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Ok, let's talk brass tacks here then, because I'm very curious. Your recent venture in profile is hard to put into the 'sell first, then build' bin. That wasn'
by anonymouse008 5y ago
Ok, let's talk brass tacks here then, because I'm very curious.
Your recent venture in profile is hard to put into the 'sell first, then build' bin. That wasn't your exact suggestion though - as I understand you, you say to have a passion for selling your product.
This said, I feel like you could map out the 'how I knew I could sell this at a price point viable for me and my customers.' Mind digging into that a bit?
Background: I'm getting better at my products/companies, but I've been burned recently taking on entirely too much (doing things that will actually never scale) because I was paid low thousands per setup and $500/month (I thought was huge for a SaaS), but that setup never got under 1-2 months like I wanted.
- rsweeney21 5y agoFor my most recent venture I went into an existing market with hundreds of competitors (technical recruiting). I knew there was demand, though I did have to learn specific tactics for selling this service. I stumbled on the idea by experiencing a problem with the shady/spammy nature of the technical recruiting industry and feeling like I had a better way. I've killed 5+ startups in the first few months though by prioritizing talking to potential customers over building software. Hard to do as an introvert that loves building things. My recommendation to get a full-time job comes from the belief that if you are so focused on coming up with a winning idea, it becomes more illusive. (See: http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html)