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Lots of people are pointing out that you have focused too much on your stack. Don't be dismayed by that feedback - it is incredibly common, especially among the
by hluska 10y ago
Lots of people are pointing out that you have focused too much on your stack. Don't be dismayed by that feedback - it is incredibly common, especially among the sorts of people who are skilled enough to bootstrap a software company.
That said, don't ignore the message behind that. At this point, the only important thing is to build a product that a few people absolutely love. This product has to solve a problem so acute that those people are willing to pay for it.
That is a marketing problem, so it is going to take some different skills. You're going to need to learn how to go out and find users. You are going to have to learn how to pick out problems that are small enough for you to solve, yet big enough to earn a living off of. And, you are going to have to learn to kill off your emotional attachment to your product.
Those are tough problems and they tend to require significant personal growth.
I have been guilty of jumping into businesses too quickly, so I understand your zeal. Without knowing more about your life, it's hard for me to say whether a few thousand dollars is enough to survive on. So, let me frame my last point as a question.
If you quit your job today and did not make any revenue at all, how many months are you away from being homeless??
Sometimes, when you're excited about a vision, it is easy to come up with conservative estimates of, say, $1500 of monthly recurring revenue in four months. That is a big mistake, especially amongst newer founders. With products like ours, the only truly conservative estimate is that you will make $0.
I don't know if I would put that in a pitch deck though...:)
Anyways, best of luck and have fun. You caught the bug!! I hope that you have an immense amount of success and when you do, I look forward to reading about you on Indiehackers!