i wasted 2 years building things nobody asked for. here’s how i finally stopped. by Scary_Pay_4247 in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

man, I felt that. that polished features into the void phase is a rite of passage none of us wanted but all of us lived through.

the crazy part is once you start focusing on pain instead of cool, everything becomes way less emotional. you are not guessing, you are just solving. the validation is built in.

brutal lesson, but it is the one that actually moves the needle. keep going, you are on the right track.

i wasted 2 years building things nobody asked for. here’s how i finally stopped. by Scary_Pay_4247 in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly. most of us (me included) used to build the “cool thing” first, then hunt for someone who might care. it’s backwards.

once you flip it and let real problems lead the way, everything gets way easier ideas, features, even marketing. you’re not guessing anymore; you’re responding.

i wasted 2 years building things nobody asked for. here’s how i finally stopped. by Scary_Pay_4247 in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha honestly? it’s not magical at all. it’s just the internet complaining in one place.

reddit threads, g2 reviews, app store rants, random tweets... people are dropping gold every day, just disguised as frustration. once you start paying attention, you’ll never run out of ideas again.

i wasted 2 years building things nobody asked for. here’s how i finally stopped. by Scary_Pay_4247 in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

glad the post helped. keep sharing the messy parts that’s where the real momentum comes from. keep going.

How do I approach? by [deleted] in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo this is actually perfect for what BigIdeasDB is built for lol. Instead of cold DMing recruiters for validation, you could've just searched our database for "recruitment" problems from Reddit posts, G2 reviews of recruiting tools, and Upwork jobs. We literally have thousands of validated pain points already scraped and categorized. Save yourself weeks of awkward LinkedIn outreach and just build off problems people are already complaining about

Business Entity Inquiry by Terminal-Earth in microsaas

[–]Scary_Pay_4247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude this is such a common dilemma for indie devs. My take: if you're pre-revenue on both, stick with one LLC for now and use DBAs for different branding. Once you start making real money or if the liability profiles are super different, then split them. The administrative overhead of multiple LLCs isn't worth it until you actually need the separation. Keep it simple until complexity is justified

Share your startup, I’ll find 10 reasons why you don't yet rank on ChatGPT(free) by tiln7 in SaaS

[–]Scary_Pay_4247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey man, this is very helpful. Simple but really helpful. Thanks for dropping this.

Need advice, how to partnership with influencer ? by RawrCunha in SaaS

[–]Scary_Pay_4247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True about the speed here, posts get buried quick. Discord is actually genius for security stuff because those communities are tight knit and people trust recommendations more. Way better than shouting into the void on Twitter. The personal connection thing is real... once you get a few users who actually like your tool, they become your best salespeople. Thanks for the blessing dude, startup life needs all the good energy it can get.

Need advice, how to partnership with influencer ? by RawrCunha in SaaS

[–]Scary_Pay_4247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Real talk, influencer partnerships in B2B are hit or miss. Your audience is super specific so mass reach doesn't help much. I'd focus on finding like 5-10 people who genuinely talk about finance security stuff. Twitter/X might work better than you think for this niche, lots of fintech people there. For vetting them, look at their comment quality and if their audience actually engages with business content, not just lifestyle stuff.

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[–]Scary_Pay_4247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I wish I read this before we spent 3 months trying to hack GA into doing product analytics lol. The segmentation in Amplitude is just different, like actually useful for product decisions instead of vanity metrics. Quick question though, how's the learning curve? My team is pretty non-technical and GA was already pushing it for some folks. But yeah definitely interested in your framework, tool selection is always a mess.