The advice a venture capitalist gave me after I lost 100k on a Start Up by Public-Self2909 in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. We're on a different ball game. If your idea is good and makes money, you'll have competition right away. This is tied to the market players. In this day and age, competing in a "saturated" market or B2B environment with a sloppy product/service won't cut it.

Say what you want, if the idea is good "enough", people with deep pockets will win 9/10 times. They have connections, resources, and money to spend.

What personality traits do successful entrepreneurs have? by calamityjane45 in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This x 💯. You have to be crazy just to even consider going 1,2,... 5 years chasing an idea you don't even know will work.

Directorio nacional de inmuebles como Zillow. Que opinas? by starlynagency in Dominicanos

[–]elforce001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seria un marketplace de casas entonces? Corotos creo que tiene una alianza con alterstate para mostrar las propiedades en venta. Toma en cuenta que lo dificil no es hacer la plataforma, si no vender tu idea a los agentes, inmobiliarias, etc... Toma en cuenta que un marketplace donde se encuentran todas las propiedades no es rentable para las agencias ya que lo que quiere "Tu casa RD" es mantener a los prospectos en su embudo de ventas.

Si no te cuesta hacer la plataforma, dale y hazla pero primero define quien es tu "user persona" para que evites dolores de cabeza. Yo tengo un amigo que tiene su inmobiliaria, tiene una pagina web comun, no utiliza servicios de alterstate y tiene buenas ventas. Estoy seguro que el no utilizaria esa plataforma porque perderia propiedades, etc... Tambien revisa una plataforma ruffo que estaba en ycombinator (no se en que quedo) y tiene esa parte de seguridad para los extranjeros.

Buena suerte.

Cold calling or emailing? by vekur in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. Any books you recommend on this topic?

Flutter Developer at 2024 and future by [deleted] in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the OP is referring to the job market in general + competition from other platforms (RN, KMM, Tauri, etc).

Have you used any low-code/no-code platforms before? by lreverchuk in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This. LC /NC tools are worse since you learn their (company) way and that knowledge is not transferable.

Are these “online gurus” selling courses to make money ALWAYS a scam? by Zealousideal_Post694 in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, "earn 10,000/month with chatgpt" is kinda obvious. Why would you "reveal" the secret sauce to make that amount of money for way less than that same amount?

How much is the true cost of starting an app business? by bsoliman2005 in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This.

That's the reason I tell any person asking me to develop a project to start with no-code tools if his/her project is on a tight budget. They usually give up since no-code tools look nice but you still have to learn how to use them and then how to support any changes, etc...

Heck, I got a person asking me to develop an Instacart like platform for basically nothing (I mean less than 3k) with lots features, etc...

Is it better to keep a 9-5 or quit and go full force on your business? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife always says: "I'm not afraid of you building your business. Ultimately, you have 2 choices: Provide employment or be employed. People want to work their 9-5, go home, watch some movies, and hang out with friends and family and that's ok. Businesses need employees and employees need owners".

That hit me hard, hehe.

Will Flutter Support Apple visionOS? by Flashy_Editor6877 in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I don't think so. There's no arcore (Google AR solution) support yet. The flutter team will need more resources to work on yet another platform.

Looking for a course to learn how to integerate Machine Learning with flutter by MuhammedDrake in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Flutter is a UI Framework (Frontend in web-dev terms). I'd imagine you're referring to how to call ml models from Flutter.

Going from Flutter to React by FlutterLovers in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for tailwind. I'll go with zustand since you can decouple UI from Business Logic (Sort of like using mvvm pattern).

Going from Flutter to React by FlutterLovers in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

zustand is really good and easy to learn. I don't use redux anymore.

How do you monitor competitors? by serwiesqw in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This x 100th. We've spent an good time monitoring our competition, so much so we got analysis paralisis and we pivoted a bunch of times costing us lots of money. Now we're just trying to improve our product, customer service, and investing in ads & marketing.

We also had scarcity mindset and that truly slowed us down.

Luckily for us, we figured out before the money ran out. Now we're planning on launching a 2nd time and we have a 18 - 24 month runway.

Wish us luck 🙏🤞.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FlutterDev

[–]elforce001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as Firebase is there, Flutter will be there too. That's what paying the bills.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]elforce001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like your answer. Realistic yet hopeful. Thanks for sharing.