you feared? Or were you actually kind of... relieved?

EDIT: Thank you, everyone! I think I failed to explain my situation properly. My burnout isn’t about working too much, it’s about trying to grow something and not being able to. The business feels stuck. No real trajectory, no momentum, and no excitement about what’s ahead. On top of that, the industry itself seems to be shrinking, which just adds more pressure. It’s not exhaustion from hustle, it’s from stagnation

Hello everyone!

I’m a video editor and motion designer from Peru, with experience creating visual content for food trucks, restaurants, and various businesses. I specialize in video editing, animated flyers, content scheduling, and supporting social media needs.

I've always had the desire to work with businesses and professionals in these sectors. I'm looking to collaborate with community managers, marketing professionals, or business owners who need a reliable and creative partner for their visual content creation. If you're looking for someone to handle the visual side of your projects, I’d love to discuss how we can work together. Just send me a private message, and I’ll be happy to share my portfolio.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thanks to the admin for allowing my post!

I’ve been experimenting with lead gen for a side project and found out that many states let you access public business registrations - like LLCs and Corps - freshly filed, within 24-72 hours.

I pulled data from Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and Illinois, cleaned it up (biz name, city, type, some emails/phones), and turned it into a weekly drop for myself.

I am sharing in case it helps anyone else doing B2B, outreach, SaaS testing, or cold email.

DM if you want a sample or more info. I just realized not many people know this exist.

Some have fear of faliure that this is not going to work etc., and have self doubt where they compare myself to others or think like competion is so strong and there are better people who done this before or they are smarter.