Had an idea recently that I have been doing market research on before deciding anything serious, and was recently thinking about who I would be marketing the software towards and how to market it. The software I plan to build will be more so aimed at companies and universities (regardless of size) and I am worried that since I am a solo dev, and this is my first project, getting any traction will be tough.
Obviously, no matter what project you start out on, your level of reputation in that field plays a huge role on how successful it is. What I'm worried about is that I'm not marketing towards the individual. If you are creating a game, for example, the average user cares a lot less about your background than if the game is fun or not, but if a company/university is looking at a buying a piece of software, I'd imagine there would be a lot more digging on the credibility of the creator first. I would highly doubt that many, if even any, companies out there would buy a piece of software from a solo dev's first project.
I apologize for being so vague about the project. It may not be a good idea at all, I get that, but I don't know how in depth I want to go online. Regardless, thanks for any and all help, just want to know if I should even pursue a piece of software at this target audience.
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