Hey all. I need advice. Im having a meltdown mentally and I've turned to the awesome people here.
OKAY
So essentially I am in my second month of the Foundation ( dane maxwells thing) Im sure you guys know of it.
I really do think the material is valuable and I do understand the arguments against what Dane is doing.
( Guru, selling info, big promises, all marketing)
BUT, at the same time I feel like the process is essentially the lean startup method. which is good right?
Here is what I've learned thus far
- get into the right mindset
- choose an industry based on 7 criteria ( not sure if saying what they are is plagiarism?)
- contact industry and talk with business owners and try to find a common problem
- suggest/ come up with a solution that can be solved with a web app ( SaaS)
- find people to sell the product to and have them fund the products creation ( a lean product no bells and whistles)
- marketing/copywriting/ selling is covered later.. Im not there yet.
I've been calling businesses, using linkedin, going on forums and today I even had a tour of my chosen niche
which is Family Fun Centers ( go karts, batting cages ect.)
I am discovering that
1) I know nothing about coding, software
2) business owners want an all in one fix...something I cannot deliver
3) The process is much more difficult than I imagined.
Heres the meltdown....
I dont want to turn to the other students of the foundation bc they know no better than I.
Is SaaS a legit business for someone like me who cannot code?
Is the general concept of finding ideas doing what Im doing the right way to start off then perhaps the rest of it isn't worth much?
If I quit the foundation I'll have no idea where to even begin the process.
Sorry if my questions are vague and dumb..
any advice would be fantastic and thank you in advance.
-Greg
OKAY
So essentially I am in my second month of the Foundation ( dane maxwells thing) Im sure you guys know of it.
I really do think the material is valuable and I do understand the arguments against what Dane is doing.
( Guru, selling info, big promises, all marketing)
BUT, at the same time I feel like the process is essentially the lean startup method. which is good right?
Here is what I've learned thus far
- get into the right mindset
- choose an industry based on 7 criteria ( not sure if saying what they are is plagiarism?)
- contact industry and talk with business owners and try to find a common problem
- suggest/ come up with a solution that can be solved with a web app ( SaaS)
- find people to sell the product to and have them fund the products creation ( a lean product no bells and whistles)
- marketing/copywriting/ selling is covered later.. Im not there yet.
I've been calling businesses, using linkedin, going on forums and today I even had a tour of my chosen niche
which is Family Fun Centers ( go karts, batting cages ect.)
I am discovering that
1) I know nothing about coding, software
2) business owners want an all in one fix...something I cannot deliver
3) The process is much more difficult than I imagined.
Heres the meltdown....
I dont want to turn to the other students of the foundation bc they know no better than I.
Is SaaS a legit business for someone like me who cannot code?
Is the general concept of finding ideas doing what Im doing the right way to start off then perhaps the rest of it isn't worth much?
If I quit the foundation I'll have no idea where to even begin the process.
Sorry if my questions are vague and dumb..
any advice would be fantastic and thank you in advance.
-Greg
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