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Form an LLC ASAP or wait until you have real traction?

Made a website 6 months ago with $150 in total revenue. Worried about liability from contractor referrals, so I looked into it. Turns out you can form an LLC through InCorp with just a few clicks for about $400 total, first-year registered agent fee included. Everyone says form your LLC early for protection, but spending $400 when I've barely made $150 feels hard to justify.

In 2026, should you still ship an embarrassing MVP to validate fast, or wait until it is polished enough to be remarkable?

Classic advice says ship embarrassing and iterate. But in 2026, new SaaS competes against polished tools, and a buggy v1 might mean permanent churn instead of feedback. The bar for viable has risen too high to ship something rough, but I'm also worried if I polish too much I might waste time building things nobody wants.Ship it rough, ASAP.

Should I part ways with my non-executing cofounder?

Started a startup with a friend. It was his idea and he had domain credibility, so I took less equity. Weeks passed with no building, just waiting to get acquired. Competitors kept showing up. I've been setting up meetings through my own network, but he keeps delaying experiments, saying he needs more time to study. Right now it feels like we're watching opportunities slip by.

If you had zero marketing budget and limited time, which acquisition channel would you bet on?

Trying to figure out which social platforms actually convert into paying customers, not just traffic or signups. Would love recommendations from founders who've actually been through it. Considering Reddit, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube, but open to anything that actually worked.No suggestions yet. Be the first!Sign in to suggest an optionAdd0ShareSolo Founder

Early-stage social platform: keep everything free to drive growth, or charge for at least something from day 1 to prove real demand?

User volume heavily determines the value of social platforms. So I'm considering making all features free. Users would get more out of the product, stay longer, and the community grows on its own until volume makes the revenue model viable. Instagram and Reddit are proof. But many advisors insist on charging from day 1 to prove real willingness to pay and build a model independent of critical mass.