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Principal at TinySeed here, just a quick correction if anyone else finds this — we’re a remote/online accelerator. :)

Just saw this pop in here — I'm the Director for the TinySeed accelerator programs, happy to answer any questions folks have.

(Clarification: $500 USD in MRR.)

$500 USD minimum; basically just enough to prove that you have some initial set of customers and are looking to scale. Essentially our programming/education assumes some amount of initial product-market fit.

Program Director here, happy to answer any questions!

Program Director of TinySeed here, appreciate it! Check us out here: https://tinyseed.com

You might be interested in TinySeed's Syndicate offering — we started this for companies who are beyond the needs of the accelerator but would benefit from raising money (for instance, to deploy on new initiatives, or to take money off the table as a founder, or to buy another business, etc.): https://tinyseed.com/syndicate-founders

> the focus is B2B but you won't outright deny a B2C company, if you think they have a good idea?

Correct — also, most B2C companies have, or will build, a B2B component due to the higher contract prices they allow.

That's correct. More info here on the full TinySeed terms can be found here: https://tinyseed.com/faq

Tracy here from TinySeed, thanks for linking to our thesis!

Point of clarification: we don't do profit-sharing. Instead, we are equity owners. So when a company gets to the point of success where they want to take money off the table, they can issue dividends (and TinySeed get's a pro-rata amount of those dividends). I find this is one of our most unique points and aligns the incentives of the founder with TinySeed.

As mentioned in that page, by investing broadly into B2B SaaS, we can succeed as a venture firm without needing to count on unicorn exits. We're about to back our 80th company, and our founders tend to be older, more likely to have families, and tend to be "unsexy" businesses. We're only a few years old, but we've had very promising results (as a VC firm) so far.

MicroConf Connect is an awesome bootstrappery community: https://microconf.com/connect

We're incredibly honored that you chose us!

I'm really excited to work with these 18 companies. This is also our most international batch yet, with seven companies based out of the US.

Program Director at TinySeed here — we're right at the tail-end of fundraising for our second fund, check out our investment thesis here: https://tinyseed.com/thesis

Probably, but we’d need to talk with the founders first. Hard to say without knowing the business/field, but we definitely anticipate competitors across batches as we’re growing quickly.

I wish, but unfortunately we’re constrained by a limit of 99 investors in a fund - see this post we wrote: https://tinyseed.com/latest/99-investor-problem

We may have limited spots at $150k left (our minimum is normally $250k) - if you’re still interested, fill out the form at https://tinyseed.com/invest

We invest $120k + $60k per founder and work with SaaS specifically (with most investments in B2B SaaS). A narrow focus means we’re able to tailor our mentor roster and program and provide more actionable and relevant advice. More info: https://tinyseed.com/faq

Program Director here — we're over the moon about the raise and excited about backing 100+ startups over the next three years. Happy to answer any questions folks have about the program.

Really valuable insights; really shows how different independent SaaS is. For instance, 56% of founders are solo in indie SaaS, whereas a lot of traditional VC accelerators prefer (or require) at least two founders on a team.

Really valuable insights — really shows how different independent SaaS is. For instance, 56% solo founders in indie SaaS when a lot of traditional VC accelerators prefer (or require) at least two.

Program Manager here — really excited for the year ahead. I'll watch this space in case anyone has questions!

Hey, Tracy here, program manager at TinySeed. Thanks for recommending us, the OP's business is right up our alley. Happy to chat any time if anyone has questions: tracy@tinyseed.com

Hey, I’m the program manager at TinySeed, I’ll be hanging here through the day to answer questions as well. Ask us anything!

Thanks for the nitpicks! Going to update the Mac version too when I release the Linux/Windows versions, this is super helpful.

Hey, author/illustrator here. Of course this pops up on HN while I'm on a transatlantic flight.

Thanks for all the nice comments!

I made this specifically for folks who've only used GUIs and are used to having a designed shell around everything they do. That's why I illustrated the windows — at the small expense of readability, the goofiness/friendliness makes the topic more fun and less intimidating.

As shazow mentioned, I'm working on specific Linux (very few changes) and Windows versions (including instructions on using the Linux subsystem), and hopefully doing others on topics like git and whatnot — same model as this one, no signup forms or payments. That said, I am looking for sponsors to help fund my time in making these. If you (or your company) is interested, send me an email at tracy@hellowebbooks.com :)

I wrote Hello Web App to teach Django + Python web app development by talking readers through creating a unique project (using a project template described in the tutorial): https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django

I'm actually fundraising for the new edition of the book, updated for Python3+Django2.0: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868398473/hello-web-ap...

Right? I talked a bit in IndieHackers about this (https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/failing-to-find-a-dev...) — 2017 was our best year ever because I hired someone to manage the business (she's a part of the current team). Having someone make decisions who is excited and enthusiastic has been a major part in WL's current growth. I should have hired her way earlier.

Hey HN,

Way back in the day when I first working on what'll become WL, I wrote about my experiences learning to code and posted it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2227770

It's been a fun, rocky, educational, stressful, and amazing few years, and I feel like it's time to pass it on to someone new.

I wrote this post with ALL the details (which are fun to read on their own, even if you're not interested in a weddings-based business). I hope you find it interesting!

If you don't mind me tooting my own horn, I wrote an intermediate-level book for Django: https://hellowebbooks.com/django-intermediate-concepts/

I found a lot of beginner and a lot of advanced stuff, so I decided to write something in the middle. Covers adding payments, how to work with multiple models, etc.

I wrote Hello Web App to teach web app development with Python and Django: https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django

The HTML version of the book is free: https://hellowebbooks.com/tutorial/

Proud to have a 5 star rating with 37 reviews on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Web-App-Tracy-Osborn/dp/0986365...

Happy to answer any questions anyone has!