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Nice idea but such a calculator really depends on the type of business and the amounts from this one seem really low. Depending on your business and the number

Nice idea but such a calculator really depends on the type of business and the amounts from this one seem really low. Depending on your business and the number of people that actively can do tasks involved ofcourse.

sleepychu 9y ago
I think that this survey is a feeder to a company that can do some (minimal?) marketing, legal etc. for you. I suspect, as with all things, you'll get what you pay for. EDIT: They describe themselves as "co-founder as a service"[0] [0] - https://theupstarters.co/ https://theupstarters.co/
bentossell 9y ago
hey. Yeah obviously its all situational. This calculator is there to give someone an idea of what it may cost to launch. You can of course go to places like crew.co and check out there calculator for their services. We are focused on speed and getting MVPs out the door to validate. Its not for everyone of course and we're cool with that. just wanted to share our process of doing things and if we can be helpful to people then happy to!
- tluyben2 9y ago
  Understood, just wanted to state that it seems low. I launched some companies in the UK and the amount you quoted was from a tenth to a thousandth if the actual cost depending on the company. But the lowest (ramen startup) cost for those services was 10x higher than your quote. So maybe you are really nicely priced or you get in clients this way and up sell? Which is a viable sales strategy by the way.
  - bentossell 9y ago
    Agreed. We think that lots of companies charge extortionate prices to 'help' founders where they don't have the money and resources to do so at the early stages. Moving quickly and focusing on the Minimum Viable Product is our speciality and this ensures people don't waste time or money building something for no-one. We do have services that can help after the launch stages of course :)

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Nice idea but such a calculator really depends on the type of business and the amounts from this one seem really low. Depending on your business and the number

by tluyben2 9y ago

sleepychu 9y ago
I think that this survey is a feeder to a company that can do some (minimal?) marketing, legal etc. for you. I suspect, as with all things, you'll get what you pay for. EDIT: They describe themselves as "co-founder as a service"[0] [0] - https://theupstarters.co/ https://theupstarters.co/
bentossell 9y ago
hey. Yeah obviously its all situational. This calculator is there to give someone an idea of what it may cost to launch. You can of course go to places like crew.co and check out there calculator for their services. We are focused on speed and getting MVPs out the door to validate. Its not for everyone of course and we're cool with that. just wanted to share our process of doing things and if we can be helpful to people then happy to!
- tluyben2 9y ago
  Understood, just wanted to state that it seems low. I launched some companies in the UK and the amount you quoted was from a tenth to a thousandth if the actual cost depending on the company. But the lowest (ramen startup) cost for those services was 10x higher than your quote. So maybe you are really nicely priced or you get in clients this way and up sell? Which is a viable sales strategy by the way.
  - bentossell 9y ago
    Agreed. We think that lots of companies charge extortionate prices to 'help' founders where they don't have the money and resources to do so at the early stages. Moving quickly and focusing on the Minimum Viable Product is our speciality and this ensures people don't waste time or money building something for no-one. We do have services that can help after the launch stages of course :)