Lately, I have seen many VC funded companies and somehow overlooked those that are bootstrapped. In my opinion, to have such kind of company without external funding is harder and slower, so I look up those founders more. Do you know any successful bootstrapped companies that were able to scale up their MVP in 3 months or less? Maybe to 6 or 7 numbers. I would like to have a look at those companies in the future (maybe in my newsletter or videos).
I m still getting used to the new forum design. But I ve been wondering, does the new layout or features impact how much engagement your posts get? Do you feel it s helping your posts stand out more, or has it made things quieter?
I conducted a Fake Door Test to gauge user purchase intent before building an MVP. Here are the test results: Landing page visitors: 470
Users who took purchase action: 3
Users who signed up for the waitlist: 2
Given these metrics, should I continue pursuing this idea? The conversion rate is lower than I expected, so I'm unsure whether to stop or move forward, considering that at least three users showed purchase intent. Can you help me decide the next step?
I thought I wanted to start a podcast with my friends, turns out I just wanted to use the format to stay in touch. I travel quite a bit so I have friends in many timezones. Some of us attempted to start a podcast by each recording an audio clips and stitching them together into an episode. We quickly realized we didn't want the discussions to be fully public, however, the format of communicating through these audio podcast-like messages was a game changer. This is what lead to the development of Roads Audio. So have you ever wanted to start a podcast? What was that experience like?
We've had a few launches so far, and honestly, most of the time, I felt the product was too early. First few days? Super stressful, lots of bugs and issues to solve. But we moved fast, smashed bugs, and found that users were surprisingly forgiving more excited about our pace of iteration than perfection. Now, as we grow and reach a bigger audience, I find myself questioning: How polished should a product be before launch? Do we hold back, refine every edge case, and aim for "perfect"? (But what even is perfect?) Or do we launch fast, brace for impact, fix as we go, and let real users shape what matters most? Curious how others think about this. What s your approach?
I am not a developer. I am a sales/business guy who gets an obscene amount of value out of ChatGPT. It remembers who I am, seems to give me better answers than Claude, and I have the impression that it s a leading model, whereas Claude is top 10 maybe top five, but not top three. With that said, all I hear online is that Claude is better on all fronts. It s better for coding, more ethical, and will last longer than ChatGPT. I even hear it has better models. If that s the case, why do I feel like it pales in comparison to my ChatGPT experience? Why does my own experience not align with the broader appeal I see for Claude every day? Is it because I don't code or am I just using it poorly?
I am not a developer. I am a sales/business guy who gets an obscene amount of value out of ChatGPT. It remembers who I am, seems to give me better answers than Claude, and I have the impression that it s a leading model, whereas Claude is top 10 maybe top five, but not top three. With that said, all I hear online is that Claude is better on all fronts. It s better for coding, more ethical, and will last longer than ChatGPT. I even hear it has better models. If that s the case, why do I feel like it pales in comparison to my ChatGPT experience? Why does my own experience not align with the broader appeal I see for Claude every day? Is it because I don't code or am I just using it poorly?
For me these are the two most exciting things: 1. Will cash out big time from the crypto markets.
2. My goal to generate revenue with a product that I built and helps people. What's yours?
I ve attended a few conferences and meetups over the past two years always for a different purpose. Sometimes it was just 1. to socialise , other times 2. to interview guests, 3. find PR or 4. sell products. I have to say that the last item on this list was the least fulfilling we recruited a few trial users, but there were minimal paying customers. How do you approach similar events?
What positive results have you seen from it? [If you have any recommendations for meetups or conferences where people are more open to buying a product, I d be grateful if you could share them.]
Personally, for me, the hardest part has been reaching out to others for help. (But this is more of a personal challenge than a technical one.) What has been the most difficult part for you when launching a product?
In AI code development, crafting precise instructions and specifications is crucial. Existing tools like ChatGPT and Claude often generate overly generic PRDs. That s why we built AtomicPRD a smarter way to create detailed, structured PRDs quickly and effortlessly. It breaks requirements into AI-friendly, consumable chunks, making it easier for AI tools to convert them into actual code.
There was a lot of talk in 2023 and 2024 about startups using a one-time payment model, but earlier this year, I started to see founders going back to subscriptions. What do you think?
This evening we have our Demo Night in San Francisco, and our team is stoked to see some amazing products in action later on! If you're in SF - come out and say hi! Here's the event: https://lu.ma/demos
