r/london_entrepreneurs

Hi all,

I'm a second time founder (first exited) post-seed working on an idea in proptech. I think there are a lot of us here building companies, that would be up for a meet up? Perhaps we can simply book a pub garden, and have some drinks and chat/network. Is there any demand for this? I can set up a WhatsApp groupchat if so. If you are interested, please comment and do a one-liner on what you're doing. If we get close to 10 I can organise it.

Best wishes

I wanted to share a small milestone and some lessons learned.

Around a year ago I started building a subscription-based business while working as a delivery rider in London.

I had no funding, no sales team, and no advertising budget.

A lot of evenings were spent coding after deliveries and many weekends were spent writing content instead of relaxing.

Today we've reached 20 paying subscribers.

Not a huge number, but enough to prove that strangers are willing to trust a product I built from scratch.

A few things that helped:

• Consistently publishing useful content
• Talking directly to potential customers
• Focusing on trust rather than aggressive selling
• Improving the product every week
• Being patient with growth

For founders further ahead:

What was the hardest stage for you?

Was it getting the first 10 customers, first 50, or first 100?

Early-stage founder in London, building a SaaS product in the healthtech /femtechspace. I'm working from home and want to get into a space with other founders.

Ideally in one place:

- office or desk access in London

- a real founder community, not just hot desks

- some mentoring and the odd workshop

- affordable for a pre-revenue startup

If you've found somewhere that actually nails this, I'd love to know which one. Cheers

Hi, does anyone know of any popular Discord or Slack groups that are focussed on UK tech startups. I can't find anything specific to the UK and tech. Looking for something where UK tech startup founders can help each other out, I can't even find anything London specific

Looking at registered office and virtual office options in London and the price difference between a central postcode like EC1 or WC2 versus somewhere further out is significant.

For the practical stuff - Companies House, banking, HMRC - does the specific postcode actually make any difference? Or is it purely about how it looks to clients?
And are there providers that are actually reliable or is this market full of operators that look legitimate but turn out to be PO boxes in disguise?

I’m planning to set up a small UK Ltd this year and kinda stuck between 1st formations and Your Company Formations.I know I can do it myself through companies house, but tbh I don’t really wanna spend hours figuring out every little detail. I’m only setting up one company....not trying to become an expert in company formation lol.

I checked both sites & noticed Your company formations is cheaper, but cost isn’t really an issue for me. I just need to get it right the first time and not pick something just because the package page looks nice.

Has anyone here used either of them recently?

Mainly wanna know if the setup was actually quick, if support replied after payment nd if the extras were useful or just random stuff added to make the package look better. Also open to other agents if there’s a better deal out there. Not looking for marketing answers tbh....just wanna hear from people who actually used them before I decide.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 32F part-time artist based in South East London and I'm wondering if there are any other creatives who'd be interested in meeting up for coffee, coworking sessions, or just a good chat about creative projects.

I'd love to connect with fellow artists, makers, writers, designers, or anyone running a creative business. It would be great to have people to brainstorm with, share ideas, talk through challenges, and support each other's creative journeys.

If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, feel free to comment or send me a message!

I'm sure people have heard that before but this time I will put my neck on the line and say its true.

We've made an app that I think could be the new framework for dating apps going forward. No swiping, no profile perfecting, (hopefully) no awkward messages that lead to nothing.

Because of advancements in AI we have built something that does more than what has come before. But this also means we have absolutely no clue if this thing works with it being so different!

For the beta test, we want to open up the geography, so you'll likely match with people quite far away but it would be great to see if users get on with one another. Who knows you might make a new pen pal - ooo good idea for the future.

The aim of this thing is to actually pair like-minded and truly compatible people so the real test is "do I really click with this person"

Anyway, if you'd like to give it a go and tell me where we can improve it I'd really appreciate it.

https://preview.redd.it/u3cg4vcg634h1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=be4df355ed6989acc621a4c2e4323a7c1cbf2a48