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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
This is awesome feedback, and it's intuitively aligned to what I now know to be true about this space. (Alas...) So many great points in here that I can't respond back in appreciation to all of them, but this one in particular i
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Awesome, thanks for offering. Definitely up for it. An easy way to reach me is my username at gmail.
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Definitely makes sense to me, too! There' a clear customer profile, it solves a specific problem, and I could reach this audience with an offering with relatively little time + expense. I also think you're right that a lot of amat
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Great perspective here, I appreciate it! I am very much still an optimist on the future of the app and my ability to monetize it. As I synthesize much of this post and these comments, it's increasingly clear to me that I've just b
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
> although most people that are into CrossFit will just go to a CrossFit gym... Yes, this is seems to be the case for the most part, though I'm still exploring the "garage gym athlete" community. Turns out there are lots
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Yup :) The original inspiration for the app was when I was looking around the gym during one of the The Opens and listening to people 'strategize' about the workout. "Don't come out of the gate too hot", "Pace
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
100% -- and the comments on this post have really helped me to find some more clarity and gain confidence in taking some more aggressive next steps in that direction!
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
I think you're right. Starting to up the social media game right now on IG!
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Great thoughts here! I think you're right. You wouldn't know it from the website (working on that!), but the app experience is more for "fit people who want to optimize their fitness and like to analyze their training data&qu
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Definitely. I'm also more a technical founder profile than not, and it takes real work for me to try to "sell", which is ironic, right? I (obviously) love this app, but to try and actively "sell" it someone directly
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Thanks! Good thoughts here... I've considered 3 models: 1 - Standard B2C - Basically, what's out there now. Try to go after end users directly 2 - B2B2C(-ish) - Basically, what you're suggesting, go after coaches/trainer
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
To date, the most I've done is add a "nag screen paywall" in the app that presents a monthly subscription as an in app purchase. It's not enforced (yet), so it's more of an "optional" thing as crazy as tha
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Amen! Thank for that encouragement. I think you are right. I need to be calculated and disciplined about it. A short-break would do me some good, and I'm sure my family would agree :)
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
This is a REALLY GOOD point of feedback. I have done literally nothing for ASO, and what you are saying reflects the reality that I don't see many organic downloads in the App Store. Definitely going to look into this! On the iOS dev h
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Great feedback! A lot of the core UI/UX has been built around training to hit specific targets/splits for metabolic conditioning workouts, analyze those splits, etc. In other words, a _really_ fancy stopwatch that can do some anal
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
That's the second time I've heard about Mad Muscles just this week. I will definitely check it out. Framing a compelling offer is a gap I definitely need to fill, and I appreciate the pointer! > ...but you did it, which is what
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
It's all good, and I'm genuinely enjoying these interactions here on HN. Literally nothing to lose and everything to gain from the dialogue, and I do help it's of some benefit to others :) Part of how I have rationalized my j
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Over the course of a few years, I've easily spent more than $500k on the iOS + watchOS engineering alone. (Keep in mind that I started from a clean slate, there have been multiple iterations of UI/UX evolution, lots of iOS and 3rd
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Wise words, and there are good takeaways for me here! It's time to land this version of the product, freeze the code for a while (sans major bug fixes), and get some high fidelity 1:1s with (who I think) my audience is. Thanks for taki
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
https://strongest.app
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
This is 100% valid feedback, and I appreciate that you took the time to share it. I'm at that point, where I need some "brutal truth" to help me navigate the next few steps... I definitely need to update the language on the s
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
That's awesome advice, thank you! You are sharing some concepts and ideas I've been digesting, so that's encouraging. > This is assuming that your app has any actual value it offers. If your app actually offers any value t
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Preach! :) I appreciate the thoughtfulness + candor of the reply, and I think you are right about these things. This is the kind of "real talk" that I need! Sounds like that's a +1 for "go into code freeze, market it on
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Financially, I don't need the app to produce income to keep my life on track...but the opportunity cost of continuing to sink so much time + life force into it is substantial (even in comparison to sunk costs), and that's one of t
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Empire of the Summer Moon (S.C. Gwynne) It's the story of the rise + fall of the Comanches in the late 1800s. So far, it's an unbelievable story, and if you're generally interested in the post Civil War era as the U.S. expand
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by ptwobrussell 3y ago
Good thought! I haven't been rigorous about this yet, and that sounds like a tactical + practical next step. Anecdotally, I think I am currently churning most of the users. Do you have any thoughts on how many users would be a minimum
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Cognitive Distortion(en.wikipedia.org)
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