We are constantly planning to launch the product on the foreign market. Application? Mission Impossible. The competition is fierce, but we are not giving up.
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@firmao_net Yes, keep at it, it takes time and iterations
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Difficult question Druv - As always it is very difficult to answer because it depends from what you are building, the sector and the stage.
First of all I think that comunication is a big barrier even if sometimes we don't recognize it - Both with with users and investors, having a clear valeu proposition is crucial, sometimes it's even more effective than the quality of the product itself in converting users.
So I would say finding the value porposition to attract the ideal customer, the ideal VCs, and the ideal people you want onboard with you!
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@ludovico_petrali Interesting answer, makes sense. Agreed that communication and clarity about personas are big barriers
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@ludovico_petrali Oh yes, I support this one!
It is very hard to find a compelling value proposition, that "one phrase that encapsulate your whole business idea". Especially in early stage, being unable to find that can be a showstopper to move to the next stage.
@guillaume_mathieu1 I gave a quick look at Comobi website, that's cool! Are you planning on launching an app as well?
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@ludovico_petrali Yes!! We are developping an app on Flutter, and will launch on PH in beg. of june! Stay tuned!
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It takes a ton of searching and testing to find great distribution channels, work them, and respond to what they need. When they come and stay though, it's the most motivating thing :)
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@anthonymainero haha totally :)
Which distribution channels have worked well for you so far?
My biggest challenge as an early-stage founder is to find good product ideas.
I know I have to validate any product ideas/hypotheses/assumptions to find the most important thing for potential customers/users. But how can I find those product ideas to validate? That's my biggest obstacle now. =)
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@shashcoffe Not easy, I think its a mix between a natural gift and the ability the observate, listen and get exposure to a lot of different experiences, something will come!
@shashcoffe agree with @ludovico_petrali, I'd also add that the best ideas come from experience. If you hang in there long enough to observe and iterate, you'll land on something
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Users ... definitely.
Spent a lot of time strategizing, designing and building the product. Somehow neglected the "build the community of early adopters" part and now struggling to reach them to move to next step of iteration/improvement.
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@guillaume_mathieu1 Ah, building a community is quite important from the get go. I'd say from day -1
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@dhruv_bhatia yeah, learning the hard way... where is the rewind button??
There's a nexus where these all meet but I would word it slightly differently. We tend to keep users but seek to drive engagement deeper & broader - more frequent visits and more intense usage as a measure of delivered value.
Early it was hardest to get users through the onboard funnel as there's a trust issue and those that did come through were often 'tire-kickers' - presented with less enthusiasm (click around but don't do much).
Luckily for us, they keep their accounts though and swung back by periodically (often after a nudge or two) and as we've rolled out more features we've been able to increase engagement for many of them.
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@dow_osage very interesting. I'd love to learn more about how you re-activated users with a nudge? Was it because the value proposition suddenly made sense to them?
Personally, I find that finding early adopters is the biggest struggle. Hopefully, our product hunt launch on May 11th helps move this along www.producthunt.com/upcoming/fresco 😉
I would even add something different: finding the right people for your team or co-founders. Especially when you have a deeply technical product.
But if you have a good team, validating your idea + finding early adopters is the hardest.
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