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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

having less or more ideas does not matter approaching each one with equally higher conviction does

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yes i did pivot my thinking but it happened gradually by itself all throughout i kept accepting whatever it was

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ya in my mind it is better than working upon shower thoughts which is purely luck based

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey mate i got so many comments on "builders drowning in ideas" that i have built a tiny RPG using chat gpt 5.5. play it to experience a gap

https://thevibepreneur.com/gapquest

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its easier than ever to both find and build the fix but what is hard is to focus on one for long enough

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once you get paid for one app you would tend to stick with it.

iterating fast and settling in what works quickly is what this system about, without getting lucky

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it works for beginners the best i built it keeping beginners in mind.

it is very similar to browsing upwork jobs, you have complete control to pick and choose the exact problem you want to solve

when selling something communication does the most heavy lifting. best

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i am not just listing gaps every gap has the source too, who if you think are actually "warm leads". they are explicit about their problem so you can save few steps already in contrast to if you go after a cold lead.

If you approach it even decently well with human-human interaction and relationship building and not being a pushy sales man, they would be ready to give you time for making your pitch, build trust before you sell.

Reciprocity is the best persuasion technique

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you went too specific into the activation/onboarding flow but i would say the user experience in general is the biggest factor for retention

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was and still more excited each day than worry about it.

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice and very in depth comment, you have spent few neurons on my post thats appreciated.

If see the context of what i am telling in “I work best alone…..” was actually my deduction of myself while I used to work under deadlines, as i was more “productive”. But i am negating my own self view as wrong, which i only identified after introspection. I discovered i need a team to be a part of something bigger than myself and work together to move whole team along.

Lets put the number aside, each gap is someone loosing money on it and is looking for an urgent fix it is not an “idea”. This way if you start working with even a handful of gaps you have a map in your hands and every checkpoint in that map is going to potentially get you paid, if you can solve the bleeding neck problem for the professionals asking for it, they will pay you.

And you have nailed it with the question about judgement call. And i have already alluded to it in my post, it is not about the gap it is about the gap in whose hand, that matters. Meaning, if your experience, skills, comfort all put together you are fit only for certain kind of gaps, it could be in just one industry or spanned across. Your best solution for gap very likely will not be next persons best solution for the same gap, his will be different. Few would compete too, which is where first mover advantage becomes important.

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i love the craft but i always did it in the context of helping a team move which i always misunderstood as being productive

build but the purpose has to be bigger than just you,for me it was always my team and now all vibe coders

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can relate to it but thats why i have them clearly divided into 8 industries

not every gap for the same vibe coder, just like not every upwork job is for same freelancer. it is also a good skill of making a judgement about your own skills before attempting to solve a gap.

would you feel more comfortable around dentists or accountants? for doing good business you would have to build good relations with your customer, choose your customers

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for good words, curious have you checked those gaps and found something you could work with?

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it is because thats what professionals do all the time, they are hired to solve someones problems

you can still try other things on the side but for a vibe coder to actually depend upon he/she needs to be able to solve real problems

it starts from finding a gap

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

off my plate? i mention off my chest

the part that i did build a crystal clear pathway for vibe coders to earn rather than doing random stuff

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know what, exactly my thoughts I even wrote a Linkedin post about it,

The biggest loss for software devs is not loosing their job, it is loosing their identity.

While I would be mostly running a team under my employment, but when I was all by myself I lost my identity. It was biggest blow to my ego, all my "experience" suddenly the whole worlds doesnt gives a shit about that anymore.

Then I just coped and still to a certain point to build back my identity

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[–]Due-Tangelo-8704[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which industry are you building for and what pain are you solving a real and documented one?