Ironing has not experienced a technological revolution, unlike the mop which is now replaced by a small washing robot. Let's invent a new generation dry cleaning together.
As for me, it's definitely the process of filtering and turning into action emails and LI messages. There must already be a tool for that! And I'm not using any serious automations yet. Just general aid from GPT3!
Reviving a side project my friend and I used to run. If you're thinking about starting something, working on a new project, joining something, not sure, sign up. We'll match you with good people. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/...
Lovable hit $400M ARR with 146 employees. That's $2.7M revenue per employee. Midjourney goes even further. $500M revenue. ~110 employees. $0 raised from investors. That's over $4.5M per employee. Bootstrapped. For context: most SaaS companies celebrate $200k-$300k per employee as a strong benchmark.
If 146 people can generate $400M, what does the math look like at 10?
All of us want customers on our platforms. However, a sign-up is very different from an engaged user who keeps returning and finding value over time.
Creating the right user experience, without being too intrusive, spammy, or in your face , can significantly improve engagement, increase conversions, and reduce churn. In my experience, a platform s success is defined far more by its active users than by the total number of people who have ever signed up.
Below are a few approaches I ve seen work well, along with some that haven t been as effective.
Hey Hunters, I know that user feedback is very important when building a product, especially for startups. The problem is, I m still figuring out the best way to collect it effectively.
Right now, I m debating between:
Email: Sending out direct emails to users. But how should I structure them? Short & casual or more structured surveys? In-App: Using a widget or pop-up inside the app. But where and when is the best moment to ask? Feedback Tools: There are so many. Which ones are actually worth it?
A lot of us tend to neglect our health, being so entrenched in the work we're doing. That's unfortunate because without health, we can't really do much. It should be prioritized above all.
Prioritizing health starts with simple habits. Personally, exercising even just 45 minutes a day (usually in the morning) - whether that's lifting weights or shooting hoops has greatly improved my posture, energy levels, confidence, and mental clarity. It sounds cliche, but I really do believe exercising is a super-enhancer. What is one healthy habit that has yielded improvements for you?
A company and a proprietor are inseparable. Their liabilities and assets are tied together. but as a company grows, it the leadership becomes more and more diversified. Now there are directors, investors, big names who are separable from the company. Many a times if the proprietor is a known businessman the business will take off almost immediately. Investors will be willing to pour millions into research. Media houses will cover everything and a lot of capable people will start applying. Many a times startups don't have that luxury. All they have to show for themselves is a good product. But all it takes is an already established company to see your idea. They have all the manpower to replicate it and have distribution channels that will push their product in the blink of an eye. An established player has the balance sheet, the engineering bench, and the captive audience to clone your core feature in a quarter and bundle it to 50,000 existing customers by next Tuesday.
It feels like an impossible game. For founders who launched without an audience or big backing: how did you survive the clone threat?
