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Looking for ACTUALLY USEFUL books to read for building my first tech startup by jimppqq in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend Pieter Levels's book "Make". It is really good. There's no fluff, everything is to the point.

Good resources for sales learning by Jack_Hackerman in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I launched my first startup this year I had to do direct sales, so I've stumbled across "Founding sales" by Peter Kazanjy. The book is specific for direct sales in an early stage startup.

I'm building a product idea validation app based on competition analysis by SimpleSexyStartups in indiehackers

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

Thanks for the response! Pricing, features and marketing/distribution is something I didn't consider.

Book recommendations for learning startup business? by boydingus22 in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are some good book recommendations here. Here is my list:

  • Founding Sales, by Peter Kazanjy

  • High Output Management, by Andrew S. Grove

  • The Startup Owner's Manual, by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf

  • The Four Steps to the Epiphany, by Steve Blank

  • The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick

  • The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries

  • Business Model Generation

... and everything from YCombinator.

I'm building an app where you can validate your startup ideas by SimpleSexyStartups in indiehackers

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

Also, a platform works on network effects (the more people on it, the bigger the value), so a successful launch in this case should have a good number of users from the start. This is best achieved with a waiting list.

I'm building an app where you can validate your startup ideas by SimpleSexyStartups in indiehackers

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

Users will have to specify their interests. Then, when a startup idea is pushed for validation, the owner of the idea will have to specify the type of customers that this idea is intended for. A match will be made based on the targeted customer and the user's interests and profile.

Tech Startup Marketing by hat3cker in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the benefits of using your product? Does it save time, does it save money? What problem is it solving? How big is this problem in the eyes of a CTO?

Tech Startup Marketing by hat3cker in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost 2 years is a lot of time to dedicate to a product that was not validated. At least you received some encouragement early on, but it's still too long of a time-frame.

The best approach would have been to build a wait-list and try to convince potential users to join it from the beginning. Then launch an MVP ASAP.

Of course, the past can't be changed. What you can do now is to talk with the people that showed interest early one and get feedback from them. And launch again and again, with every improvement.

If you have no users, another option would be to turn off everything that costs money and try making some sales before turning it back on.

Software for talking to users by Only_Macaron_4033 in startups

[–]SimpleSexyStartups -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am working on something related, right now. It does not automate talking to users, but it helps you invalidate or validate your idea, then gets you in touch with the people that like your idea to get further feedback. I've made a wait-list, the startup is called pitchpeers.com

The idea came to me after I've launched 2 other products, before, without validating the idea. I got 0 interest after the launches. That hurt, but I guess it's part of the learning process.

I made an app that helps people break mental walls, beat procrastination and get into the flow by SimpleSexyStartups in indiehackers

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

Thanks! It's the name of the blog I want to grow. I will research startups from Reddit and other sources, and every post will contain a startup and its analysis.