Something I’ve been curious about lately. From my experience working with different software projects, development can become one of the biggest costs for a growing company. But not every business has raised money. Some companies are bootstrapped. Some are already making revenue. Others are still trying to get the product into the market. So I wonder how this works in the US. Do most companies wait until they raise investment before building a proper development team? Or are profitable small businesses comfortable investing in developers from their own revenue? Curious to hear from people actually running companies there. How do you usually think about this?

1. Find leads Open Leads Finder (Leadsempire.ai) → find local businesses with no website. Build a list of 20–50 prospects. 2. Contact them Call the business. Tell them you noticed they don’t have a website and you’ve already put together a quick example for them. 3. Follow up This is where most people quit. No answer? Call again. Interested but busy? Follow up. Sent the website? Follow up. Use calls, texts and email. 4. Close the $500 sale Show them the site, make the changes they want and ask for the sale. 1 client = $500. Do this every day. The goal isn’t to find a magic lead — it’s to consistently contact enough businesses and follow up.

Hello everyone! I’m looking for more feedback on these designs and would love to hear your thoughts. What do you think works well, and what could be improved or done better? I know some of the designs are in Arabic, but feel free to ignore the content for now and focus purely on the design, layout, and overall visual experience. Any feedback is appreciated!

I am looking for a business partner. First of all, I would like to thank the admin for establishing this community. I plan to make frequent use of it. I am not here to sell or promote anything. I am here to connect with meaningful people and contribute to this community. I would be truly disappointed if I were misunderstood. To briefly introduce myself, I’m an entrepreneur currently based in Tokyo, Japan. I am running my business here while working closely with Japanese clients and leading my devs. And also an experienced engineer myself We are currently working on a wide range of developments, including: • AI and machine learning systems • LLM applications, RAG systems, AI agents, and intelligent search • AI-powered customer support and business automation • SaaS platforms and subscription-based products • Custom CRM, ERP, and internal business systems • Web applications and company platforms • Mobile applications for iOS and Android • Backend systems, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure • Real-time platforms, dashboards, admin panels, and analytics systems • Workflow automation and integrations between existing business tools • Booking, reservation, payment, messaging, and notification systems • Marketplace and matching platforms • Logistics, dispatch, location tracking, and map-based applications • E-commerce and customer management solutions • Healthcare, education, hospitality, finance, logistics, and other industry-specific systems • Modernization of older systems and migration to new web/cloud architectures • Product MVP development through to production-ready systems and continued scaling At the moment, I also have a clear idea and vision for building something much bigger. If anyone here is currently running a company or actively doing business in the US or Europe, I’d be glad to connect and have a conversation. I would like to discuss my vision and ideas with a long-term partner. Thanks for reading this.

I hate cold calling to sell websites. But I’ve found a way to make it SO much easier. Instead of calling a business out of nowhere and trying to convince them they need a website, I do this: 1. Find a business that needs a better website 2. Build the website first using a template so I’m not wasting AI credits 3. Send them the finished website by email or text 4. Follow up with a warm call the next day Now the call is completely different. I’m not calling to pitch them a website. I’m calling to ask: “Hey, just wondering if you had a chance to check out the website I sent you?” They already have something in front of them. They can see exactly what I’m offering. It takes a LOT of the pressure out of the call, makes the conversation more natural, and in my experience, gets much better results than trying to sell the idea of a website from scratch. Build first. Send it. Then call. For me, this makes selling websites way easier. 🚀