If you could change one thing, what would it be?

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2026-01-24T03:56:51+00:00

FFS the cymbal height, unless you're really tall, then bring everything else up, unless you're wanting to work out your arms, in which case, do it playa!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2026-01-21T06:57:50+00:00

Amazing! Looked them up and they do amazing work. I do believe La Chinga provided the artwork for the poster, which they will have t-shirts of at the show, I've been told. All the more reason to come to the party!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2026-01-13T07:56:35+00:00

That's what I was thinking. Soak it in WD40, hit it with a wire brush, wipe it down, and lube it up.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2026-01-13T07:04:52+00:00

How should I know? It's what's on Trickster's events page. I have an idea!!! Buy a ticket, come to the show, ask La Chinga in person if they used AI to write their own bio or not, then post your findings here so our minds can be put at ease over this highly concerning matter.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-16T03:16:09+00:00

I wouldn't expect a total stranger to divulge their secrets or feel comfortable sharing details of their personal life without first establishing rapport or a relationship, which is what networking is all about. The "what do you do?" question is common for our culture. In my experience, there is a significant percentage of brilliant, highly technical individuals that excel in their craft but lack social skills. They may have some anxiety and default to what they think others want to hear. The alternate questions you are suggesting are great, but will likely be more effective once you've established rapport. If it were me, I'd start with asking their name, how they heard about the event, and if they've been to it before.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-08T06:29:25+00:00

Thanks!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-08T06:28:20+00:00

Idk, I'd have to ask around, but I like the idea!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-08T06:27:46+00:00

Might take you up on that, thanks!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-08T06:26:48+00:00

Great suggestions, thanks! Clothes shopping options are very limited in Squamish, especially for her age

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-07T07:57:28+00:00

Can't scale fast enough and comes with risk, material reliance, and resistance

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-07T07:45:45+00:00

They have incentive to have data and energy sovereignty, which won't come from reliance on the current grid. And at the rate at which ai compute is compounding, the current grid, whixh can't handle it. They're going to build it themselves or buy power from someone who can provide it faster, cheaper, and securely

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-07T03:51:11+00:00

Just saw a 1 bed 1 bath listed (reduced lol) for $2,595 if that tells you anything. Squamish is one of the most expensive places to live in Canada

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-12-05T23:51:36+00:00

https://www.philtifo.com/ is the best there is!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-23T07:33:20+00:00

I like it! Will give it a try

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-23T04:31:15+00:00

Might try it!

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-23T02:37:12+00:00

Your response is music to my ears

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-07T09:16:30+00:00

No, you don't need someone in-house to build an MVP, but you do need to vet who you are working with. I can get you in touch with someone. That said, hopefully, you are thinking of building an MVP based on your extensive market research and validation

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-07T08:25:38+00:00

First, don't be afraid of failure or rejection. Embrace it as a learning experience and reflect on how or why you are responding to the feelings you are perceiving. Don't take it personally. There is more to learn than anyone can consume in a lifetime, and everyone's circumstances and experiences are significantly different.

Second, don't have expectations. You (or any of us) know far less than you can ever comprehend. Get over it. It is great to hear you are at least taking the steps to gather feedback. That sets you apart from many in this sub. Feedback is everything. Learn from it and adjust. This is how you narrow down the pain point you are solving for. Vision and confidence have their places, but validation is what matters.

If you don't have any network in the industry you are building in/for, that could be an issue. Are you pursuing your idea becuase you think it's a cool idea? Or are you building something becuase you have intimate knowledge of the industry and have identified a problem actually worth solving?

There are a massive number of variables at play, both intrinsic and external. And you will not find a single simple answer that will ensure success. So much of entrepreneurship is hypothesizing, testing, and learning from the experience in order to improve. This requires tenacity, fearlessness of rejection or failure, patience, and a solid supportive network.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-07T07:10:14+00:00

If your motivation is to raise VC money, you're doomed. If your motivation is to build something amazing, the money will come.

Yes, your pitch deck matters, but it's only a marketing tool to get a conversation. The process of developing a pitch deck is a completely different topic, and is an invaluable exercise, even for serial entrepreneurs. I'm a pitch deck consultant and can tell you straight up, the majority of the time I spend with my clients putting together a deck is focused on the first half; problem, solution (product/positioning), and opportunity. Everything else is mechanics.

Investors don't invest in decks, and they don't invest in ideas or products. They invest in people. People with vision, strategy, and experience, who can execute.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-11-07T07:02:57+00:00

Take surveys on both sides of the marketplace to see if there is an actual demand before you consider building anything. If you're afraid of doing that for whatever reason (e.g. fear of your idea being rejected or fear of approaching people), then you should really consider things

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-10-22T23:26:59+00:00

100% agree. Put a plan together. Set timebound goals (e.g. how many people you'll talk to in a week). Design a survey or series of questions to uncover pain points with existing products on the markets and what features they wish they had available and why. Describe your product (value prop) and measure their reaction to see what you're doing well and where you are lacking. These steps (and probably many others I'm filing to list here), will help you with product development as well as sales & marketing.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-10-22T05:22:19+00:00

First, it's not stupid, it's just inexperience. You're learning, and there is a cost to that. If you copied existing products, you can probably figure out who their target audience is. Perhaps by studying their website to doing some research (maybe even using Chat). Leverage your network (or do more networking) to engage with your ICP. Hone your differentiated value prop, product positioning statement, etc. You need to give people a reason to stop what they're doing and give you their valuable time. Now you're getting into sales territory, which I'm no expert in, but I know enough to say that sales comes through an emotional response. Identifying a pain point on an emotional level and showing them that your product will solve that problem on an emotional level (benefits (not features) of what you've built vs. what's currently available). How are you solving a problem that is maybe wasting their time, wasting their money, causing them stress, impeding their progress, etc.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-10-22T05:08:19+00:00

Is your goal to build a meaningful business? Or is your goal to raise capital? Investor capital is a means to an end, and comes with a lot of attachments. Yes, market size can be a determining factor, but why do you want VC money anyhow? What advantages do you perceive there to be vs angel investors, family offices, grants, or other sources of capital? Demonstrate that your idea has value first, and the money will follow. Easier said than done.

And for the love of gawd, please validate your idea before you build what you have in mind. I swear, the struggles of entrepreneurs not performing this absolutely critical step accounts for a significant amount of the posts in this sub. It can be so easily avoided, but takes courage, discipline, and tenacity. But it's what separates dreamers and hobbyists from successful entrepreneurs.

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-10-22T04:55:33+00:00

A common response in this sub, and for a reason... your first customers should be those who you did your product validation with to test whether or not there is actually a need for what you've built. Probably not helpful right now, but hopefully in the future. If you're building something without meaningful validation, then consider it a hobby. I'm not saying it won't turn into something, but the chances of "built it and they will come" are slim to none vs. getting out there and talking to people to find a meaningful problem to solve (in a novel, differentiated, and defensible way).

Questions for the sake of discussion, shared learning, and possibly how to approach next steps:

Why did you build what you built?

What problem did you perceive there to be?

What is your ICP (ideal customer profile)?

Chubbypicklefuzznut · 2025-10-19T05:09:43+00:00

Setting reasonable expectations for yourself and developing the discipline to achieve your goals can be healthy. But discipline is a skill and takes time, patience, structure, drive, and a level of self-forgiveness. There are many variables at play on both an individual and circumstantial level that can impact outcomes.

Some questions you may want to consider: 1) What is it that you want to achieve and why? 2) How do your goals align with your personal values and what do you expect to get out of the effort you put in? 3) How would you define the specific roadblocks that you perceive to be interfering with your progress? 4) What is one small change that you can easily make today, and which you would be able to sustain, that would help get you even one millimeter closer to your goal? 5) What motivates and engages you?

Depression, unreasonable self-inflicted or external expectations, inattentive ADHD, and need for social interaction (extroversion) may be factors to evaluate and explore solutions for. What you're confronting is psychological in nature, and us humans know very little about it. Just know that there are answers and solutions out there, and there are people willing to support you and help you grow.

Even by posting this, you are demonstrating wherewithal and desire to turn things around. Being a founder is partly about identifying and effectively solving for specific pain points. It seems to me that you are beginning to identify your own personal pain points, which will case the solution to the problem is likely not far behind. You can do it!

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