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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    #17: first recurring payment link sent Finally, I have a real payment agreement with one customer. It was weird as he did not answer my message on switching from trial to paid. I assumed that he was not going to pay (although he was using it). So I sent a message saying that I’ll stop the...
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    #16: 2 hour onboarding done with a warm lead This was done with the shop owner who did not have time to send me her price list. So I planned an appointment with her, and we actually build the price list together. One of the employee was actively participating to the discussion and seemed to be...
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    Getting Started on My Fastlane Journey!

    INTRO 
    Welcome! The energy you feel after reading the books quickly fades away when confronted with difficulty. Can you find access to a pool of potential customers? Have a discussion with them right now if you want to avoid spending months developing something no one wants to pay for. Even if AI...
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    15th update: Following up with warm leads In the past two days I visited 7 shops, however I focused more on second visits than new leads. Currently, I have 2 shops with actual repeated usage, the original one, and another which was a referral. The latter should switch to the paid plan at the...
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    The #1 Threat to Your Success is Internal...

    NEWSLETTER 
    Maybe my thinking is biased indeed. Regarding the admiration part, I was thinking of most people admiring celebrities on social media for instance
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    The #1 Threat to Your Success is Internal...

    NEWSLETTER 
    I assume a lot of people do know about these normative anchors. They just choose to fit the mold when they realize not fitting it is HARD. Ironically, this is done while admiring people who did not fit in.
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    A bit skeptical but liking the book

    INTRO 
    You can read the other books too (Great rat race escape and unscripted) BUT there’s a huge gap between being motivated upon reading them and actually doing something about it. Have you had your FTE yet (if you’ve reached that part of the book)?
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    Today, 6 visited, 1 trial agreement. The owner did not have a ready to send pricing list (she even acknowledged that her employees asked for it). So I sent a follow-up email and will go back there on Tuesday once I set it up for them. So, I'm close to 20 visited, which is still nothing...
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    14th update: 13 new shops visited today. Faced reality. I decided I needed volume to prove the product's value. - More than half of them were clearly not potential customers so I usually ended the discussion quickly. Reasons: Already existing tool & happy with it). I still tried to understand...
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    13th update: A third shop owner met today. No news from 2nd shop unfortunately. I had an appointment with this guy, who was referred to me by the first shop owner when I told him I was going to start selling my product. I let him describe his frustrations first. Confirmed that they had the...
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    Helping a bicycle repair shop - From nothing to tangible results

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    12th update: First shop started using the new app autonomously for the past 2 days. Second shop has not started using it yet... Today I had a very good discussion with the original shop. I gave them access to it on Wednesday 2 days ago, did not demo it (it was planned today), and to my surprise...
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    Hey, my name is Dejan, and I've been stuck for 8 years now...

    INTRO 
    So far so good. Even if it's far from being a fastlane business, it gives me the confidence that I can sell + build in a matter of days/weeks. I learned that while it's obviously a time investment on your side, people seem to like it when you don't sell your thing outright, and have a...
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    How not to do sales...

    STORY 
    I just hate it when the only CTA is "Book a demo" or "Contact Sales" as I automatically assume they will want to do some upselling. It may depend on the product and industry though.
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    Hey, my name is Dejan, and I've been stuck for 8 years now...

    INTRO 
    Wasted similar time as you, I like to think it's part of the process...it's never too late. As others mentioned, SaaS is a crowded market (I was at an AWS summit yesterday and everyone is doing AI agents and can't even explain why they're better than competition), however as @StefanNovak...
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    Post your 2026 Q1 Learnings & Tips

    HOT! CHAT 
    Sell before you feel ready. Sell before you have a perfect product. Building a SaaS is much easier when you rely on actual feedback from potential customers.
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