The most underwhelming one? The AI wrapper products that act like they just discovered something new.
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The most underwhelming one? The AI wrapper products that act like they just discovered something new.
Things that always age badly:
"I'll fix that later"
"this will only take an hour"
Things I wish I knew before building an agency:
Your first bad-fit client will cost you more than your first good one pays you.
Price on outcomes not hours.
Recurring beats one-off every time.
Retention is just good onboarding doing its job.
Are you well though?
People can fake reviews but they can't fake someone actually spending their own hard-earned money four times in a row
that's a lot of trust
-Do 10 people outside your network genuinely want this?
-Can you describe who it's for in one sentence?
-Do you have a way to reach them that isn't just posting and praying?
-Is there a reason to buy today and not whenever?
If the answer is no, then you're not ready to launch.
Writing online consistently for a year does something to your thinking that no course will probably replicate.
It's a cool method of self-development for founders.
It's not really likely no one will care. You might even get surprised at the reception
yaaayππ
The sad truth is the best solution doesn't always win. The number of great products that died because of bad distribution is genuinely upsetting.
If your homepage still says "revolutionary" or "game-changing" we need to talk.
I agree. We founders are usually high-chaos by nature.
Yeah, if not, youβre just the next person in line to lose money
Writing feels mechanical for me at times but I'm getting to love it again.
Yes. Especially the mushroom tabπ
itβs easy to ship a lot of mediocre stuff but itβs hard to do one thing perfectly
If you've been building consistently with zero recognition, just know the compounding hasn't kicked in yet.
It will.
I love this vibe
It said:
More like "eh it's not that bad"π
Hey it's Friday. Close the 47 tabs.
Bad sleep makes bad decisions
Bad decisions make bad months
The idea of total automation is still a fantasy
Rejection is a data point. Most treat it like a personal attack
youβre just staying in your comfort zone
Great read. I once said something similar too
a well crafted line basically
Iβve worked with enough SaaS companies to know that saying content didnβt work is usually a red flag.
It almost always means they published like 12 articles with no distribution and gave up after four months.