... enough sample experiencing it.) Every successful sale is preceded by: Problem Research Problem validation Idea Execution planning Development Distribution/Monetization Fixes & implementation Expansion In an ideal world, this process would run smoothly, but reality is usually bumpy. What process do you follow? Do you plan monetisation and distribution first, and then build? Or do you build first and figure out marketing, distribution, and sales afterwards? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @sanskarix  Since I shipped many projects unsuccessfully without ... ... step should be heavy research: How much is the total addressable market for something like this? (TAM) How would the outreach be like? Cold calls, emails, influencers etc What the potential price point should be, which is competitive with competitors

... some, the entrepreneurship path for others, and maybe some will try to experiment with both. Both paths are challenging, require energy, and don't guarantee any form of success. Comment from Ilana Boeira(@ilana_boeira): I've had a bumpy ride in my education and career. I have a Bachelor s degree in Biology and a Master s in Microbiology, but I had a hard time finding a job I truly enjoyed. So I taught myself how to code, fell ...

... waitlist 2 days after the APIs became public. Month 9 19: Pivoted to work with travel agents (made a few $k), but realized the future wasn t human agents it was agentic AI. Month 15: Went viral on a competitor s Instagram gained 1,000 users overnight. Month 22: First big Product Hunt launch 300+ upvotes, newsletters w/ 1M+ subs mentioned us, even the director of Deadpoo l became a user. Month 23 26: Airports started reaching out Rome Airport ... ... women). What Worked, Surprisingly Keeping it free longer than comfortable was the best way to get feedback quickly Obsessing over UX and user feedback Shipping constant updates (even when no one was asking) Product Hunt + Reddit launches Commenting on competitor

... editor journey has been: 1. Tried out Github copilot in VS Code. Loved it. 2. Then tried out @Cursor after @bernatfortet kept talking about it. Immediately switch to Cursor. 3. Then tried out @Windsurf after @lagap discovered it. Immediately fell in love and switched. Anecdotally, everyone is talking about Cursor. And no one is really talking about Windsurf. On Product Hunt, Cursor has 845 Shoutouts. Windsurf has two? In my experience, Windsurf is the leader at the moment with ... ... sonnet 3.5 and the outputs are time saving when working with it. There is credit limits but I've never had that stopped my process so far. I had looked into Cursor before but ended up starting with Codeium VS