Hey there, to validate your idea you have to define what your ideal customer looks like. Who are they? What do they do? What problems do they encounter? Then you can start talking to them. In the form of a survey or a call. Also I’d suggest that you read “The Mom Test”
A good start but I believe that your point about design is a fallacy. Keep in mind that you didn’t get any customers so you can’t judge based on your experience. Design also is a very broad term. It can include a FAQ section or anything about making your customer understand what you’re selling and solving for them. I don’t see anything like that on your page. So please don’t think design doesn’t matter. It does if you apply it properly. In terms of A/B testing I agree that it comes at a later point and doesn’t really matter in the beginning as long as you see some demand.
Can’t give you any specific advice besides networking with people. Also, make sure you have big balls because it’s very tough at the start
I have some ideas on how I might help you out with the website/software part of this business. I run a design and development agency and we build custom solutions for people like you there.
Got it, that’s the best thing about hiring dev shops I think. From a CEO perspective you can just have communication with one person and he’ll make sure that you get what you want.
Looks like you need to hire a high-level assistant. It would help you a lot by taking small but time-consuming tasks off your shoulders. For the custom solution you’re getting built, did you hire individual contractors or a full agency? It might get overwhelming to handle communication with individual contractors.
Time. I’ll give 50% of my income to gain 50% more time. Or if there’s a way to be able to not sleep without any side effects Id take that as well
As OP said in his comment one thing is to learn to code. Another main skill is marketing, operations and design. Rule No 1 one will buy your app if it doesn’t have good UX/UI. If you don’t know all of these you can find someone to do it for you - be it someone you hire or a cofounder.
Don’t worry so much in the first place. A big part of the AI projects being build now are wrappers around chatGPT. Besides this you forgot that 99% of VC funded startups fail. My suggestion is that you ignore the hype and focus on finding a problem to solve while making sure you’re making a sustainable business.
You first need to learn a skill. Then you need to offer it to people. When these people realise you bring value to the table they’d want you around. Everything else is cyclical.
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