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You can pay with Pix in Paraguay since the largest privately owned payment processor implemented it and it's available within all payment terminals (POS) across the country.
The government of Paraguay also runs a similarly good system called SIPAP, that is replacing card payments because it's faster and free to use.
If you have zero experience running a business from an operational standpoint, i.e., incorporation, accounting, taxes, contracts, then an accelerator can offer valuable help so that you can have "one less thing" to worry about.
Apart from that, the most important thing is the terms of the deal they'll make with you. For example and as a general rule of thumb, more than 10% of your company for less than $100k is something you should reconsider, especially if you are in the US.
The reputation of the accelerator is also important. YC, 500, Techstars, AngelPad are all renowned brands. Study their portfolio companies to understand what their investment thesis and success rate are.
In general, my opinion is that getting into an accelerator can be very valuable for first time founders and if the deal they offer is good, and their track record compelling, I would do it.
It's also very safe [1].
About Stripe Atlas, I only have good things to say, too. As a US NRA, I'm very grateful that it exists.
[1] https://mercury.com/blog/understanding-bank-sweep-network
Bootstrapping it from the start, a few customers, going slow but always forward.
I got rejected by YC after after being invited to the interview but I decided to continue bootstrapping it and maybe apply again later after getting to clear PMF.
They run mastermind groups a few times per year where they match you with founders in a similar state to you. It can be very helpful if you are looking to build deeper connections with other founders.
Despite that, I'm thankful for the family and friends I have that support me no matter what.
This too shall pass.
I did notice I can articulate ideas better and think clearer, but I also noticed the bad parts of my personality traits such as anxiety and obsessiveness increased and I had to develop new mechanisms to keep them in check.
This just proves to me that the old adage of ignorance being a bliss may actually be true.
For example, going outside to get sun and physical exercise work fine for me 8 out of 10 times.
Other times, when the dread is related to an existential crisis about feeling that I'm not enough or that I will never succeed with my current startup, I stop, get some rest/sleep, go for a walk, watch motivational videos and talk to friends. Some times, all of this in sequence.
Feel free to DM me on Twitter if you want to chat more. My handle is the same as my username here.
We can't really blame their customers either. I just hope they can sustain the withdrawal rate.
When I confront it on the mistake it just says it is sorry but keeps repeating them.
I read every single comment, even the ones that shouldn't have been posted for their utter lack of empathy.
Here are a few tips I learned to cope with it better:
- trust you will get over it. This part is the hardest at the beginning because we can't imagine our life without silence. We grieve for a loss, and we lost silence.
- stay away from the tinnitus forums. They can be very informative but are full of very negative people that will trigger your symptoms. You only see the people that first posted but never returned to inform they are feeling better. You will only read about the most terrifying period after the first symptom, but not about the impressive ability of our brains to adapt to new stimuli.
- all the tips I read here are valid and I tried them myself. I sticked with exercise the most which definitely helped, probably more with my stress levels and anxiety than with the tinnitus, but through controlling my mind I can manage it better.
- I have not yet reached the point where I don't notice it. I know it's still there but my brain now knows it's not a menace anymore and doesn't trigger my fight or flight response. You will reach this point too.
- I suffer from anxiety too, which at the beginning made everything worse. Tinnitus forced me to learn to control my mind better and ironically I can now control my anxiety better as well.
I wrote a post with more detail about my experience here [1]. Also, feel free to reach out if you have more private questions. My DMs on Twitter are open.
- I have not publicly launched it yet. I have a basic skeleton (that works) you can sign up for at 2chat.co that will let you connect your WhatsApp number to send/receive messages, but the main value-offer of the product is not yet public because it has many moving parts that require more orchestration (see below on the why). Here's a demo of that part [1].
- I am a solo founder and have been working on this for the past 11 months--since January. I intend to get into YC and they look for great teams executing on great ideas fast. I think I'm doing a good job all things considered but it's evident I will need help to ship it faster. Do you want to join me? ;)
- Do you see any clear signs my idea/product is not going to succeed? I have plenty of experience doing a similar thing in an adjacent market, but not directly on e-commerce. Why do you think I will fail?
TL;DR: it depends. Most likely an LLC will suffice.
[1] https://caruizdiaz.com/2022/04/03/the-non-resident-alien-nra...
I hope this helps.
Jumping to managerial positions require you to readjust your skills to something more proper to that type of job. The ability to keep stakeholders happy while maintaining developers motivated comes to mind as an example. I just couldn't bear having to deal with company politics and shielding my team from external drama.
I ultimately valued most my ability to build than the skills required to keep everyone happy as a manager. You can get paid more but you also sacrifice more.
More than half of my startup founder journey was about having to deal with this type of feelings and without my cofounder it would have been way harder. Our secret was to never be in the same bad mental place at the same time. That way we could help each other get out of it more effectively.
Do you have a support group you can talk to? Fellow founders? I'm sure seeing a therapist can help too, or talking to a friend, but I noticed it doesn't have the same effect as talking to a founder who was in your shoes before can have.
- For emails we use Zendesk (zendesk.com) - For phone support we use Toky (toky.co)
(I'm the founder of Toky, and we dogfood our solution :))
I was fired from my first serious job, and I felt terrible, but I realized it was my fault and I worked my ass off to eliminate (or lessen) the weaknesses I know (note the tense) I have.
"Hard work beats talent". Discipline is what makes you great, so work towards getting it.
- it's so mature that almost every problem you may have, has been addressed before
- it's so mature, there's probably a library or plugin for what you want to do
- almost every web dev can code PHP (easy to find talent)
- Facebook was initially coded in PHP, so it's probably a great option for RAD: start a project, validate your idea, etc.
- there are better options today, but I don't think PHP is ever going to stop being an option
Also consider that everyone is trying to move to SV and you are trying to leave. What's wrong with you? :P
Nope. It is a simple option to share your location and send the coordinates via text (within the app) to your friend/group of friends. As simple as that.
It really only takes two taps, it's hard to beat that.
Dogs and other semi-intelligent creatures live a much simpler and happier life. I often hear friends say they want to be dogs :D
I did, and the reason some calls sound horrible, is because Skype is trying to save up some money hiring shitty carriers/providers.
> it's relatively easy to use a B channel to transport g.722
Why would you use an HD codec to transcode to G711? Call on any direction can sound only as good as G711.
> Anyway, if you're arguing voip should replace the PSTN, I'd hope you'd at least have something hinting it could be as reliable.
I agree with most of your arguments. VoIP isn't ready now, but it will be soon. Just remember how the Internet was 10 years ago, and how it is today.