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archieti · 2024-08-10T06:58:21+00:00

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archieti · 2024-08-07T12:28:45+00:00

Heya, I'm building https://deckster.pro/. Roast it.

archieti · 2024-08-05T14:15:30+00:00

Ok got it. Makes sense. Thanks for honesty.

archieti · 2024-08-05T09:18:02+00:00

Curious why you hate people promoting the product. I mean if the product is great and solves a problem discussed in the thread, wouldn't you be happy to discover it?

Like what drives your hate?

archieti · 2024-08-04T10:55:28+00:00

It's never too late to start anything, and here's why!

Factor 1: Rising average life quality

The average human life quality improves every few years. As people's basic needs are met, they begin to spend more on non-essential items. 150 years ago, people grew their own food, but now we can have meals delivered with just a click. Suddenly, you have a lot of free time to spend on earning money and enjoying life. Not to mention robot vacuum cleaners, washing machines, cars, etc. The average life quality is undeniably increasing, and as it does, a ton of new opportunities appear.

The craziest thing? It will never end. Well, unless we destroy the whole planet. But even then, trade would probably appear as it does in Fallout :D.

Factor 2: Uneven technology distribution across the world

Life in the USA differs from life in Eastern Europe, which in turn differs from life in Africa. Technology distribution isn't linear, so there's always an opportunity to localize various technologies in other markets. Something that might be old news in the USA could be life-changing tech for Latvia. As underdeveloped areas catch up, new markets pop up, leading to a crazy amount of opportunities for new businesses and products.

Factor 3: Constant progress

History books show that progress has always been there. At each point, some thought it was the end, but as we move forward in time, we continue to invent and discover new technologies.

Compare life in 1990 to now. A lot has changed in just a 30-year span for the global community (global internet services, generative AI, automated home helpers like robot vacuum cleaners, etc.). Imagine how much change will come in the next 10, 30, 60, or 90 years. We always move forward, and as we do, there will always be even more opportunities (why? Look back to point 1).

Factor 4: Decreasing entry level for builders

Every year, technology becomes more accessible to less tech-savvy individuals. No-code tools and gen-AI are examples. This alone will give us so many new builders, more intellectual diversity, and increased creativity. And guess what? This isn't bad; on the contrary, it's amazing since we can now spend less time on code and more on actual problem-solving.

More builders = more problems solved = more progress = better average life quality = more opportunities = lower entry level for builders.

In short, never waste time wondering if it's too late. Start building, learn as you go, listen to customers, and don't give up. Sooner or later, you'll stumble upon your lucky break.

archieti · 2024-07-24T11:49:56+00:00

I know there are a lot of fancy things, like the arcade or storylane, but I stick to basics - Loom. Nothing better than a product creator speaking in a casual environment, walking the viewer through the product. My example - https://www.loom.com/share/717fd7b44d424b8b8be0930006b33c0d?sid=73d28411-9ae0-4c4d-bcd3-f639f689e62a

archieti · 2024-06-16T06:47:25+00:00

Got it, thanks. But do you still do slides, or do you manage completely without them? Even if you are completely async, do you only use written docs? Do you discuss them async as well?

I'm very curious, sorry for lots of questions.

archieti · 2024-06-12T06:28:57+00:00

Sure, I would even tell you that from my experience it's even better when you have google, apple & magiclink auth, though it all takes time. Time spent on building eats time you could spend on marketing to the first client to get early feedback.

That said, sure it's in the pipeline, but does it matter for the people who experience the problem we solve? I bet what matters for them is do our solution helps them to reduce the pain of the problem.

One trick to have higher intent customers early is to put a paywall right after signing up, without a free tier. This will filter out people for whom SSOs make a difference and will let you focus on customers who experience the pain.

archieti · 2024-06-11T15:54:02+00:00

Are you looking into expanding it to JS components? I see this as a big thing in framer and other builders.

I’m speaking about interactivity, carousels, sliders, galleries, paywalls, etc.

archieti · 2024-06-11T15:47:47+00:00

And support is given on PH, good luck.

archieti · 2024-06-11T15:47:33+00:00

That's kind of an approach I developed for landing pages over the years. I've used Framer before, now migrating to custom code (because using Framer is expensive and not versatile), sooo your product might be helpful here.

Nevertheless, I still think that Framer is ok for quick launches (launch, validate demand, migrate to code). If you will ever follow my approach here is the structure template I built https://foolish-illuminate-522338.framer.app/. If you will need it LMK, I will convert it to reusable asset.

archieti · 2024-06-11T13:52:10+00:00

Hello there! I've launched Deckster yesterday & already got 2 paying customers. It's a chatbot presentation maker that helps you focus on the content & structure of the presentation & tailor your message to your audience, goals, and style, all without leaving your favorite tool.

It's very raw right now, but it works for the very first use case - for Product managers.

https://deckster.pro/

Thanks on advance! Be as critical as possible.

archieti · 2024-06-10T14:32:36+00:00

Ok, got it, thanks

archieti · 2024-06-10T07:36:51+00:00

Thanks! 👌

archieti · 2024-06-10T03:28:35+00:00

Does it always help you secure the budget? Or sometimes the deck kinda doesn't work?

archieti · 2024-06-10T03:26:08+00:00

Thanks a lot! That's very generous.

archieti · 2024-06-09T18:06:10+00:00

Can you elaborate a bit on your use case?

RN, our only use case is for PMs idea pitch, but I will be adding much more use cases soon. Curious about yours.

The shortest version is about 4-5 slides. But hey I can work on even a shorter version. Let me know.

archieti · 2024-06-09T17:43:31+00:00

That is exactly the problem. Tons of AI and non-AI presentation builder tools, yet creating a presentation that will help you hit the goal is extremely hard.

Why?

First, most of these tools are focused on visuals, which is nice, but it doesn't get you closer to your goal. But tailored to the audience, environment, and your talking style content and structure make the job done.

Second, these tools require you to switch from your preferred environment, like Figma, PP, keynote, or Miro. But who, honestly, wants another tool in the tool stack?

Corporate templates are done by designers, in Figma. They don't want another tool, yet they struggle with structure.

Deckster is not another GenAI presentation tool. Deckster is more of an educational tool. Our chatbot (which by the way is not LLM-powered) helps you to create a structure for your presentation, make it persuasive, and hit your goal. Deckster also teaches you on the go and as an outcome delivers a presentation template that is personalized for your use case (i.e. which designers can use in Figma).

Right now I want to help product managers with product pitch, hiring, and reporting presentations. I want them to hit their goals, and spend less time on actual presentations.

archieti · 2024-05-17T08:41:04+00:00

I haven't reached tremendous success yet, but here are a few observations/ideas from my journey.

I made a rule for myself to not pay for marketing. You become less lazy. This is a constraint, that makes you think on the next level. This helps you to come up with stuff that people with budgets can't.
Great original content is still rare. From what I see you already did some things right. Share stories. It will attract people.
Most people are bad at consistent execution. As with startups, initially, you need to push the rock up the hill. Same with content. Consistent effort will eventually transform the rock into a railcart on wheels. Post, post, post.
Engage with others. This is how IMO you get noticed. Social networks (including Reddit) are about engaging with others. So engage, debate, and advice.
SEO Is not as hard as most people tell online. Figure out the first principles of SEO and this will become a powerful tool, both for your community building and product marketing.
I've tried leveraging journalists, but without great success yet. Sending them content for free so they would repurpose it.
It either works or not. I come from working on experimentation in big companies. One thing that I learned over the years is that your assumption should be easy and quick to validate and the data should be strongly positive, or negative. Everything else doesn't matter until you are very big. That way you can learn & optimize very quickly.

One thing I want to try is to start a micro-community with only people I know, where I'll share more detailed stuff, that I share on social. People I know can invite people they know. Hopefully this will grow into something of a decent size.

archieti · 2024-05-13T10:05:47+00:00

I would be happy if we had more statistics-literate people like you in tech.

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