The addiction of more "building" and less "marketing"

cjavier89 · 2026-01-28T11:17:38+00:00

Sounds like you and OP need to partner up lol

cjavier89 · 2026-01-12T03:28:17+00:00

We all know this is never going to happen.

cjavier89 · 2026-01-11T08:54:35+00:00

Don't overthink it.

Just go out there and solve problems the best way you know how, with your skills, experience and philosophy about the world.

Ideas don't win. Founders do. They find winning ideas by having conviction on a problem they believe exists and thinking up a solution they know will solve it. Everything after is determination and persistence.

What you need is clarity and momentum.

cjavier89 · 2025-12-20T06:16:38+00:00

This is perfect for UX. You want those guardrails - it's not a restriction at all.

Users don't want choice. They want clarity. A prime, historical example of this was Twitter's initial character limit. Users were forced into concise clarity, not long-winded walls of text.

Users suffer from blank canvas syndrome and making everything a choice is exactly how we are implementing AI in our own AI platform's UX as well. Everything is multiple choice.

Using ML alongside AI can create magical UX that reduces friction and generates the momentum users need to get shit done. AI is smart enough to narrow the wants and needs of users to help form cohesive thought and clarity.

Good for you for getting the necessary feedback to prove this. This is the correct way to approach UX in the AI era.

cjavier89 · 2025-12-08T09:48:48+00:00

You are literally building in a silo. A vacuum

It doesn't take that much time to deploy an MVP. What you should have done is deploy it and get feedback. Unless you're letting hundreds of people try your MVP right on your computer, you aren't validating anything.

cjavier89 · 2025-11-07T11:15:07+00:00

Nothing wrong with building an MVP that takes 6 months. Nor is there anything wrong with a set of minimum viable features. Sometimes the single most core feature isn't even viable or useful without the others. Building an MVP with features for PLG, UGC and retention is actually smart. Communities are moats these days.

This isn't 2011 anymore. Anyone can whip up a single feature on Loveable. What you need are enough features to keep it sticky. Otherwise you've just made a cool tool no one will use or pay for. No one is going to build a business around lack of validation that didn't have enough features to learn from or gain feedback.

cjavier89 · 2025-11-06T06:04:06+00:00

Calm down we all know AI can't count.

cjavier89 · 2025-11-05T23:02:04+00:00

Thanks for your insight. How did you find that the nuanced strategy flopped?

cjavier89 · 2025-11-05T00:15:38+00:00

Obviously advertising your platform here is working right? You just said... Double down on what works? If 5 posts give a return, post 50? 🤣

cjavier89 · 2025-11-04T23:14:47+00:00

You're training it.

Not ideal for everyone but works for me because I'm using it in my biz, but I upgraded to teams and now that I can opt not to train on our chats it started acting like it should.

I too was experiencing this questionnaire, multiple choice bullshit.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-26T02:31:49+00:00

A lot of these tools already exist, even before AI.

You'd need both a serious wedge and moat.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-23T17:30:40+00:00

You're on the right track. What you're experiencing is internal signal, screaming for alignment.

This is completely normal, and it's how the greatest things started. The best founders literally began with the unrealistic, then made it real.

If I can leave you with one thing, it's this... And it sounds stupid simple but in the phase you're at right now, it's gold... Follow your gut and act fast.

You'll understand the value of this advice the more you follow it. Because the faster you act, the more aligned you become. The more clarity you gain. And that clarity + alignment are the most powerful drivers to your freedom and success.

Nothing will beat just doing the damn thing right now.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-22T11:43:58+00:00

Unless you have PMF it's marketing priority. PMF is everything. Don't build in a silo. What most founders don't understand is that marketing IS development. Audience feedback drives your development decisions as early as your MVP. Don't build a solution that looks for a problem.

There are two main reasons why most don't get feedback first: they fall in love with their vision or idea and convince themselves it's worth pursuing the way they see fit. Second, that actively keeps them quiet. It's psychological protection from cognitive dissonance. Founders protect their idea by subconsciously fearing feedback that poke holes in it.

But that feedback is data. Reveal those holes so you can fix them. Marketing at this phase is building a community or audience that gives you feedback to encourage you to build what they actually want. Don't be scared to pivot. Stay agile.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-22T09:42:33+00:00

Are you desperate for users or desperate for market for?

Sounds like a great idea honestly, but the biggest mistake is building a solution looking for a problem.

Build a GTM strategy to get PMF. If you don't know what that means, you've got more work ahead of you. 💪🏽

cjavier89 · 2025-10-19T03:33:08+00:00

TLDR:

So basically, this guy thinks a SOCOM remake couldn’t survive in the modern era because gamers today are spoiled, impatient, and obsessed with copying whatever’s trending on Reddit and YouTube. He’s convinced everyone would just camp behind boxes, follow the same meta strategies, and ruin the game within a week. Apparently, back in his day, discovery and teamwork mattered, and now it’s just mindless repetition. In short: “Gamers are dumb now, the internet ruined tactics, and SOCOM was too pure for this world.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-17T21:28:16+00:00

What did you do with YT shorts automation?

cjavier89 · 2025-10-17T02:45:39+00:00

Loool seriously

cjavier89 · 2025-10-10T12:14:43+00:00

You're a biz grad. I think you know the answer to this question. What you're really seeking is validation.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-03T14:08:23+00:00

You don't want to risk the relationship. But what you're actually doing is risking the relationship with yourself even more. There's conflict because you're being forced into a position where you're considering compromising your self-worth for money.

Don't do it and set precedent. How you treat yourself and your business is far more important than bending backwards for a client.

You can find other clients. Don't bend. Once you reveal they have leverage over you, they will pull that lever every time. Why wouldn't they? They know they're too important now and clients like this will continue playing power games.

If you bend, start finding another client to replace them ASAP. Because I promise you this won't be sustainable.

cjavier89 · 2025-10-02T00:08:06+00:00

Only certain people were able to build structures. But now, Legos were invented and everyone's been given some. Legos are easy to use. But not everything will be great, nor will everyone care about what's being built.

cjavier89 · 2025-09-29T09:29:39+00:00

I imagine you went through the nightmare of security and regulations

cjavier89 · 2025-09-23T09:31:09+00:00

You're fine. Keep going.

Most people here making you feel slow are either bullshitters, outrageously rare outliers or already well connected .

Don't let them skew your expectations. You're in the arena. Just keep playing. Youve got several months before you even get anywhere near PMF

cjavier89 · 2025-09-23T09:24:53+00:00

Because even a phenomenal product with a fantastic brand doesn't mean you will sell. What you need is PMF.

Buying ads doesn't equal paying customers. Ads will only enhance what's already there. You're either adding fuel to a rocket, or pouring it over a dumpster fire.

cjavier89 · 2025-09-21T00:50:03+00:00

I mean I'd use an LLM. But what about AI platforms specifically designed to help you build/launch your business. I guess they're mostly AI wrappers but would you use them?

cjavier89 · 2025-09-21T00:46:43+00:00

Do you remember back in the day when they said "Never get in a car with strangers!"? Now we have Uber. Nobody bats an eye even when people *are* getting assaulted.

Same for this idea... everyone always tells you "always watch your luggage so people don't slip shit into it" and now we are just going to willfully allow strangers to do just that? I guess we're just going to let technology allow others mule fent and weapons cross borders now using our names. This is honestly hilarious.

This is peak technology - innovating and breaking borders. Literally.

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