I helped a friend fix his $800 US company mess in one afternoon — now I'm launching my own formation service
A friend spent 2 months trying to register a US LLC for his SaaS.
He picked Delaware because "everyone says Delaware."
→ $300/year franchise tax
→ Wrong entity type
→ 8 phone calls to the IRS
→ $800 gone before launch
When he asked for help, it took me one afternoon:
→ Wyoming LLC — $60/year
→ Called IRS at 6AM Tuesday — EIN in 15 min
→ Mercury bank approved in 3 days
→ Stripe running by Friday
One week. $250.
The part that made me angry: nobody warned him about Form 5472.
$25,000/year penalty if you miss it. Most services never mention it.
So I built TopStartNow — one-click US company formation for global founders.
LLC + Registered Agent + EIN + Domain + Email. $200/year. No SSN needed.
Bootstrapped. 58 guides published. Launching on Product Hunt Tuesday.
If you're a non-US founder who's tried to figure this stuff out —
what was the most frustrating part? Would love to learn from your experience.
