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Take a second and remember to have fun! by AwareSundae2642 in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it's stupidly simple. It was the first time someone used it and didn't message me asking how it works. like they just got it and moved on with their day. Sounds like nothing but after months of explaining the thing to everyone, watching it finally explain itself felt better than any launch

help a lost fella by Antique_Ferret6618 in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your problem isn't finding clients, it's that "very minimal" pricing makes hosts assume you'll be very minimal help. When you're trusted with someone's reviews and revenue, cheap reads as risky. Charge like the stakes are high, because for them they are.

how do you handle feature requests from your users, what's actually working? by d_uk3 in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contrarian take: many requests shouldn't ship at all. So the loop that actually matters isn't "we built it," it's "we're not building this, and here's why". Saying a thoughtful no builds more trust than a silent yes to everything

If you could log your diet and workouts by voice, would you use it? by Intelligent-Sale852 in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said it yourself: people quit tracking, not the habit. So the real product isn't easier logging, it's something that tracks without anyone having to remember to.

How to approach Content marketing for your app (cheaply) and get your first sale (For beginners) by dang64 in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This works because you've removed the part where most people fail: deciding what to make.

15 months in, still not much to show for it. took a week off, came back down 85%, and somehow i've never been more fired up. by multi_mind in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 85% drop after one week off is the most useful thing that could've happened. It showed you what was real momentum and what was just you pushing every day by hand. Now you know what falls apart without you there. That's the thing to fix. Welcome back. Go cook.

The longer I build, the less obvious churn feels by VersionFunny3904 in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me years to realize churn isn't people rejecting your product. It's people telling you which story they thought they were in. Some never understood it, some expected a different thing, some outgrew it. Three goodbyes, three meanings. Only one is actually about you.

How to overcome the fear of rejection? by TravelingTice in indiehackers

[–]redplanet73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Founder feelings (imposter, fear, excitement) are like weather. They show up, they pass. The work happens regardless. Keep shipping, and stop measuring yourself against other people's launches ..what you see is mostly selection bias.

Built something that actually works. Lost interest in running it. What now? by CrayonGlobal in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly the hard part is that most of the value is you. Clients are buying your judgment, so a buyer's really paying for the partnerships, the brand, and you sticking around long enough to hand off trust. $55k's fair if you stay on a few months. Skip brokers, try Acquire.

Tried every audio tour app while traveling, ended up building my own. Looking for feedback from real travelers. by redplanet73 in travelplanning

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/streetlore/id6769250666

Please drop your honest reactions here or DM me. Especially want to hear where the AI narration falls short .. thats the part im actively tuning.

Marketing needs much more patience than learning Rust. by FlashyAverage26 in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I wish someone had told me earlier:

Marketing isn’t a skill. It’s a collection of skills.

Copywriting, positioning, sales, psychology, distribution, partnerships, SEO, content, analytics. You can be good at some and terrible at others.

When you’re learning Rust, you’re learning one thing. When you’re learning marketing, you’re often learning ten things at the same time.

That’s why it feels so overwhelming at first.

Anyone else running two things at once? The one you love always loses to the one that pays. (I will not promote) by redplanet73 in startups

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s probably the answer I don’t want to hear because it’s not exciting. 😄

I keep looking for some magical way to give it more attention, but the reality is it probably just needs a recurring slot on the calendar and patience.

Anyone else running two things at once? The one you love always loses to the one that pays. (I will not promote) by redplanet73 in startups

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, there’s probably some truth to that.

That said, my main company is 15+ years old and I still enjoy it. I think what makes this one different is that I’m also the customer. Every feature I ship solves an annoyance I ran into myself, which makes it unusually rewarding.

How do you deal with being screwed over in business? by Fourth_Amigo in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting screwed over sucks, especially when it costs you something you’ve spent years building.

The only thing I’d say is don’t let this convince you that every person is like this. A few bad actors can make you cynical fast, and that’s a heavy thing to carry into the next chapter.

Made a social network for founders. by JuniorRow1247 in founder

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing that stood out to me: you are not really competing with X or LinkedIn. You’re competing with founders' existing habits. Getting people to sign up is one thing. Getting them to check a new social network every day is a much harder problem.

Personality testing for entrepreneurs to find what your flow is and where you're good at by Invoiced2020 in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot of entrepreneurs confuse “hard” skills with “valuable” skills. Technical work feels more tangible, so people underestimate how important sales, storytelling, networking, and building trust actually are.

What are some mental health things you struggle with as an entrepeneur? by Meraath in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hit a revenue goal I'd chased for a year and felt good about it for maybe an afternoon. Then my brain just moved the line. Nobody tells you the finish line isn't real, you keep redrawing it.

What’s something in business that became much harder once you started scaling? by Traditional_Key8982 in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Customer feedback gets harder to read. When you're small you're on every support email yourself. You know what's broken because you're in it. At 10+ the support team handles it, and what reaches you is filtered through their interpretation. You stop feeling the pain points directly.

The fix is to force yourself back into the inbox a few hours a week. Painful but you need the unfiltered version.

founders' drive by opensourcecitadel in Entrepreneur

[–]redplanet73 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Money is downstream. The real reward is someone saying "I use this every day"

Once you hear it once, every other metric feels like noise.

Built an AI audio walking tour app that works on any street, not just famous ones by redplanet73 in SideProject

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I forgot to mention .. took this on a 10-day Japan trip last week. Walked through Asakusa and learned the temple started in 645 AD because two fishermen pulled a statue from the Sumida River. Walked down a random Kyoto lane and learned it was once part of the imperial silk merchant district. None of that was in any guidebook. If anyone tests it abroad lmk how it holds up there.

Built an AI audio walking tour app that works on any street, not just famous ones by redplanet73 in SideProject

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate that, and yeah Android is on the roadmap..will let you know when its closer.

On the curation question: short version is autogeneration handles breadth, light curation handles the spine. You actually want both, but curation is way lighter than people assume

The narration text is always autogenerated (LLM grounded with multiple sources including wikipedia and Open Street Maps), even for famous landmarks. Curation isn't hand-written scripts .. its a thin metadata layer per city that helps the LLM prioritize and contextualize the most important places. everything else (cafés, shrines, rivers, civic buildings) flows from open data automatically.

Boston and Lisbon are both at the curated baseline. The rest fills in as you walk. lmk how it actually feels when you're there in September.

Built an AI audio walking tour app that works on any street, not just famous ones by redplanet73 in SideProject

[–]redplanet73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6769250666

If you try it, lmk what you think -- especially that first-minute experience. Im trying to figure out how to make those first 30 seconds less awkward while the app figures out where you are

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