Hi everyone,  I'm starting a bootstrapped software company that creates websites, mobile apps, games , etc . I need advice on how to set prices for customers to maximize profit and how to compensat...

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Hi everyone,

I'm starting a bootstrapped software company that creates websites, mobile apps, games , etc . I need advice on how to set prices for customers to maximize profit and how to compensate developers (hourly or monthly) and determine their pay. Can you help?

Seeking Advice on Pricing Strategies and Developer Compensation for New Software Company

Salesforce Developer

Seeking Advice on Pricing Strategies and Developer Compensation for New Software Company- Grapevine

Hey folks,

After 7 years as a Graphic Designer, I've spent the last 3 years in the realm of Product Design. I'm currently working as a freelancer, helping an established startup build a mobile application from scratch.

What would you recommend as a fair monthly rate for someone with my background and expertise?

Seeking advice on monthly rates as a freelance designer

UX/UI Designer

I have full stack development experience and I still code. I work with a product company on healthcare domain.

I want to build something solo as a side hustle. And with the tech knowledge I have acquired, I am 100% confident I can build it. I’ve already gathered some mobile app/platform ideas and have been working on a few of them. Doing some research as well.

The thing I lack is a strategy and direction to reach prospective users. I have no idea about how startups operate. I have never been into freelancing either. I know nothing about regulations and law. I have only a limited knowledge about investment.

My short term plan is to finish building some MVP features of the apps and publish them to Playstore/AppStore. (I’m sorry, I do not wish to reveal the ideas now)

How to reach users 0-1, 1-10 and 10-100?
How should I plan financially?

Isn’t it possible to go solo? I have someone in the US who has agreed to help me in coding. But he has only 2 years of experience. One advantage is he can give me US insights. I don’t want to induct more members as no one is ready for commitment. Or people just back out even after committing to it.

Btw, I am not active on social media. My network in the internet world with people isn’t great.

I’m seeking advice from you guys on areas that I need to consider to make my app/platform grow. All this, is going to be side hustle.

18+ yoe, software architect, seeking advice on side hustle

Software Architect

Hi guys ,

I want to start my own software company (agency)  which provides services like web dev , app dev , etc 
I want any resources or case studies that can give me a good idea of how I can make my dream come true .
If you have any experience or expertise in this , please  guide me.

Bootstrap Software company guide

I've a great idea and it's validated after talking to more than 50 founders/head of sales.

Questions -
1. What's the process of getting a domain/and checking if the domain/product name is not a brand name globally anywhere?

2. Wrt raising funding, any founders here who can throw some light on how much salaries you used to take? I am not very inclined towards bootstrapping rn.

3. What were the challenges wrt starting your website, getting it validated by running ads etc? Maybe some D2C founders can help me out here.

4. What tools did you use for your first MVP launch?

Thanks

Thinking of build my own startup. Have questions?

Product Manager

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Im building my portfolio right now. I'm making projects, learning new things every day. 

I know react native, flutter and jetpack compse.

I need suggestions
1. How can I stand out from the crowd? 
2. Some project ideas please.
3. If you have worked as a mobile app dev, please share experience. also for which company and tech stack.
4. How can I freelance?

any answers are appreciated. 🙏


Any answers would be appreciated.

How much do mobile app developers earn in India on average?

Android Engineer

my old friend runs an e-commerce clothing store, and now he wants a mobile app.

he reached me for the work without budget limit and feature list (just bewakoof reference)

i am just confused about how much I should charge?

btw, we will be 2 people working on this project if we took it and gonna use react native.

i am ready to answer your doubts 😇

How much I should charge?

For more context, I’m an Android dev with 4yrs exp. I have not done freelancing before. I’m approached by a company where they need a feature implementation in existing project. I estimated efforts to be around 4-5 days and complexity is medium. How do you calculate hourly rate based on that? 
Experienced freelancers please also let me know any other key things I should always do or keep in mind.

How to calculate freelancing rate?

Software Engineer

If I have a startup idea as a student, how to proceed into development.

I’ve been wanting to build something on my own, I have built and hosted a few apps. But I couldn’t scale as much as I would have liked. I have contemplated on running a startup but I don’t have any trusted team member to support me.

Building software apps is my passion. I want take benefit of my passion to make money. Is freelancing a good option to do so?

Share your experiences, if any. Would love to hear ideas on how I can convert my passion of building apps (both web app & mobile app) to make money.

PS: I am at a full time job and I’m looking for a side hustle.

Is freelancing an option to make money?

I'm working on a fintech B2C idea and need some advice. It's quite a complex idea, in a regulated industry (of course). I'm fairly good at developing apps (self taught web and mobile app dev) and currently working alone on this. I'm planning to use Flutter and GO to create the MVP. I'm experienced in Flutter but have no idea about GO. Currently working remotely (not enough savings to work on the idea full time). Need some suggestions on:

1. Should I learn GO or use ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot?

2. Since it's a fintech product (a highly regulated industry), how scrappy can I be regarding building and launching the MVP asap?

3. I've not worked in fintech, although I was a co-founder before (failed startup). Should I rather focus on building and launching the product by doing it all myself or take some time into looking for a co-founder?

4. I know that this is something that just cannot be bootstrapped (navigating in the grey areas of regulations, lobbying etc). Should I just put my head down and hustle it out till product launch or do I start looking to raise capital? Any angels or VCs that will actually fund an idea (especially in these times)?

Just looking to make better decisions by getting some opinions/suggestions/advice!

Questions and thread discussions are most welcome! 

Grapevine, do your thing 😤

Need Suggestions/Advice

Generalist

As a startup generalist, this has been unsettling, personally. What should all of us be doing to stay ahead of AI curve? What upskilling is required? What will be still relevant in 5-10 years?

How are you coping with the launch of Devin?

Founder

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I'm consulting with a startup which has exciting product, great vision but unable to offer monetary compensation as of now.

What else can be negotiated in the contract

Consulting with startup

Consultant

I'm working full time in a company, I'm also moonlighting in another startup, but not sure how much I should invoice them. My payment is based on story or task based. Can anyone guide?

How much to charge as moonlighting freelancer

Hey - am starting up in stealth. Have limited to no tech understanding. The product I am building requires some basic tech. Any suggestions on how do I go about hiring / getting external help for the tech piece?

Investor

I myself work for a game dev company from 5years.

After gaining experience I finally started working on creating my game,
 in the beginning it was just 2 man work.
 over time I needed to make the team bigger and within 2 months it became an ambitious project.

I now have 12 employees(most of them are my friends hence I am not having to pay a lot) 
For some of them , it's full time , and for rest it's their 2nd job.
I pay directly from my savings account.

Dunno why, I registered for Pvt Ltd on my parents name(I can't register on my name since I already work somewhere else)and soon getting it registered as a startup.

Since I am compleyely unaware of all these things,
What to avoid in the beginning?
I am about to get a CA
Also I am planning not to add employees under the name of the company for now until the game is released

Additionally,
What benifits(general/easy) can I get for being startup ?
I am also planning to sign up for AWS/GCLOUD startup program so that server cost can be reduced.

Any more info that I should be aware of?

I am registering for a startup, no pre-idea, suggestions on what to avoid , and how to get benefited?

Video Game Developer

I’m currently building a product for Real Estate Capital Management. I’m hiring for a Full stack Developer role as a core team member. Currently we’ll be outsourcing the initial technology (website and property management software) but I’m planning to hire a software developer so as to smoothen the process and make sure of proper progress. How much should I pay them in Base salary and CTC as a whole?

How much should I pay for a Full stack developer

Hey everyone,

I'm currently working as a SDE at a startup with about three years of experience. I'm considering making a move, and I've received an offer from an early-stage startup where I'd be joining as a founding engineer.
My main motivation for wanting to switch to some startup is the potential for high learning and growth opportunities, especially since I'm still relatively early in my career. However, I'm a bit torn between targeting multinational corporations (MNCs) like FAANG and sticking with startups.On one hand, MNCs offer more stability and potentially valuable stock options, which can be more than just paper money. 
So, my question is, should I prioritize learning and growth by staying with startups, or should I also consider the FAANG tag and potential stock benefits? Also Would there be any added advantage when I later interview at some FAANG , after working as a founding engineer for 3-4 years in some startup (given I’ll have to build multiple things from scratch and owning multiple modules). The base package for the offer I hold is roughly equivalent to what FAANGs pay at my level.

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Seeking advice - FAANG or startup?

Software Developer

We are two people looking for a tech Co-founder for a app based business. 

Things already tried
- Opened a marketing agency and made decent profits of 20laks in 6 month and closed shop as it wasn't scalable
- opened a brick and mortar shop for selling snacks. Couldn't quite work it out and sold off at a loss. Offline politics, non-local tax, police tax, under the table tax. Too much we didn't account for.
- tried making an app for loan disbursals, generated some traction but the app quality was poor and made on no-code platform. Sold it to another competitor at a decent profit.

Whatever be the business we understood tech is our blocker. Now looking to do something in body and skin health awareness and looking for tech founder.

When I say tech founder it doesn't mean a software engineer. Looking for someone who can take care of tech end to end from building the app to tech nuances. While we have tried getting tech agency in place they demand abhorrent prices for making a basic mvp and we realised maintaining tech without understanding tech is a hard thing to do. So hoping to get someone from grapevine.

Things it doesn't include: 
A million dollar package for a software engineer
No skin in the game work
Work like a product manager generalist and no tech skills whatsoever

What it includes:
Equal equity 
Work on something on sideline in hopes of making it big

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