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Makes a lot of sense. So I am thinking of building an AI-powered Datadog alternative. Why now? is because with AI I can rapidly build integrations to Ruby, Pyth

Makes a lot of sense. So I am thinking of building an AI-powered Datadog alternative. Why now? is because with AI I can rapidly build integrations to Ruby, Python and other languages. But I'm really low-confidence on this one, because how do I make it reach a lot of people? Is there a need for this? Because I can make it really cheap.

toomuchtodo 1y ago
I recommend talking to potential customers. Do they want cheap? Do they want AI? Or do they want a reliable observability platform they don't have to think about because it Just Works. Not rhetorical! I don't know what these customers want, but you should know if you're going to build for them. Go talk to folks and then go make something people want.
- kvaranasi_ 1y ago
  Okay, I reached out to a few who are cursing DataDog, but also are not fully committed to buying what I'm building. How do I reach out to more people? I mean, it's like I KNOW there is some way here. Because they are not like "I'm happy with DataDog", but it's also not like "We're ready to abandon it for yours". I talked to ones paying like $40k/mo and $80k/mo(DHH).
  - toomuchtodo 1y ago
    > How do I reach out to more people? https://hn.algolia.com/?q=how+to+find+customers https://hn.algolia.com/?q=how+to+find+customers https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Ip-how-to-get-your-first-customers https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Ip-how-to-get-your-first... https://web.archive.org/web/20231211111753/https://www.indiehackers.com/post/finding-your-first-users-without-spending-on-ads-69d79d88ba https://web.archive.org/web/20231211111753/https://www.indie... https://web.archive.org/web/20230519174725/https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-where-did-you-find-your-first-1-10-and-100-customer-f146e8e3d3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519174725/https://www.indie...
    - kvaranasi_ 1y ago
      ok wow. I will check them out and start reaching out. Also any industries I should target with the current idea? Company size/position you have in mind?
      - toomuchtodo 1y ago
        You’re the founder, you tell me. What is your target customer and addressable market and why? You’ve already mentioned some potential differentiators, but you’ll want to be able to cold call and pitch to the customers you believe you’re best suited to serve. I can email you if you want to chat more, let me know.
        kvaranasi_ 1y ago
        can you please email me at kaushik [at] rocketgraph.io
- kvaranasi_ 1y ago
  can you please email me at kaushik@rocketgraph.io

toomuchtodo 1y ago

I recommend talking to potential customers. Do they want cheap? Do they want AI? Or do they want a reliable observability platform they don't have to think about because it Just Works. Not rhetorical! I don't know what these customers want, but you should know if you're going to build for them. Go talk to folks and then go make something people want.

kvaranasi_ 1y ago
Okay, I reached out to a few who are cursing DataDog, but also are not fully committed to buying what I'm building. How do I reach out to more people? I mean, it's like I KNOW there is some way here. Because they are not like "I'm happy with DataDog", but it's also not like "We're ready to abandon it for yours". I talked to ones paying like $40k/mo and $80k/mo(DHH).
- toomuchtodo 1y ago
  > How do I reach out to more people? https://hn.algolia.com/?q=how+to+find+customers https://hn.algolia.com/?q=how+to+find+customers https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Ip-how-to-get-your-first-customers https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Ip-how-to-get-your-first... https://web.archive.org/web/20231211111753/https://www.indiehackers.com/post/finding-your-first-users-without-spending-on-ads-69d79d88ba https://web.archive.org/web/20231211111753/https://www.indie... https://web.archive.org/web/20230519174725/https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-where-did-you-find-your-first-1-10-and-100-customer-f146e8e3d3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519174725/https://www.indie...
  - kvaranasi_ 1y ago
    ok wow. I will check them out and start reaching out. Also any industries I should target with the current idea? Company size/position you have in mind?
    - toomuchtodo 1y ago
      You’re the founder, you tell me. What is your target customer and addressable market and why? You’ve already mentioned some potential differentiators, but you’ll want to be able to cold call and pitch to the customers you believe you’re best suited to serve. I can email you if you want to chat more, let me know.
      - kvaranasi_ 1y ago
        can you please email me at kaushik [at] rocketgraph.io
kvaranasi_ 1y ago
can you please email me at kaushik@rocketgraph.io