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Ideas & Validation

Test an idea before you build it. Bring evidence, expect questions.

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How did you validate your idea, and what would have changed your mind?6 Oct 2026

Money, Legal & Taxes

Companies, contracts, invoices, VAT, and the paperwork nobody warns you about.

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Selling to other countries: how do you handle sales tax and VAT?6 Oct 2026

Buying & Selling

Acquiring a product, selling yours, valuations, and due diligence.

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How is a small online business valued? Share what you have seen6 Oct 2026

Co-founders & Hiring

Finding a partner, splitting equity, and making the first hire.

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Your first hire or contractor: what did you hand over first?6 Oct 2026

Founder Life

Motivation, burnout, quitting the job, and working alone.

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Quitting your job to go full-time: how did you decide?6 Oct 2026

Funding & Bootstrapping

Raising, grants, accelerators, and the case for never taking a cent.

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Grants, credits and non-dilutive money: what have you actually received?6 Oct 2026

Product & Customer Feedback

Roadmaps, feature requests, user interviews, and saying no.

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The feature you said no to: how did you tell the customer?6 Oct 2026

Support & Operations

Help desks, refunds, chargebacks, and running the company day to day.

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Could your business run for two weeks without you?6 Oct 2026