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Are you falling in love with the code? I think you'll have a lot more luck finding 2-3 initial customers before you try to raise money. It's always easier to e
by gwbas1c 5y ago
Are you falling in love with the code?
I think you'll have a lot more luck finding 2-3 initial customers before you try to raise money. It's always easier to explain what your product does, and who the target market is, in terms of actual customers; instead of hypotheticals.
Remember, the goal is to build a business. If you fall in love with the code, it's too easy to build something you enjoy working on, but has limited commercial value.
- fforflo 5y agoAm I falling in love with the code? I'd say we're on the 2nd date .... I may even get lucky. But it's enough to make me hang up on recruiters (respectfully). Good point though. Bootstrapping is a viable option too, but fundraising has certain no non-financial benefits that can be appealing.
- gwbas1c 5y agoI'm not suggesting you bootstrap; I'm suggesting you find and cater to a few customers before you fundraise. It's very hard to fundraise without some kind of market validation.