I’m new to this sub and I’ve done some poking around. It seems that the unanimous advice in this sub for people looking to become an entrepreneur is ‘find a problem and sell the solution’.

I’m from a poor family and I’m just a simple working folk. I’ve been trying to think of a way to break free from that life most of my adult years but have never found a way to make it happen.

So my question is. Since I’ve been trying to find a problem to solve for most of my life and failing to do so. How can I make a shift to really find that problem I can solve? It seems most people in here have businesses. What problem did you solve and how did you figure out that problem to begin with?

  • illusionst@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Scratching your itch does indeed work.

    I encountered a problem with a crypto trading bot that required spinning up a VPS, installing Java, activating the licence using Discord, and what not. Being a computer engineer, it took me more than 30 minutes. Checking their Discord, I found that many people were complaining about the installation and maintenance.

    So, I built a service that automated the entire process. At its peak, it was generating around $5k-$6k in revenue with an 80% profit margin. I partnered with the company, and they later acquired my service, now offering it as part of their core services.