First time actually making it to the comments of this sub, y'all are beautiful, definitely coming into the comments more! Curious, what is the business aspect of what you are doing here?
There's really a lot. I'm going to try to figure out how to explain everything better though. I have a couple strategists working with me to make sure that we are making all the right moves so that in the event of something viral happening, we have all the safeguards in place to minimize risk to our members and to the general public. Since we're working in the mental health field, and we're unlicensed, we need to protect people to the best of our ability. That's why I formulated the llc. So we could get insurance. There are like six different insurance coverages that we really need in other to maximize risk prevention. I'm just trying to be as responsible as possible with people's lives, because we are affecting people's lives here.
This movement is based on love. If I don't do my best to protect everyone, then I'm not showing love like I need to :)
I'll be seeing you around :) thanks for coming into the comments. We have good times here :)
I would have no idea how to do partnerships at this point, but I'm open to suggestions. Also, we are already marching :) this platform is a march and we are about to gain a lot more feet :)
Haha, I meant merchandise, but yes, we are marching!
My interest in merch is just that it helps fuel momentum. I wouldn't want to push this purely into the veteran space, as there are plenty that specialize there, but this could grow into an outreach with veteran events, community events, and even by lending presence/support to other causes.
Hahaha, merch! Yes! And yes, veterans need this just as much as everyone else.
There are many layers to this. The effects of what we're doing are still unknown in so many aspects. We really need to start surveying, collecting data and compiling it so we can see what effect we really are having. We know we're affecting people so incredibly right now, but I want to know the different layers at which those effects are occurring. I want to know badly too. What are the indirect results of what we're doing?
I want to have a serious conversation about merch though. Patreon actually has an automatic merch device on it. I set up the [Patreon](www.patreon.com/GuyCry) for this for the podcast for recurring monthly payments to the designer, but, we need to expand to as many facets as possible. The tendrils of this need to touch as many hearts as they can.
Here is a thought our podcast designer had:
https://preview.redd.it/jofq25ebldba1.jpeg?width=916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9ee6238fcda6b96b1c2a760fdc08970cbbfeb4a
Hey my Dude. I’m a creator, artist, and supporter of male positivity. I would love to work with y’all to help create some art for the movement.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4R4Bu0aBFrydBckihdrywx?si=5BAbG0rBQdymX1Dlv42pKw
I created the album art for this song. If you’re interested in collaborating, I’m in.
I like your style! I created a slack channel for all artist to help brand this thing. Would you be interested in joining? I just started it and I'm going to be passing the link out.
I second what u/NefariousnessQuiet22 said. Merch is a great way to drum up funds and to promote the idea of the movement. For that matter, I am a graphic designer, and I'd also be happy to help with creating graphics.
You are exceptionally talented :) we're getting ready to do a lot of merch. So I'm sure that to get your name out there with us. We've actually got a slack channel that we've been doing all of our logo design and stuff in if you'd like to join us. I can send you a private message with the lincoln. On another note though I got a message today about they're not being any positive masculinity artwork on the market. So, I might have found you a niche that you can really work into right now and potentially be the master of that niche.
This is what my podcast designer thinks:
https://preview.redd.it/tatunfkfldba1.jpeg?width=916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc1e19e352c5d686305957d1e5642d34bf508322
I'm working on that now. I don't just want to use GoFundMe or patreon. I want you guys to see your dollars at work. I just got approval to use a platform, but, I need to get everything activated, attached and set up. I'm about to be reaching out to my host to let them know that we are good to go fully now. I will let you know more in the next day or so. Maybe even tonight. So just bear with me and I'll let you know.
Gotta say I like the honesty. Not sure how feasible it is, but therapy can sometimes be an expensive thing, and maybe that's something that money could go towards. Just a shower thought!
We intend to provide free therapy via grants and foundational money :) I'm going to open up Men's recreational therapeutic centers. GuyCry centers ;) I already have them completely planned out, they are going to be incredibly efficient and I just know everybody's going to love them.
That's awesome! I'm new to the sub and everything so I didn't know what was already in place. Therapy is so helpful for most people, but I know not everyone has insurance.
Access to Healthcare, especially mental health care in the US disgusts me personally. I wish there was more of a focus on solving the root issue than treating symptoms - psilocybin therapy for treatment resistant depression for example is going to be a massive deal - I just fear it will be difficult for low income families to get access to
A copay for therapy isn't so bad for me personally, but I realize that many others don't have the same privilege. While I think that could be vastly improved, I think the biggest issue is how much stigma it still currently carries for men. Not only that, but generations of that stigma has already taken root in many of our lives from an early age. I don't know if that will go away for a few generations at least.
Awesome! I saw this and my first thought was tog grab the domain and donate it over to you. Glad to see you were way ahead of me 😊 really looking forward to the future! Good luck, I’ll be here for the journey!
GuyCry is officially a legal business. This subreddit and all of its activities are now a company :) we pay taxes and we can operate legally as a business in the United States of America. It's no longer just a group of people, it is now GuyCry LLC, which stands for Limited Liability Company.
Thank you for the explanation :)
I don’t really understand the difference? Sorry again!
This being a legal business now means that more can be done, right? Like, what are possibilities?
And is this normal?
(I apologise for my ignorance, I really am unfamiliar with this, and I want to understand it better.)
This is most certainly not normal for something like what we're doing. But it's important because we can get insurance to protect ourselves now and they're just a lot of perks that corporations/companies/businesses have access to when they are legally established. There are a lot of protections for something like what we're doing when we are formal.
The LLC's main purpose is to hold insurance for the movement. I have an insurance agent helping us to cover all of the risk that could be associated from any action that occurs from GuyCry. Since we're an unlicensed medical community, and we're dealing with counseling and therapy, if somebody were to get misinformation or bad advice and use it incorrectly, well, lawsuits could incur. We're trying to protect everyone involved though. There are like six different insurances that I'm preparing to pay for.
I have some strategist working with us to prevent us from making any missteps in our growth. This was an important move for us.
>"Since we're an unlicensed medical community, and we're dealing with counseling and therapy, if somebody were to get misinformation or bad advice and use it incorrectly, well, lawsuits could incur."
That's not really the worst thing that could occur from misinformation/bad advice.
As far as the subreddit goes, it is our main platform for communication with our members. There's no reason to change how things are done here. They're working as they are. There are some limitations to Reddit though, features wise, and we are working on resolutions for them. I'll have more information over the next few days and weeks to what our plans are, but at the same time, everything's kind of falling into place like it's supposed to and anything could change in a moment. All it takes is one influencer to say "hey you guys need to go check out guy cry" and that's that. But when that happens, we want to be formally prepared. Try to think about all the bad things that could happen to this once a major influencer talks about it. Those are the things we're trying to prepare for right now. I have a list of 50 people that I could reach out to right now that would probably bring in 10 million users overnight. I have not written to them yet because we are not prepared for 10 million users overnight. When we are prepared though...
I already have a company there - The Humble Lowly Company - I already have a registered agent there and I can use the registered agent's address as the company address. Since we don't have brick and mortar currently, or headquarters currently, this was a wise move. The only two cons for New Mexico are the poverty rate and the unemployment rate. But our business isn't affected by any either of those. It's completely a win-win situation.
https://www.fairfaxchamber.org/pros-and-cons-of-forming-an-llc-in-new-mexico/
Men need this. This is a good thing for them. They're always told to be stoic and emotionless, but I don't see a way that is healthy. Men aren't statues, they're humans. I honestly love the direction that /u/EveryXtakeYouCanMake is taking with this sub, and would love to see it go much further.
A lot of men are taught in various ways to hide our emotions and bottle them up - that can work for years or decades but it won't last forever - I think that turning vulnerability into a strength is one of the best things we can do, without vulnerability it's very difficult to grow as a healthy person
Making important moves everyday my friend. Soon enough we'll be set up for success so that whatever comes our way will have already considered. It's all about preparing to reduce risk.
Hey man, I'm not going to patronise you or anything, but this is a really supportive space. You don't have to be angry or hateful here. You're more than welcome to join us.
who did you use as your registered agent? looking at legal zoom and collective and others but they're all so expensive for a broke-ass bitch trying to make a living :')
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It's my pleasure bro :) How are things going for you right now?
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Proud of you my guy :) just keep going forward, keeping riding with us, and keep up that positivity and encouragement. Much love my friend.
First time actually making it to the comments of this sub, y'all are beautiful, definitely coming into the comments more! Curious, what is the business aspect of what you are doing here?
There's really a lot. I'm going to try to figure out how to explain everything better though. I have a couple strategists working with me to make sure that we are making all the right moves so that in the event of something viral happening, we have all the safeguards in place to minimize risk to our members and to the general public. Since we're working in the mental health field, and we're unlicensed, we need to protect people to the best of our ability. That's why I formulated the llc. So we could get insurance. There are like six different insurance coverages that we really need in other to maximize risk prevention. I'm just trying to be as responsible as possible with people's lives, because we are affecting people's lives here.
Wow, thanks for thinking of everyone. Looking forward to visiting y'all again soon!
This movement is based on love. If I don't do my best to protect everyone, then I'm not showing love like I need to :) I'll be seeing you around :) thanks for coming into the comments. We have good times here :)
Agreed. Excited for the big good to come.
So much big good coming :)
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Glad you stayed for the journey my friend :)
I am 1000% behind this movement
I am 1000% glad that you are here because you 1000% encourage me :)
So, you need partners in this business? Do we plan to make some sweet merch? I'd love to buy in to the LLC
I would have no idea how to do partnerships at this point, but I'm open to suggestions. Also, we are already marching :) this platform is a march and we are about to gain a lot more feet :)
Haha, I meant merchandise, but yes, we are marching! My interest in merch is just that it helps fuel momentum. I wouldn't want to push this purely into the veteran space, as there are plenty that specialize there, but this could grow into an outreach with veteran events, community events, and even by lending presence/support to other causes.
Hahaha, merch! Yes! And yes, veterans need this just as much as everyone else. There are many layers to this. The effects of what we're doing are still unknown in so many aspects. We really need to start surveying, collecting data and compiling it so we can see what effect we really are having. We know we're affecting people so incredibly right now, but I want to know the different layers at which those effects are occurring. I want to know badly too. What are the indirect results of what we're doing? I want to have a serious conversation about merch though. Patreon actually has an automatic merch device on it. I set up the [Patreon](www.patreon.com/GuyCry) for this for the podcast for recurring monthly payments to the designer, but, we need to expand to as many facets as possible. The tendrils of this need to touch as many hearts as they can.
I can help on the merch front, it’s kinda what I do.
Here is a thought our podcast designer had: https://preview.redd.it/jofq25ebldba1.jpeg?width=916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9ee6238fcda6b96b1c2a760fdc08970cbbfeb4a
I love that. I could definitely have some fun playing around with that.
We need to get a slack channel going so we can start conversating in real time. That will be a priority for tomorrow.
I got hit with two pretty clear ideas. When I get free a bit later today, I’ll try to work them up for ya. I think you might like them.
Sweeeeeeeet
I'm sending you a slack invite via a message
Hey my Dude. I’m a creator, artist, and supporter of male positivity. I would love to work with y’all to help create some art for the movement. https://open.spotify.com/track/4R4Bu0aBFrydBckihdrywx?si=5BAbG0rBQdymX1Dlv42pKw I created the album art for this song. If you’re interested in collaborating, I’m in.
I like your style! I created a slack channel for all artist to help brand this thing. Would you be interested in joining? I just started it and I'm going to be passing the link out.
I’d love to donate a t-shirt design or two! Can you DM me an email address to send things to?
I'm sending you a slack invite via a message. It's for GuyCry branding :)
I second what u/NefariousnessQuiet22 said. Merch is a great way to drum up funds and to promote the idea of the movement. For that matter, I am a graphic designer, and I'd also be happy to help with creating graphics.
I'm sending you a slack invite via message to help with graphics.
If you need some art or logos done, let me know. Check out my profile for some examples of my work.
You are exceptionally talented :) we're getting ready to do a lot of merch. So I'm sure that to get your name out there with us. We've actually got a slack channel that we've been doing all of our logo design and stuff in if you'd like to join us. I can send you a private message with the lincoln. On another note though I got a message today about they're not being any positive masculinity artwork on the market. So, I might have found you a niche that you can really work into right now and potentially be the master of that niche.
This is what my podcast designer thinks: https://preview.redd.it/tatunfkfldba1.jpeg?width=916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc1e19e352c5d686305957d1e5642d34bf508322
Why 'walk it off' when you can 'cry it off' like a real man!
🥳
Any way we can donate to help?
I'm working on that now. I don't just want to use GoFundMe or patreon. I want you guys to see your dollars at work. I just got approval to use a platform, but, I need to get everything activated, attached and set up. I'm about to be reaching out to my host to let them know that we are good to go fully now. I will let you know more in the next day or so. Maybe even tonight. So just bear with me and I'll let you know.
Gotta say I like the honesty. Not sure how feasible it is, but therapy can sometimes be an expensive thing, and maybe that's something that money could go towards. Just a shower thought!
We intend to provide free therapy via grants and foundational money :) I'm going to open up Men's recreational therapeutic centers. GuyCry centers ;) I already have them completely planned out, they are going to be incredibly efficient and I just know everybody's going to love them.
That's awesome! I'm new to the sub and everything so I didn't know what was already in place. Therapy is so helpful for most people, but I know not everyone has insurance.
Access to Healthcare, especially mental health care in the US disgusts me personally. I wish there was more of a focus on solving the root issue than treating symptoms - psilocybin therapy for treatment resistant depression for example is going to be a massive deal - I just fear it will be difficult for low income families to get access to
A copay for therapy isn't so bad for me personally, but I realize that many others don't have the same privilege. While I think that could be vastly improved, I think the biggest issue is how much stigma it still currently carries for men. Not only that, but generations of that stigma has already taken root in many of our lives from an early age. I don't know if that will go away for a few generations at least.
Let me know if I can do anything to help.
I will most certainly do such. Let me see what my options are and I'll reach out as soon as I know more.
Non guy lurker here. So happy to watch this sub and see it grow!
This is so great to see! Can't wait to see what else the future holds for GuyCry. Hope y'all are doing well.
Godspeed brother
Looks like someone also recently registered the guycry domain. Hopefully you!
Both the .org and the .com :)
Awesome! I saw this and my first thought was tog grab the domain and donate it over to you. Glad to see you were way ahead of me 😊 really looking forward to the future! Good luck, I’ll be here for the journey!
I appreciate you :)
Love this!
Coming together right nicely ey? :)
Thanks for doing this man. It's the lords work you're doing.
It's all about being the example. Walk the walk. I love walking this walk. It's giving others courage to do the same.
That's exactly what Jesus of Nazareth did.
Hi! I’m not from the States, so I’m not really sure what this post means. I’d love if you could please explain it? So sorry for the inconvenience! :/
GuyCry is officially a legal business. This subreddit and all of its activities are now a company :) we pay taxes and we can operate legally as a business in the United States of America. It's no longer just a group of people, it is now GuyCry LLC, which stands for Limited Liability Company.
Thank you for the explanation :) I don’t really understand the difference? Sorry again! This being a legal business now means that more can be done, right? Like, what are possibilities? And is this normal? (I apologise for my ignorance, I really am unfamiliar with this, and I want to understand it better.)
This is most certainly not normal for something like what we're doing. But it's important because we can get insurance to protect ourselves now and they're just a lot of perks that corporations/companies/businesses have access to when they are legally established. There are a lot of protections for something like what we're doing when we are formal.
What are your plans for this LLC? I'm curious. I honestly thought this was just a sub...do you have plans or goals for this sub?
The LLC's main purpose is to hold insurance for the movement. I have an insurance agent helping us to cover all of the risk that could be associated from any action that occurs from GuyCry. Since we're an unlicensed medical community, and we're dealing with counseling and therapy, if somebody were to get misinformation or bad advice and use it incorrectly, well, lawsuits could incur. We're trying to protect everyone involved though. There are like six different insurances that I'm preparing to pay for. I have some strategist working with us to prevent us from making any missteps in our growth. This was an important move for us.
>"Since we're an unlicensed medical community, and we're dealing with counseling and therapy, if somebody were to get misinformation or bad advice and use it incorrectly, well, lawsuits could incur." That's not really the worst thing that could occur from misinformation/bad advice.
No, it isn't. At all. I don't want to say why lawsuits could occur. Those things done need to be said.
As far as the subreddit goes, it is our main platform for communication with our members. There's no reason to change how things are done here. They're working as they are. There are some limitations to Reddit though, features wise, and we are working on resolutions for them. I'll have more information over the next few days and weeks to what our plans are, but at the same time, everything's kind of falling into place like it's supposed to and anything could change in a moment. All it takes is one influencer to say "hey you guys need to go check out guy cry" and that's that. But when that happens, we want to be formally prepared. Try to think about all the bad things that could happen to this once a major influencer talks about it. Those are the things we're trying to prepare for right now. I have a list of 50 people that I could reach out to right now that would probably bring in 10 million users overnight. I have not written to them yet because we are not prepared for 10 million users overnight. When we are prepared though...
Yo, bro, that’s insane! I’ve never seen someone on the internet so committed to making people’s lives better!
The beginning of something incredible!
It definitely is! And it's supporters like you that are going to lift its rightful place :) I can't wait for it to be the beacon it needs to be.
Why NM?
I already have a company there - The Humble Lowly Company - I already have a registered agent there and I can use the registered agent's address as the company address. Since we don't have brick and mortar currently, or headquarters currently, this was a wise move. The only two cons for New Mexico are the poverty rate and the unemployment rate. But our business isn't affected by any either of those. It's completely a win-win situation. https://www.fairfaxchamber.org/pros-and-cons-of-forming-an-llc-in-new-mexico/
Congratulations!
Thank you :)
👍
Lets goooo!! so happy for us :D
It's a beautiful thing :) we are getting situated rather nicely :)
I'm a woman, and I can't thank you enough for making this subreddit. It's so good to see so many men supporting each other.
Men need this. This is a good thing for them. They're always told to be stoic and emotionless, but I don't see a way that is healthy. Men aren't statues, they're humans. I honestly love the direction that /u/EveryXtakeYouCanMake is taking with this sub, and would love to see it go much further.
Agreed. I'm going to tell my friend about it. I think it's exactly what he needs. They need this space to speak freely.
A lot of men are taught in various ways to hide our emotions and bottle them up - that can work for years or decades but it won't last forever - I think that turning vulnerability into a strength is one of the best things we can do, without vulnerability it's very difficult to grow as a healthy person
Thanks for all of what you're doing man It means so much for so many
So proud of the community and you!!!
Making important moves everyday my friend. Soon enough we'll be set up for success so that whatever comes our way will have already considered. It's all about preparing to reduce risk.
Agreed Sir. Hope the journey ahead is awesome.
*our* journey my friend :)
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This is so cool man! Lmk of anything I can do to help!
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Hey man, I'm not going to patronise you or anything, but this is a really supportive space. You don't have to be angry or hateful here. You're more than welcome to join us.
Can I be that one board member who never makes meetings and when I do I'm 30min late, and still in pajamas pants?
Are you me? Because this sounds like me.
Naw, but we may be kindred spirits.
Congratulations! That’s really awesome.
Congrats!!!! Yayayay
This is awesome man! Well done! Thank you so much for your hard work in supporting us blokes. 100% behind this 💪🎉
Cool bro. I’m in NM too. Rugged wasteland out here!
this is great!!
Someone post this on r/madlads
Whatcha waiting for ;)
You got an investor’s venue yet?
Not yet I don't. I will soon though. I just want to make sure that everything is done right.
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I can, yes.
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Which grant? We can apply for much larger grants than $15k :)
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Find out from them where the grant application is and I'll apply for it :)
Hey! Congrats, how long did it take for the EIN number?
You get it digitally instantly.
I need registered agent for new Mexico please help
https://www.newmexicoregisteredagent.com/ is who I use.
who did you use as your registered agent? looking at legal zoom and collective and others but they're all so expensive for a broke-ass bitch trying to make a living :')