u/Eastern-Pick-2431

I'm an early-stage investor (pre-seed/seed).

Honestly getting a bit tired of the standard pitch deck routine market size slide, "why now," rehearsed answers. Doesn't tell me much about whether someone actually understands the problem they're solving.

What I'm actually looking for: founders who've lived the problem or obsessed over it enough to see something others missed. Doesn't need to be polished. I'd rather have a messy 45-min conversation than watch a rehearsed pitch.

Bonus points if you've got even small proof it's real — a few paying users, a waitlist, something someone's actually used and didn't hate.

Sector agnostic, but I lean toward consumer, services marketplaces, HR/workforce tech, and vertical SaaS solving genuinely painful workflows.

If that's you and you want to talk it through (not pitch it, talk it through) drop a comment or DM me. Happy to jump on a call.

Hey folks,

We're building something at the intersection of quick commerce and quick services in India — think instant delivery infrastructure combined with on-demand home services, launching pan-India starting this Diwali. Early stage, well-funded, and we're at the point where we need someone to actually own the technical org, not just execute someone else's roadmap.

What you'd actually be doing:

Own architecture decisions for a system that needs to handle real-time matching, logistics, and payments at scale — not a CRUD app, actual hard distributed-systems problems (inventory sync, delivery ETA prediction, geo-matching)

Build and lead the engineering team from the ground up — we're currently small, so you're shaping hiring, stack decisions, and culture from day one, not inheriting someone else's mess

Direct line to the founder — no layers of middle management between your decisions and shipping them

Full ownership of the tech stack (currently Node.js/NestJS, React Native, PostgreSQL, Redis, Socket.io) — if you think something should change, you have the authority to change it

What we're looking for:

6+ years building and scaling production systems, ideally with some exposure to marketplace/logistics/on-demand platforms

Real experience leading a team, not just senior IC work

Comfortable with ambiguity — we're pre-launch, so you'll be building process alongside product

Based in or willing to relocate to Delhi NCR (Noida)

Compensation: Depending on experience, with meaningful ESOP on top — we're not lowballing this, we know what senior engineering leadership costs and we're prepared to pay for it.

This isn't a "wear 15 hats and get burned out" pitch — it's a genuine offer to build and own a technical org at a company that's about to go from zero to live across multiple cities. If that sounds like your kind of problem, DM me or drop a comment and I'll follow up.

Hey folks,

We're building something at the intersection of quick commerce and quick services in India — think instant delivery infrastructure combined with on-demand home services, launching pan-India starting this Diwali. Early stage, well-funded, and we're at the point where we need someone to actually own the technical org, not just execute someone else's roadmap.

What you'd actually be doing:

Own architecture decisions for a system that needs to handle real-time matching, logistics, and payments at scale — not a CRUD app, actual hard distributed-systems problems (inventory sync, delivery ETA prediction, geo-matching)

Build and lead the engineering team from the ground up — we're currently small, so you're shaping hiring, stack decisions, and culture from day one, not inheriting someone else's mess

Direct line to the founder — no layers of middle management between your decisions and shipping them

Full ownership of the tech stack (currently Node.js/NestJS, React Native, PostgreSQL, Redis, Socket.io) — if you think something should change, you have the authority to change it

What we're looking for:

6+ years building and scaling production systems, ideally with some exposure to marketplace/logistics/on-demand platforms

Real experience leading a team, not just senior IC work

Comfortable with ambiguity — we're pre-launch, so you'll be building process alongside product

Based in or willing to relocate to Delhi NCR (Noida)

Compensation: Depending on experience, with meaningful ESOP on top — we're not lowballing this, we know what senior engineering leadership costs and we're prepared to pay for it.

This isn't a "wear 15 hats and get burned out" pitch — it's a genuine offer to build and own a technical org at a company that's about to go from zero to live across multiple cities. If that sounds like your kind of problem, DM me or drop a comment and I'll follow up.

Hey folks,

We're building something at the intersection of quick commerce and quick services in India — think instant delivery infrastructure combined with on-demand home services, launching pan-India starting this Diwali. Early stage, well-funded, and we're at the point where we need someone to actually own the technical org, not just execute someone else's roadmap.

What you'd actually be doing:

Own architecture decisions for a system that needs to handle real-time matching, logistics, and payments at scale — not a CRUD app, actual hard distributed-systems problems (inventory sync, delivery ETA prediction, geo-matching)

Build and lead the engineering team from the ground up — we're currently small, so you're shaping hiring, stack decisions, and culture from day one, not inheriting someone else's mess

Direct line to the founder — no layers of middle management between your decisions and shipping them

Full ownership of the tech stack (currently Node.js/NestJS, React Native, PostgreSQL, Redis, Socket.io) — if you think something should change, you have the authority to change it

What we're looking for:

6+ years building and scaling production systems, ideally with some exposure to marketplace/logistics/on-demand platforms

Real experience leading a team, not just senior IC work

Comfortable with ambiguity — we're pre-launch, so you'll be building process alongside product

Based in or willing to relocate to Delhi NCR (Noida)

Compensation: Depending on experience, with meaningful ESOP on top — we're not lowballing this, we know what senior engineering leadership costs and we're prepared to pay for it.

This isn't a "wear 15 hats and get burned out" pitch — it's a genuine offer to build and own a technical org at a company that's about to go from zero to live across multiple cities. If that sounds like your kind of problem, DM me or drop a comment and I'll follow up.

We building One Tappe and I'd rather get torn apart here now than find out what's broken after launch.

**The thesis:** Nobody in India runs quick commerce and quick services on one platform at scale. Blinkit does groceries. Pronto, Snabbit, and Urban Company do home help. We're doing both — plus a vertical none of them are touching seriously: verified elder and parent care.

**Where we actually are:**

- Self-funded so far, no external capital

- ~20 people onboarded, including product/tech and HR leads

- MVP targeting September, Delhi NCR

- Zero customers. Pre-revenue. Not pretending otherwise.

**What I keep going back and forth on, and would genuinely like opinions on:**

1. Everyone tells me to pick one — commerce or services — and not do both. Services needs no inventory, no dark stores, no working capital. Commerce needs all of it before order one. Is leading with services the obvious call and I'm just attached to the combined vision?

2. Dark store economics need 300–400 orders/day to stop bleeding. For anyone who's operated one — how long did it realistically take you to get there from a standing start?

3. Elder care is the vertical I care most about and the one where a single bad incident could end the company. Anyone here built in a high-trust, high-liability category? What did you wish you'd put in place before launch instead of after?

We'll be raising after September once there's actual data to point at. Right now I'm more interested in finding the holes than finding money — so if you've operated in q-comm or home services and think this is a bad idea, I'd rather hear it.

Happy to answer anything in comments.

We building One Tappe and I'd rather get torn apart here now than find out what's broken after launch.

**The thesis:** Nobody in India runs quick commerce and quick services on one platform at scale. Blinkit does groceries. Pronto, Snabbit, and Urban Company do home help. We're doing both — plus a vertical none of them are touching seriously: verified elder and parent care.

**Where we actually are:**

- Self-funded so far, no external capital

- ~20 people onboarded, including product/tech and HR leads

- MVP targeting September, Delhi NCR

- Zero customers. Pre-revenue. Not pretending otherwise.

**What I keep going back and forth on, and would genuinely like opinions on:**

1. Everyone tells me to pick one — commerce or services — and not do both. Services needs no inventory, no dark stores, no working capital. Commerce needs all of it before order one. Is leading with services the obvious call and I'm just attached to the combined vision?

2. Dark store economics need 300–400 orders/day to stop bleeding. For anyone who's operated one — how long did it realistically take you to get there from a standing start?

3. Elder care is the vertical I care most about and the one where a single bad incident could end the company. Anyone here built in a high-trust, high-liability category? What did you wish you'd put in place before launch instead of after?

We'll be raising after September once there's actual data to point at. Right now I'm more interested in finding the holes than finding money — so if you've operated in q-comm or home services and think this is a bad idea, I'd rather hear it.

Happy to answer anything in comments.

We building One Tappe and I'd rather get torn apart here now than find out what's broken after launch.

**The thesis:** Nobody in India runs quick commerce and quick services on one platform at scale. Blinkit does groceries. Pronto, Snabbit, and Urban Company do home help. We're doing both — plus a vertical none of them are touching seriously: verified elder and parent care.

**Where we actually are:**

- Self-funded so far, no external capital

- ~20 people onboarded, including product/tech and HR leads

- MVP targeting September, Delhi NCR

- Zero customers. Pre-revenue. Not pretending otherwise.

**What I keep going back and forth on, and would genuinely like opinions on:**

1. Everyone tells me to pick one — commerce or services — and not do both. Services needs no inventory, no dark stores, no working capital. Commerce needs all of it before order one. Is leading with services the obvious call and I'm just attached to the combined vision?

2. Dark store economics need 300–400 orders/day to stop bleeding. For anyone who's operated one — how long did it realistically take you to get there from a standing start?

3. Elder care is the vertical I care most about and the one where a single bad incident could end the company. Anyone here built in a high-trust, high-liability category? What did you wish you'd put in place before launch instead of after?

We'll be raising after September once there's actual data to point at. Right now I'm more interested in finding the holes than finding money — so if you've operated in q-comm or home services and think this is a bad idea, I'd rather hear it.

Happy to answer anything in comments.

I'll keep this honest and direct.

We're a growing startup currently 25 people strong. The mission is real, the team is solid, and the energy is the kind you don't manufacture — you either have it or you don't. We have it.

We need more hands. Not bodies — hands. People who come in with intent, ownership, and something to prove.

Why Reddit?

I've run hiring across platforms. Reddit keeps surprising me. The candidates I've connected with here have shown up with a level of self-awareness and genuine motivation that outperforms most traditional pipelines. No fluff. No game-playing. Just people who want to build.

If you're curious about working with us — drop a comment or DM. Tell me what you do, what you've built or contributed to, and why you're looking right now. I'll read every single one.

For founders:

If you're early-stage and navigating the fog — product direction, fundraising, team structure, or just decision fatigue — I'm open to talking. I've been through the grind and I don't gatekeep what I've learned.

Funding guidance specifically: if you're building something real and don't know where to start with investors, let's connect. I'd rather help someone get it right than watch avoidable mistakes slow good ideas down.

This is a straightforward invitation. Build with us, or let's help each other build better.

Comment below. DM open.

Let's make something that matters.

I'll keep this honest and direct.

We're a growing startup currently 25 people strong. The mission is real, the team is solid, and the energy is the kind you don't manufacture — you either have it or you don't. We have it.

We need more hands. Not bodies — hands. People who come in with intent, ownership, and something to prove.

Why Reddit?

I've run hiring across platforms. Reddit keeps surprising me. The candidates I've connected with here have shown up with a level of self-awareness and genuine motivation that outperforms most traditional pipelines. No fluff. No game-playing. Just people who want to build.

If you're curious about working with us — drop a comment or DM. Tell me what you do, what you've built or contributed to, and why you're looking right now. I'll read every single one.

For founders:

If you're early-stage and navigating the fog — product direction, fundraising, team structure, or just decision fatigue — I'm open to talking. I've been through the grind and I don't gatekeep what I've learned.

Funding guidance specifically: if you're building something real and don't know where to start with investors, let's connect. I'd rather help someone get it right than watch avoidable mistakes slow good ideas down.

This is a straightforward invitation. Build with us, or let's help each other build better.

Comment below. DM open.

Let's make something that matters.

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Founder here with 2 days off. DM me if you want to talk startups, business ideas, or just need someone to think with.

No pitch decks. No formalities.

If you're struggling to get your idea off the ground or just want honest feedback from someone who's in the trenches right now — I'm here this weekend.

Currently building a hyperlocal service platform. Happy to talk anything — tech, ops, hiring, validation, whatever you're stuck on.

If we align on your idea and see real potential in it, we're also open to initial funding to help you move faster.

Comment below or DM. Good conversations only.

Hello,

I’m currently evaluating early-stage founders and scalable businesses across sectors where long-term infrastructure, operational depth, and execution quality matter more than short-term hype.

My primary interest lies in companies building:

- logistics and supply-chain systems,

- commerce infrastructure,

- consumer ecosystems,

- operational technology,

- AI-enabled platforms,

- and scalable real-world solutions with strong long-term defensibility.

I’m particularly drawn toward founders who think deeply about:

- systems,

- operational efficiency,

- unit economics,

- scalability,

- and sustainable market positioning.

At this stage, I’m open to supporting high-conviction teams with:

- early-stage capital,

- strategic guidance,

- operational structuring,

- and long-term growth thinking.

I value clarity and execution over presentation-driven narratives. If you’re building something meaningful with a strong understanding of the problem space, I’d be interested in learning more about:

- the problem you’re solving,

- current stage of the company,

- product and market direction,

- execution roadmap,

- and the type of support you’re seeking.

Looking forward to connecting with serious builders.

Hello,

I’m currently evaluating early-stage founders and scalable businesses across sectors where long-term infrastructure, operational depth, and execution quality matter more than short-term hype.

My primary interest lies in companies building:

- logistics and supply-chain systems,

- commerce infrastructure,

- consumer ecosystems,

- operational technology,

- AI-enabled platforms,

- and scalable real-world solutions with strong long-term defensibility.

I’m particularly drawn toward founders who think deeply about:

- systems,

- operational efficiency,

- unit economics,

- scalability,

- and sustainable market positioning.

At this stage, I’m open to supporting high-conviction teams with:

- early-stage capital,

- strategic guidance,

- operational structuring,

- and long-term growth thinking.

I value clarity and execution over presentation-driven narratives. If you’re building something meaningful with a strong understanding of the problem space, I’d be interested in learning more about:

- the problem you’re solving,

- current stage of the company,

- product and market direction,

- execution roadmap,

- and the type of support you’re seeking.

Looking forward to connecting with serious builders.

Hello,

I’m currently evaluating early-stage founders and scalable businesses across sectors where long-term infrastructure, operational depth, and execution quality matter more than short-term hype.

My primary interest lies in companies building:

- logistics and supply-chain systems,

- commerce infrastructure,

- consumer ecosystems,

- operational technology,

- AI-enabled platforms,

- and scalable real-world solutions with strong long-term defensibility.

I’m particularly drawn toward founders who think deeply about:

- systems,

- operational efficiency,

- unit economics,

- scalability,

- and sustainable market positioning.

At this stage, I’m open to supporting high-conviction teams with:

- early-stage capital,

- strategic guidance,

- operational structuring,

- and long-term growth thinking.

I value clarity and execution over presentation-driven narratives. If you’re building something meaningful with a strong understanding of the problem space, I’d be interested in learning more about:

- the problem you’re solving,

- current stage of the company,

- product and market direction,

- execution roadmap,

- and the type of support you’re seeking.

Looking forward to connecting with serious builders.

29M in Noida.

Trying to build businesses, fix life, become disciplined, drink less chai, sleep on time, and somehow survive adulthood simultaneously.

Current status:

Brain says “build empire”

Body says “sleep”

Heart says “go on random road trip”

Looking for chill people to hang out/travel/explore Noida with because networking events feel like LinkedIn came to life and honestly that’s terrifying.

Into:

random drives with no destination

street food debates

cafés

startup conversations

photography

dark humor

deep talks at 2AM

and making unrealistic travel plans we may actually do

If you’re also mentally unstable but functioning professionally, welcome aboard.

DMs open.