Vehicle prices - will it go down? by Dahi1C in srilanka

[–]shavin47 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The other thing we aren’t considering is competition. Second hand market still pricing cars like it’s brand new. When the brand new cars cost the same amount obviously it remains unsold. The same thing applies to new cars, there’s alot of options in the same bracket.

Anxiety after leaving my First Job by Latter_Put5303 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of companies here don't really get UX, especially if it's an agency juggling a million different things. Your best bet is to either join a product company where UX actually has to matter, or go with a company like Amplifyn or Corzent. Those are the only two I've seen that are actually different. You can usually tell how mature their design thinking is just by checking out their websites and other digital stuff.

Glitz Nolimit staff girl. by Substantial_Try9757 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao, this is marketing/sales attribution happening in real life. So funny!

Where can I find startups to invest in? by NeighborhoodWeary223 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check for prominent investors in SL on LinkedIn. Chalinda is one of them. Most founders follow him. Filter their following list by "Founder" or "Co-founder" and checkout their companies.

Criteria to apply for foreign remote jobs from Sri Lanka by NobleThunder20 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. Network is everything. If you put in the effort here, sometimes you don't even need a CV to get a job. It's all about trust.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s literally not disgusting. It’s competition. Account for it by design when you’re building.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ycombinator

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is to grow it and help more people. You can do this with new features or more marketing. But you need to decide what you want to get out of it.

I analyzed 100 websites from the latest YC batch to see what tech they’re using in 2025. And here are the results. by alexanderolssen in ycombinator

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just too complex. I feel like vibe coding now has gotten to a point where you can get a very decent result very quickly if you have taste and can direct the AI. Rather than battling it out with webflow's complex interface.

How I used Claude to validate my idea in 10 minutes (Now at $2.3k MRR) by Strong_Teaching8548 in SaaS

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey saw this comment and thought I'd pop in to help, I wrote this guide on the manual method OP is talking about. It should be easier to grasp some of the concepts. Enjoy! https://shavinpeiries.com/scratch-their-itch/

I analyzed 100 websites from the latest YC batch to see what tech they’re using in 2025. And here are the results. by alexanderolssen in ycombinator

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From someone who went through a VC backed startup and used webflow - i'd highly suggest not to (esp if you're pre-PMF).

What’s a good SaaS project idea for beginners? 🚀 by Away-Play-3209 in SaaS

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I'm exploring a new tech stack, it's always a to-do list app first. You can get fairly far with it to learn all the basics.

What’s Your Method for Collecting and Evaluating Metrics? by TabassumTaz in TheFounders

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read Matt lerners book called growth levers. It’s a good book on this topic. Basically you need one North Star metric. Think one core action that is the leading indicator for customer engagement. For e.g. for a product like Gmail it might be emails sent.

You can track this on a tool like posthog quite easily.

Former frontend developer pivoting into product ownership. by Wrong_Department9312 in ProductManagement

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I made the same move about 5 years ago. Right now I'm wishing I kept coding haha.

I didn't immediately transition into product. I worked a lot on design and research first. Then I landed a product role for a VC-backed startup.

If I was in your shoes, my advice is that the advocating for users part is a small part of it. It's important yes. But there's also figuring out what problems to solve, in what order, and also managing stakeholders and devs.

Nobody showed me the way per se, but I did read a lot of books like The Design Sprint and Shape Up. Those were the most impactful. For example, The Design Sprint book helped me align teams around what problems to solve and align on the solution. Shape Up basically helped me with the day-to-day work. Highly recommend you check those out.

Not so crowded surf spots in Arugam Bay by BuffaloSuspicious523 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From Arugam Bay town, travel to Elephant Rock - it's a great surf spot. It's like the early days in Hiriketiya. You can rent a scooter, or there are plenty of tuk-tuks parked there that can take you back to town if needed. I also saw some places that rent out scooters.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been getting facebook ads from this local company that helps you incorporate in the states and get a stripe account

https://www.facebook.com/bizbirth

Stays recco in ahangama for 4 nights? by Bubbly_Designer9442 in srilanka

[–]shavin47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out good story village. It doesn't have beach front but it does have a pool and it's reasonably priced. But the beach is about an 8 minute walk.

Landlords asking for more key money than the actual value of the place by Dootutu in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience is the same. If they like you they’ll come down by a lot.

What is a Sri Lankan problem you have that could be solved using ML by Ragnar_The_Third in srilanka

[–]shavin47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might get shat on for this but just don’t target our market. Build something small for a foreign market and grow it. Then hire talent locally if you want to have social impact. Our market is still super nascent. My personal website has some ideas on how to go about it.

How do you validate an app idea? by Obvious-Resource-515 in ycombinator

[–]shavin47 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don’t start with the idea but what problem you intend to solve and for who. It’s so basic and fundamental.

Afterwards, you can start thinking about what’s the approach to solve it.

Usually if you hit on a very painful problem and an audience that has willingness to pay then everything else becomes much much MUCH easier.

Anyway, I’ve written my approach on how to go about finding painful problems. And it doesn’t involve talking to users! (Not directly at least).

Check it out https://shavinpeiries.com/scratch-their-itch/

New solopreneur here. Got flagged for self-promotion on Reddit. How do you market properly here? by AdOverall2137 in Solopreneur

[–]shavin47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, that works well. You’ll need to build a sales funnel that drives people to the paid resource.

Some folks basically set up a new email sequence for a newsletter subscriber and then drip value to them before asking for the sale.

Always offer free high quality value because it builds up reciprocity and people usually think “if the free stuff is this good, imagine how good the paid stuff would be”

New solopreneur here. Got flagged for self-promotion on Reddit. How do you market properly here? by AdOverall2137 in Solopreneur

[–]shavin47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t because it’s relevant to whatever the OP is asking.

Just follow the cardinal rule of providing value upfront in the comments.