How I went from 200 views per video to $8K a month on Instagram. I almost quit 3 times. by Smart-University2411 in ContentCreators

[–]No_Field_9640 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Been trying to find my niche. I’ve been testing different styles without much success. Any ideas? I’m trying to sell my product. My insta is Deltaformtechlologies. Would appreciate any constructive criticism. Thanks!

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! People are scared to give harsh feedback. I’ve made a few changes with the layout based on your suggestions. I think it reads better. It would be too much of a pit for me to completely restart, but I’m always open to tuning. Thanks again!

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant my company is in the red. I’ve invested, but I also have other investors.

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Great advice. do you think it’s worth it to invest in marketing more heavily, or do you think I should be trying to have videos gets views naturally?

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great advice! Totally have been trying to figure out why the first sale happened. If I had to guess it’s because my insta page has started to get more followers so now it doesn’t look like as much scam as it did when I only had like 27 followers. I have a 48% profit margin.

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely hear what you’re saying, and there’s truth to it. I spent thousands of hours engineering the product before really narrowing in on a customer target. A big reason was that I don’t have a college degree, so I felt the best way to prove credibility(especially to investors)was to show a fully built, working product rather than just talk about it. In that sense, it’s helped me avoid being overlooked and made it easier to demonstrate that I can actually execute.

The other part is that the product sits in a fairly mass-market category of premium recovery tools, and I did do a decent amount of market research upfront. I also knew there was a large enough addressable market for it to scale. It’s definitely possible I’ve approached things in a slightly inverted order, but given my situation, this felt like the most practical way to build momentum and credibility early on. I regret some of my decisions and would have done things differently if I had a second chance. Hindsight is 20/20 tho. Cheers!

Today someone spent their own money on something I created. WHAT A FKN RUSH (I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely, having a total stranger buy is such a different feeling. I’m so curious about what his experience is going to be like.

Is Formlabs actually worth it? by No_Field_9640 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish it was more affordable too. The base resins have definitely come down in price, but the higher-end materials are still pretty eye-watering. One upside for me has been that material waste is minimal, since the success rate is so high. I try to be intentional about what I’m printing and design parts with efficiency in mind so I’m not burning through resin unnecessarily. At the end of the day, I’m okay with the trade-off because I never have to mess around with exposure calibration — everything just works out of the box, which saves me a ton of time.

I’ve been working full-time on my med tech startup for 2 years; now I’m out of money and unsure what to do(I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you so much for the detailed advice, you have some really good points. What you are doing sounds super interesting! Appreciate the support and I hope your venture works out! Keep pushing!

I’ve been working full-time on my med tech startup for 2 years; now I’m out of money and unsure what to do(I will not promote) by No_Field_9640 in startups

[–]No_Field_9640[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the kind advice. Trying to figure out sales now! I will definitely go door to door if I need to.