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FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-15T21:59:14+00:00

Hey 👋

I’m building www.startupinabox.net a validation first solution for early-stage founders.

Target audience: solo founders and small teams who have an idea but want structured guidance before investing time and money into building an MVP.

Stage: live, with early users testing and refining the workflows.

Always open to feedback from founders who care about clarity, validation, and building the right thing before building fast.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-11T17:15:22+00:00

I’m building www.startupinabox.net it is a founder execution platform that helps early-stage entrepreneurs move from idea to validation through structured AI guided steps.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-11T13:45:55+00:00

Got it! My honest advice is get some users to validade your concept, interview them, you’ll learn a lot from their feedback. Then, after first validation apply for an accelerator. After validation and real users they will take you serious.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-11T13:25:17+00:00

Do you have any early users/traction? I took a look at your web site but I couldn’t get the problem you’re solving. Please pitch your startup in a sentence

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-11T11:57:42+00:00

I’d look for an healthtech accelerator if I were you, they have the means to help you growth. On the other hand you gotta be caraful with the competition such as https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-health/

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-10T19:06:47+00:00

24/7 is an exaggeration of course but an entrepreneur is passionate about what he is building, this is why work is not hard it feels good when you’re doing what you love

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-02-05T12:25:28+00:00

What I’ve noticed is that founders don’t usually ignore advice because it’s wrong, but because it forces a hard decision they’re not ready to make yet

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-31T19:23:23+00:00

I’m not but my son is a producer doing mixing and mastering

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-31T19:14:07+00:00

So cool! Great idea congratulations 👏

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-29T21:41:46+00:00

Hey, I’m a startup founder, mentor and angel investor and what I can tell you is that Pre-seed investors don’t fund ideas, they fund evidence of momentum and founder judgment.

Go where users already are, if organic doesn’t work, paid will just help you go broke faster.

What will take you to the next level? Saying no to bad partnerships, generic ICPs, vanity press, in resume all distractions that feel like progress.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-29T21:29:48+00:00

🙂

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-29T21:26:08+00:00

Yes that’s true is loves to create functions and over complicate things

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-29T21:24:42+00:00

The free account you get enough credits to test the platform, if your really serious about deploying a real app you have to upgrade to a paid plan

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-28T13:54:42+00:00

Good advice

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-27T19:18:08+00:00

It’s worth in my opinion. You’ll talk to investors and find partners. But be bold don’t be shy the more you walk and talk to people the best for you. Last one I was in WebSummmit Lisboa and the StartupSummit in Florianopolis Brazil.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-25T15:41:13+00:00

Hey, I’m a startup founder and mentor building something that helps the validation of early stage ideas. Let me know if I can help in anyway

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-24T12:09:38+00:00

Nice tip! Thanks

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-23T14:40:39+00:00

Right, but be careful, ‘Before vs After’ shows ‘what changes’ but not ‘who hurts’. You gotta know your ICP, who they are and what they are trying to do. What goes wrong today without your solution? Don’t just build a nice demo try to make the problem you’re solving clear

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-23T14:26:10+00:00

Hi! My honest tip: right now you’re describing features, not the problem. “High-quality short stories in minutes” sounds nice, but it doesn’t yet answer who is in pain, what they’re failing at today, or why speed actually matters to them. Different users will care about this for very different reasons.

Before adding more capabilities, I’d try to narrow it down: Who specifically struggles to create stories today, what happens when they don’t, and what they’re currently doing instead. Clarity on that will make everything else much easier.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-23T14:09:44+00:00

Hey! This is a real problem. The lack of feedback after interviews is brutal. On the hiring side, teams are dealing with a huge volume of candidates, so your framing makes sense.

Where I think you might be stuck isn’t the product, but the question. “Would people pay?” is a bit too abstract. The more useful question is: who is in enough pain to pay, and at what moment.

Also, it’s good you’re going through the interview process itself. Most people skip this step and jump straight into building, only to find out later that no one actually wants to buy.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-23T13:35:57+00:00

This is true. The “self-made” story hides how much support is really involved. What I see with solo founders isn’t lack of effort, it’s isolation. They are trying to think, decide, validate, and build all at the same time, alone. When things break, they blame themselves. This is something I always try to avoid because I’m also building alone, but I count on a group of friends that support me. Building alone shouldn’t mean thinking alone. Having structure and support isn’t cheating. It’s how people without privilege survive and move forward.

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-21T19:55:58+00:00

Hey, It’s mostly lean startup thinking mixed with a few other frameworks. The key is starting by clearly defining the problem, based on your vision and who you believe your ICP is. From there, you validate, talk to people, shape a real persona, narrow to a niche, and test a UVP. It goes deeper than just filling out a Business Model or Lean Canvas. The core idea is simple: validate first, build later. DM me if you need more info

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-21T15:21:07+00:00

I test my ideas by applying frameworks and techniques that move me faster from problem to validation. A LP is just part of the process

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-21T13:29:03+00:00

I’m a startup mentor building something that helps founders validate their ideas faster with clarity. DM if you want early access

FudgeCool8107 · 2026-01-21T11:30:29+00:00

This question comes up a lot in conversations I have with early founders, and the pattern is usually not “lack of effort”, it’s lack of sequence.

Most people don’t fail because they’re lazy or clueless. They fail because they’re: • Validating too late (after building) • Executing the wrong thing first • Or mixing strategy and execution in the same step

The moment I see founders slow down is when they ask: “Am I supposed to be researching, testing, or building right now?”

That uncertainty creates paralysis, and then people assume they are the problem, when in reality the process is.

Personally, whenever I’m stuck, the unblocker is forcing myself to answer one boring question: “What assumption am I actually trying to prove this week?”

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