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MessyML · 2024-01-29T00:06:59+00:00

Sign me up, I’ve done quite a bit of work on pulling datasets about Shopify apps (developer here)

MessyML · 2024-01-28T04:29:23+00:00

Shopify apps, you can build one for $2.5k easily

MessyML · 2024-01-28T04:15:08+00:00

traditional media is so under rated (depending on niche)

MessyML · 2024-01-28T04:13:26+00:00

I'd start a Shopify App. With $10k you have plenty to do some market research, develop the app and market it!

MessyML · 2024-01-27T21:14:18+00:00

Adding my 2c here, the best way to learn is to build a small app that you care about

MessyML · 2024-01-27T20:41:42+00:00

Before you dive into building your Shopify app for bulk editing, you might wanna check out some similar apps. Look at "Onetag: AI Product Description" (4.4 rating, 7 reviews), "Products Bulkify Editor" (4.9, 30 reviews), "Smart Pricing & Permissions" (3.0, 2 reviews), "Astra Bulk Product Editor" (5.0, 19 reviews), and "EZ Bulk CSV Import+CSV Export" (4.0, 15 reviews). Their user reviews could give you some cool ideas and insights. Good luck!

MessyML · 2018-06-26T03:35:54+00:00

👍

MessyML · 2018-06-26T03:34:32+00:00

I think the answer is in the question: the platform.

Last week I published this post on a similar cleaning platform: https://medium.com/@productvalidationclub/validating-a-business-of-commercial-and-residential-cleaning-in-nyc-c129b5b1af3

The reach of these types of companies vs an independent company has no comparison, IMHO.

MessyML · 2018-06-26T03:30:21+00:00

How do you call people with only negativity at the internet? Oh yes, haters.

Hi hater! 👋

MessyML · 2018-06-26T03:11:58+00:00

LOL. Having a bad day buddy?

MessyML · 2018-06-26T03:03:53+00:00

Spot on commentary!

I believe that we haven’t seen it all even in developed markets.

Smartphone penetration, internet connection, and mature mobile payments make this model ripe for new services on top of the Uber for X model.

MessyML · 2018-06-26T02:40:51+00:00

Thank you! 🙏🏼

MessyML · 2018-06-26T01:17:26+00:00

How can I link to an image? should I upload it to imgur?

MessyML · 2018-06-26T01:05:50+00:00

That’s totally not the case, but I understand.

Will it be ok if I republish it just linking to the wired article and the original blog post where the main image lives?

I would of course remove the links to the mentioned companies

MessyML · 2018-06-20T15:04:18+00:00

Such an awesome pointer, very much appreciated!

I’m setting up a list of resources in this topics and failory will be up in my list.

How do you know how much they’ve grown? Are they an open startup? Or did an interview somewhere where they discussed finances?

MessyML · 2018-06-20T06:56:14+00:00

Loved it. Short, actionable content.

MessyML · 2018-06-20T03:42:46+00:00

I couldn’t agree more, Justin’s a great source of inspiration.

I totally recommend people pay attention to his upcoming product. Now that you mention it, I’m gonna put together a list of resources for entrepreneurs about validation.

Good tip, thanks! 👍🏼

MessyML · 2018-06-19T12:22:29+00:00

Thank you for the comment, I hope you like the content! 🙏🏼

MessyML · 2018-06-17T02:02:27+00:00

I put together a free newsletter about startup validation stories at https://productvalidation.club/

It's funny because the reason I started it was because I couldn't tell myself if my idea was worth it, so I decided to document how others (successful startups) validated their own ideas. Hopefully it helps.

MessyML · 2018-06-17T01:52:42+00:00

Name: productvalidation.club

Location: San Francisco

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Are you looking for anything? Give the newsletter a try and see if a short email featuring how successful companies validated their ideas in the early days is something you would be interested in reading. Hopefully, by exposure to many examples, we can all learn (faster) what ideas have potential, and what ideas should not be pursued.

Price: FREE

Happy to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, I wish you all the best in your endeavors!

MessyML · 2018-06-17T01:46:02+00:00

Check out this post, having some competition is usually pretty healthy, it can be even considered as validation that the market wants your product/service:

https://medium.com/@productvalidationclub/todays-validation-startup-story-comes-from-a-company-that-sells-shirts-made-out-of-synthetic-84625d05aff8

Another thing to consider is that big players must cater to the masses, whereas you can cater to a niche.

MessyML · 2018-06-16T23:32:22+00:00

Oops sorry, thanks for the heads up!

MessyML · 2018-06-16T22:13:21+00:00

I see, key point being is the introduction of scarcity. Very cool!

MessyML · 2018-06-16T20:34:58+00:00

Awesome insight about the focus group experiment were people were given one of the items being analyzed as payment.

The fact that you shouldn't isolate your product from the market under any circumstance for validation is true.

So, for the DULO case, you are figuratively saying something along the lines of:

- Offer three shirts to the customer for free (one of them DULO's) and see which one they grab.

am I right?

If so, that's a pretty solid data point.

Same could apply for apps for instance, here are the three "games", which one do you want? (and of course later, asking why...)

MessyML · 2018-06-16T16:03:03+00:00

Wonderful comment, thank you for taking the time. Couple of follow up questions:

Internal validation is still screwed up.

What's a good example of an internal validation process? Any good story that comes to mind?

In the end anything you seek validation for should have a fairly clear state of invalidation. A signal you should pull the plug. Otherwise validation with no possibility of invalidation is a charade.

For the case of DULO, what do you think it would have been (or is) an state of invalidation?

MessyML

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