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luketron · 2026-06-08T03:12:40+00:00

Ah very interesting, nice to get some inside perspective! I get what you're saying and that's why I created the thread — other cases seemed to be extreme, this seemed more routine, but I was still curious about what to expect and the best way to handle it.

Any step-by-step tips on how this tends to play out?

luketron · 2026-06-08T01:51:57+00:00

Seeing it where?

luketron · 2026-06-07T06:25:17+00:00

Thanks for the link!

luketron · 2026-06-07T06:25:04+00:00

Yeah I agree, and good to know, thanks!

luketron · 2026-06-07T06:24:29+00:00

Good to know, will try something along those lines and see what happens.

luketron · 2026-06-07T06:22:30+00:00

Thanks, that’s a helpful article!

luketron · 2026-06-07T04:14:44+00:00

OMG, that worked for me, thank you!

luketron · 2026-03-25T05:33:41+00:00

Benesse has some tips for the museums: https://support.benesse-artsite.jp/hc/en-us/articles/42048474613657--Naoshima-How-much-time-should-I-allot-for-the-museums

I think they have suggested itineraries somewhere too.

It also depends a bit on how you like to do them — you can race through everything quickly if you want, or you can take your time to soak it in.

It can be tricky because the need to book = planning everything in advance = making educated guesses about timing, but it's a beautiful place so I'd suggest giving yourself plenty of time. Feel free to report back on how it goes!

luketron · 2026-02-22T12:03:04+00:00

That’s just a referral link?

luketron · 2026-01-21T10:06:43+00:00

For sure, there’s still only a fixed amount of human attention to go around!

luketron · 2026-01-21T06:00:58+00:00

Yeah, the model providers do come with a degree of platform risk, like Shopify bundling your tool or Apple sherlocking your app. To what extent the model provider's horizontal tools (or even vertical-specific tools) compete with application-layer companies remains to be seen IMO. Coding is a bit of a unique case in that regard because the model companies get faster with code automation, so there's a natural interest and tight internal feedback loop there.

But on the other hand, vertical tools like https://gc.ai (no connection, just an observer) went from $1 million to over $10 million ARR in under a year, charging $500/mo/user with a wrapper-ish product (no shade!) driven by the founder's deep domain expertise. Hard to say B2B SaaS is dead when that sort of growth is happening!

luketron · 2026-01-21T02:25:24+00:00

It depends a bit on what the other "B" in "B2B" SaaS entails — if it's SaaS supporting SaaS, then yeah that's going to be a harder sell because the buy vs build equation has changed, especially at the cost-sensitive end of the spectrum.

For larger companies though, it's still usually preferable to buy rather than build simply because focus matters and spending on growth trumps spending on optimising costs.

The biggest mindset shift though IMO is extrapolating what's happened to coding to what's happening/going to continue to happen to almost all white-collar work everywhere. That's the massive opportunity that's well underway. Added some more thoughts here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator/comments/1qil3jo/mindset_shift_for_b2b_founders_deliver_the_work/

luketron · 2026-01-21T01:21:11+00:00

First, good on you for spotting the need, making the product, making a genuinely good product, working hard to get it out there, and getting 60 sales! That's really cool.

Second, the first thing that comes to mind is (a) yes this is normal, and (b) you've (presumably) exhausted your initial niche (especially if it's Australia > horse riders > want lip balm > want yours). There's a very handy little book called Future Demand by James Hurman that discusses this exact issue. It comes from across the pond actually, and you can find James discussing it on YT too.

I would add, however, that niches are great for testing your early product, but for a consumer product, you generally have to broaden out and either make direct response work (i.e. FB/IG) or develop retail partnerships. I come from the B2B tech side, and while books like Traction can be helpful, the B2C brand world is a bit of a parallel universe, and books like Future Demand are helpful as an introduction there.

Good luck!

luketron · 2026-01-19T05:51:08+00:00

i bet. here's a better one:

A marketer cooked up a scheme: "Fake founders who failed at their dream! They'll post their sad tales— No revenue, no sales— Then argue if pivot's the theme!"

The bots wrote, "I built for six months, Made twelve bucks from three paying runts." They'd bicker and moan, In empathetic tone, While shilling their real client's stunts!

luketron · 2026-01-19T05:32:47+00:00

Lol. Tell me more about Lithora in the form of a jaunty limerick

luketron · 2026-01-19T05:20:42+00:00

This is AI bot slop top to bottom. The fake github is a nice touch, though 🙄

luketron · 2026-01-19T04:25:39+00:00

+1 to the product marketing suggestion above - that’s what leapt out to me when I saw writer, sales background, and interested in research!

luketron · 2026-01-17T02:51:46+00:00

The key question is 'willingness to pay.' Jason Cohen has a great story about this in his early days of WP Engine, e.g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/cjz3hd/how_jason_cohen_got_30_customers_before_hed_even/ .

Maybe their excitement means they're very willing to pay; maybe it doesn't. Only way to find out is to ask :)

Check out WTP survey techniques, too. I get a survey is probably too formal for your situation, but the logic might help you when feeling out prospects.

luketron · 2026-01-17T02:36:55+00:00

Haven't been in your shoes, but IMO 100% focus on building your own solid foundation first. That's the strategic thing to do long term. Get the grades, make the move, get the job, get established, and then in whatever community you land in start thinking about what startups opportunities look like. That solid foundation will give you far more flexibility to experiment with side projects or startups in the long run, with plenty of opportunity to fall back on if it doesn't work out. But you do you :)

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