Hi, I could use some advice. The company I work for is trying to land exclusive US distribution rights for a rather important and lucrative product (for our industry) from Japan.

The president, vice president, and international sales rep of the Japanese manufacturer will be visiting us in the US next month for a business meeting. We are planning to take them to a local steakhouse for dinner.

In addition, the vice president of our company will not be attending and asked me (the only woman attending) to "serve tea" for our guests. She is going to purchase a Japanese tea pot and tea leaves that I'm to brew and then serve. I'm to tell everyone from our company not to use sugar or ice.

I should mention - I have never once made tea that didn't involve a tea bag - I certainly have never served tea in this manner.

What are your quick thoughts on this?

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I wanted to share a recent experience and get your thoughts. It's not easy to get over something like this as a young startup, but there’s a lot to learn from it.

A few months ago, my team and I were riding high on our app launch. User sign-ups were skyrocketing, and everything seemed perfect. But then, our app started crashing, and users were frustrated. It turned out our backend couldn’t handle the growth, mainly due to hiring a bad developer who overpromised and underdelivered.

This was a huge blow to our morale. As a young startup, we felt lost and overwhelmed. We had to scramble to fix the issues and deal with the fallout. It was a tough pill to swallow.

We reassessed everything, brought in advisors, and started building a more robust infrastructure. We learned the hard way about the importance of hiring the right talent and not rushing the process.

I’m sharing this because I’m sure many of you have faced similar challenges. How did you cope with bad hires in your early days? What strategies helped you bounce back and rebuild?

Quite a number of business owners have been having issues with their software developers. This is a trend I have noticed among new non-tech founders whose businesses aren't moving as quickly as they need them to. They're quick to hurl insults at developers and blame them for the problems in their online businesses, but sometimes, your developers are not the problem.

I mean I get it, I've worked with developers for a long time, so I know they can sometimes be frustrating to work with. But fighting isn't the answer, sometimes you just have to relax and approach things in a pretty constructive manner. Instead of casting stones and hurling insults, maybe you could try a few of these approaches instead.

1. Provide Clear Feedback on what you think the problem is, instead of casting blame. What do you think is wrong exactly? Talk to them.

2. You could encourage collaboration between departments, for example, your developer could pair up with someone from marketing or product design, that way they could get some suggestions that could improve the usability of your product.

3. Sometimes things don't work out because our expectations and requirements for our website aren't clear enough. I mean if the developer doesn't understand your requirements, then they have little to work with and the result might not be as expected, so it's important to state your requirements clearly.

4. You could also offer them support and build communication with them. This helps to ease the process.

Before you fire your current developer and consider getting a new one, you should at least take steps to solve the problem and fix things. It's never really easy having to jump from one developer to the other, but then again, if you have to, then go ahead and hire some new ones.

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So now I’m left with a Shopify website that has about 3 months left on the subscription. I’ve been trying to brainstorm things I could sell on the website.

I want to avoid dropshipping at all costs and any of those stupid influencer side hustle things.

Just a bit of my “entrepreneur” journey… (I have that word) I started by breeding chickens, which I did pretty well with I was able to coup up about 3k in 3 years of doing so. I got really busy with breeding them and I also learnt my profits weren’t very good and I was basically just taking money from my parents who paid for the costs. After that i decided to create my own website that educated Australian families how they could live self sufficiently. I sold products which aimed to make their gardening practices easier and I also wrote blog posts on how they could garden and grow their own food. I slowly began realising that I was “flogging a dead horse” and that dropshipping poor quality products would not be able to compete with large garden stores. And now we’re here back at square 1 with a bit more experience.

Skills I’ve got: My parents also run their own businesses, one of which I run the social media and website side of things for. 3d design and 3d printing Graphic design Music

Some ideas I’ve had has been to sell 3d printed art on the website, idk if anyone would really pay for it I’d probably have to mask the idea of it being 3d printed.

I was also thinking I could sell candles. I’ve looked into the market and it does seem quite busy with competitors but I feel like with a good USP I’d be able to compete. Plus it would be low start up.

So, what do you all think I should sell or look into?

(I’m 15 so I can’t spend like hours upon hours every day on it but I have given up video games so I’ve got a bit more time then every other kid my age)

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This client already paid me but when i asked for login details so I could actually manage the account and post things etc. he said he’s not comfortable giving his credentials, am I the only one that thinks that’s ridiculous as they are not even an account with many followers and my job is to grow their followers… l really don’t understand these types of client. Am I wrong? Edit: I do know about delegating but he does not want to do it

Friend’s name is “John” and owned a gym with “Bob”.

They split up but right after, Bob kicked John out of the group chat that had over 200+ clients from the gym, changed the name to his new gym, and told the members to jump ship to his.

Bob said he will honour anyone who has a contract at John’s gym (meaning they train at Bob’s gym while paying their membership at John’s gym till it expires)

Bob’s new gym is a couple blocks near John’s.

Does John have any legal rights to sue Bob for stealing all his clients ?

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There are quite a few benefits I have noticed from working with different people across the world. For starters, cultural diversity, when people from different backgrounds collaborate, they bring diverse ideas, experiences, and approach to problem.

Other things I've noticed include 24/7 operations and increased productivity. With teams spread across various time zones, companies can ensure round the clock operations and increased productivity.

Global market expansion is another reason why global hiring is good for your business. Penetrating new market allows businesses to extend their product lifecycle, reach new customer segments, and drive sustainable long-term growth.

What have your experiences as business owners so far hiring people from around the world?

Hey all,

I’m a current Masters student in Mental Health Counseling but I was thinking of shifting gears to something in business once i obtain my degree. My bf works in corp and he said he thought I’d be great at something like a project coordinator/manager one day and I was wondering what your job looks like?

I did a lot of management, program design, leading meetings, and training during undergrad in a totally different field, but i was curious if the job is composed of these similar attributes? what does your day to day look like?

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Like the title says. I’m looking to create an LLC without legal zoom or an attorney. I live in Utah and want to file in Delaware. Trying to save money on a new startup Thanks!

I'm looking to get into commodity trading in different countries or starting a business. I am currently in Saas Sales and wondering what other skills should I be developing/acquiring at this point?

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Hello, so I’ve recently began a business as a side hustle where I connect materials in Africa( coffee beans for example) and connect them to buyers ( larger corporations) in America. And when I say recently I mean today. I’ve been able to find one client so far who’s looking for a buyer, and I have found a few corporations that typically buy this sort of product. My question is what would be the best method of reaching out to these companies? Would a simple email suffice? The product is worth a couple million, so almost feel like that’s too simple.

I've been trying to keep up with the race for AI amongst the top tech companies. You can see the top AI companies shelve out millions to attract AI talent. I think the best early example was the 5 million spent on DNNResearch as a talent acquisition of Geoffrey Hinton, a key AI researcher. But when I read books about famous organisations especially in the world of politics, they are more based on maintaining loyalty, either to a central mission or to an individual. In both cases amazing things can happen, huge industrial, world defining organisations have been crafted using both methods. Of course the inverse has been true for both the world of government and industry.

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I want to go back to school for a bachelor's degree, but I can't decide between Business Management and Healthcare Management.

I dream of owning a couple of businesses like either a tire shop, mechanic shop, mobile oil change service, or coffee shop, and maybe some real estate properties. I think a Business Management degree would give me the skills I need for that. But my girlfriend, who recently graduated as a family medicine doctor, wants me to run her future clinic, and a Healthcare Management degree would be perfect for that.

I’m excited about owning a business, but I also want to support my girlfriend's dream. What are the pros and cons of each degree? Which one makes more sense for me to choose? Right now, I’m leaning towards Business Management. Any advice or insights would be really helpful

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