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Am I the only one reading a significant amount of ego and humblebrag from this post? It's pretty off-putting and distracting from where there could be value.

• TheMagicHorsey 6y ago
  I didn't read any such tone. He's quite fact oriented. You may want to introspect into what you are bringing into the reading as your own context.
  • warent 6y ago
    it's a combination of it being a brand new (potentially throwaway) account, me potentially misunderstanding what is meant by claiming 20m annual profit for 3 people is "staying low", and the limits of text communication
    • bootstrapper101 6y ago
      No worries. Glad that we could figure this out like reasonable adults.
    • emteycz 6y ago
      Why would someone humblebrag on a throwaway account?
• bootstrapper101 6y ago
  I am really sorry it came that way. It's been a long day. Thought this was a good opportunity to share my learnings and answer any questions. If there is any way I could help answer any question, I would love to!
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  • wuschel 6y ago
    Hi, no worries, we all communicate with text here... misunderstandings happen regularly with a fraction users you interact with. Congratulations on your success! Here are some questions: Q1. What was the prerequisite for your success (product/service, team, market)? Q2 What technology space are you in? (Digital/brand vs high-tech)? Q3 What weré your difficultis when iterating over your product concepts, and what was the iteration frequency? Q4 How long did it take to take off? Would love to chat at some point, or connect. My email is the profile.
    • bootstrapper101 6y ago
      I don't think that I can guarantee success. There was some angle of luck involved. However over time, because I am getting faster, I am getting more shots at the game. Earlier I could play one game over 2 years and make many mistake (which now look obvious to me) along the way. Now I can play multiple games every year. So that helps you build your own luck to some extent. > Q1. What was the prerequisite for your success (product/service, team, market)? Drive and desire of learn would probably be biggest. No task is good or bad: If something has to be done it has to be done. Acquiring more skills apart from programming: devops, product, hiring, management, sales, marketing, legal, accounting. This help you develop holistic view of your product and company. > Q2 What technology space are you in? (Digital/brand vs high-tech)? Product for end consumer. The end product itself is not very high tech. I don't know a humble way to say it - but the tech powering the company is really well architected and managed. > Q3 What weré your difficultis when iterating over your product concepts, and what was the iteration frequency? This could be a 5000 word reply. In the end difficulties don't matter. Brutally prioritize and keep at it till you overcome it. Know when to cut your losses and move on. > Q4 How long did it take to take off? I had 3 products which saw good adoption. Only the current one is financially successful. Each of those took 1-2 months to build and we knew within a week that it was going to be successful.
      • wuschel 6y ago
        Thank you for taking the time to reply! :)
  • tebbers 6y ago
    Don't apologise. I didn't get a humblebrag tone from your posts at all.
• nmfisher 6y ago
  No, I didn't get that impression at all.
• jacquesm 6y ago
  > Am I the only one reading a significant amount of ego and humblebrag from this post? Yes.