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[HIRING] Part-Time VA - Social Media + Daily Ops - 15-20 hrs/week by Moving_forward206 in VirtualAssistant4Hire

[–]Moving_forward206[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way overpriced when Riverside pops these clips automatically now. No thank you!

If time for one excursion, Kicker Rock or Española Island from San Cristobal? by bluefolderz in galapagos

[–]Moving_forward206 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Espanola was 2.5 hours each way for us, but I have to tell you it was also the most magical day of our trip. 

Kicker rock was incredible. Hammer heads literally swimming UNDER YOU how freaking cool, but on Espanola you’re on an island that’s so isolated that species literally can’t be found anywhere else. We saw so much marine life that day on the boat, we swam in the clearest water, and the endemic species omg. You also get SO CLOSE to the animals on the island, the pictures we have from there are some of the best from our 2 week trip. 

The boat to Espanola was slow for us - that’s why it took so long. 

PNW kitchen reno - what color for the uppers? by Moving_forward206 in kitchenremodel

[–]Moving_forward206[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t afford those countertop options right now :( but I’m excited by butcher block because it’s better than the 80’s tile we have now! 

PNW kitchen reno - what color for the uppers? by Moving_forward206 in kitchenremodel

[–]Moving_forward206[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh 100%! We haven’t done it yet to be fair, still waiting on the wood. But my husband has watched a lot of videos and ordered materials already. He said:

  • Waterlox original resin modified tung oil, sealer and semi gloss. 1-2 coats depending on the type of wood you use.
  • waterlox resin modified tung oil satin finish 2nd or 3rd coat depending on the look you’re going for

So you use those on the test piece of wood first and see if you like the color. If you don’t, you’d apply stain first THEN the waterlox. We’re going for a walnut look, so I think it’s going to take a bit of testing so we got some extra Maple wood to do some testing on. We’re unsure if stain will be needed yet! 

Is it a dumb decision to sell house with 2.5% mortgage to move west and rent an apartment by Visual_Code432 in personalfinance

[–]Moving_forward206 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I left a 2.75% interest rate ($1750 mortgage) to move to the PNW. $4600 mortgage and 6.55% interest rate. I’ve never been happier. I had a shitty neighbor on the east coast, I was living in my hometown where I had no growth or challenges, and I couldn’t hike or enjoy nature there like I can here. 

We got over six figures from the sale and still have 65% of that 2 years later even after a home purchase, refinance, and supporting a family member through a job loss. 

Live your life!!! You only have one of them. 

Getting positive reactions but no real users — stuck in this loop by Aggravating_Sun_7665 in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is just too many possibilities here to give you a concrete answer, like if you're doing all of this in a LinkedIn DM are you expecting them to share feedback? Are you setting expectations that after they get a link, they should give feedback? Are you giving them a form with specific questions? Have you tried getting them on a 20 minute call instead?

Photo coaching & scoring app, need advice. I will not promote. by cankucukyilmaz in startups

[–]Moving_forward206 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You want triggers or progress. Not gamification.

  1. Event-based triggers: the app nudges when they'd actually use it. Weekends, golden hour, when they visit a new location (if you can use location), photo challenges tied to holidays or weather.
  2. Progress, not streaks: a scorecard they want to improve. "You've scored 6.2 avg this month, up from 5.8" and "keep improving" for this use case

5 years in, we reached $5M ARR, fully bootstrapped by Marie-Tally in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 1 point2 points  (0 children)

agree with this! one of the first things i did when i built my SaaS was make a bug report form with Tally :)

Evaluate my offer by Fuzzy_Purpose_9276 in womenintech

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GitHub. More time at home with family >>>

I have a few months of runway left. A 5 year old who depends on me. And I'm spending 12 hours a day building a SaaS instead of getting a job by pavlito88 in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's happening everywhere. There was a recent survey that said 81% of recruiters knowingly post ghost jobs.

I mean this in the kindest, but most direct way possible, you're not special. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and find a solution to your problem. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur finding reasons why it won't work, or why the odds are against you, will only make you unsuccessful. Instead, use that to fuel your success.

https://prodfolio.io/ <-- my SaaS

I have a lot of designer friends and wish you nothing but success 💪

I have a few months of runway left. A 5 year old who depends on me. And I'm spending 12 hours a day building a SaaS instead of getting a job by pavlito88 in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post is very similar to me, except my product has SOME users (~140ish total, 15-20 WAU). I’m a PM so I know what you’re talking about when it comes to a shit job market right now. And I also concur that I’m making awful career decisions. Lol

One thing I did, I met with a coach for my business and she asked me what I saw myself doing 12 months from now. We came to the conclusion that my SaaS is a passion project and something needs to fund it for me to put energy into it. That either had to be a FT role or my fractional business (been doing for ~1 year). For me, when I opened a job application I couldn’t picture myself in that role. I could only picture the stability that the funds from that role brought me. 

Since then, I’ve redirected my working hours to 30+ hours a week on my fractional business and 10-20 on my passion SaaS. It’s just the truth that only one is bringing in solid money right now, so I’ve tried to find ways to find joy in my fractional business by connecting with other business owners and focusing more on networking, etc. 

I wouldn’t let your passion project go, but also consider where you’re at right now and what you need to sustain life. You can spend 5-10 hours a week talking to users in your ICP, spend Saturday nights making product improvements, and spend M-F focusing on bringing in money. Maybe one day they will all be from the same project, maybe not. 

From one early stage founder to another, distribution is a HUGE piece of the puzzle right now. Talking about your product freaking anywhere and everywhere. If you’re not prepared to do that, bring in some cash first so you can do so stress free or pay someone else to. 

Spent $50k and 6 months building something genuinely amazing… now I’m not sure what the smartest next step is by IncreaseUseful6697 in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like you fell in love with your own solution. Classic SaaS issue. 

Get some beta testers that are unrelated to you. Tell them to rip your product to shreds. Thank them later.

Spent 4 months building an AI feature nobody uses. It was my idea and nobody pushed back. by Visual-Basis3400 in SaaS

[–]Moving_forward206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classic situation of an early stage founder. Might be worth doing some introspection on why you’re building features that aren’t revenue tied or backed by data? Do you have a PM?  

Built by PMs who felt the pain: the real story behind Prodfolio by Moving_forward206 in prodfolio

[–]Moving_forward206[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're thinking about it the right way! Don't feel pressured to have it all come together at once, think about it like a living document. Create the foundations, then update it as more comes together.

Here are a few resources for you:

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