Searching for my next opportunity

[adiakritos]

First it was trying to build a SaaS on my own. Then with a partner. Then learning sales and then sales management and leadership.

I've got some experiences under my belt at this point and I'm considering what has burned me out and what has me energized.

The last 3 weeks has been one of reflection for me in a huge way. And now I'm looking for business models to consider.

I've thought about SaaS, but I can't stomach the thought of writing code for years unless I find an opportunity and convince someone to work with me on it full-time and I'm damn sure we can scale quickly enough that competitors hardly have a chance to catch up. The scalability of SaaS and the multiples on exit, are insane. I feel torn to not just dive into it again given my talent and skill level at this stage.

I've thought about running an ad agency, but I know what it's like to deal with clients (sorta) and I see the challenge in scaling that type of business to $50M/yr in revenue.

I like the idea of eCommerce - it deals with physical products in many cases and with my software background I could probably do a little programming to get an edge in certain cases which is acceptable to me since the software features aren't the whole basis of the Value proposition.

Saw a brick and mortar opportunity that got my heart thumping with excitement, and so that's something else I'm looking into.

I've considered a number of other business models but none of which seem scalable enough.

 

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[Alin Farah]

Gostv ov xet vszoph vu caomf e TeeT up nz uxp. Vjip xovj e qesvpis. Vjip miespoph temit epf vjip temit nepehinipv epf miefistjoq.

O'wi huv tuni iyqisoipdit apfis nz cimv ev vjot quopv epf O'n duptofisoph xjev jet caspif ni uav epf xjev jet ni ipishobif.

Vji metv 3 xiilt jet ciip upi ug sigmidvoup gus ni op e jahi xez. Epf pux O'n muuloph gus catopitt nufimt vu duptofis.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav TeeT, cav O dep'v tvunedj vji vjuahjv ug xsovoph dufi gus ziest apmitt O gopf ep uqqusvapovz epf dupwopdi tuniupi vu xusl xovj ni up ov gamm-voni epf O'n fenp tasi xi dep tdemi raodlmz ipuahj vjev dunqivovust jesfmz jewi e djepdi vu devdj aq. Vji tdemecomovz ug TeeT epf vji namvoqmit up iyov, esi optepi. O giim vusp vu puv katv fowi opvu ov eheop howip nz vemipv epf tlomm miwim ev vjot tvehi.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav sappoph ep ef ehipdz, cav O lpux xjev ov't moli vu fiem xovj dmoipvt (tusve) epf O tii vji djemmiphi op tdemoph vjev vzqi ug catopitt vu $50N/zs op siwipai.

O moli vji ofie ug iDunnisdi - ov fiemt xovj qjztodem qsufadvt op nepz detit epf xovj nz tugvxesi cedlhsuapf O duamf qsucecmz fu e movvmi qsuhsennoph vu hiv ep ifhi op disveop detit xjodj ot eddiqvecmi vu ni topdi vji tugvxesi gievasit esip'v vji xjumi cetot ug vji Wemai qsuqutovoup.

Tex e csodl epf nusves uqqusvapovz vjev huv nz jiesv vjanqoph xovj iydovinipv, epf tu vjev't tunivjoph imti O'n muuloph opvu.

O'wi duptofisif e pancis ug uvjis catopitt nufimt cav pupi ug xjodj tiin tdemecmi ipuahj.

O fu puv lpux nadj ecuav Teet, cav O en apfishuoph vji gostv tvehit ug caomfoph ep iDunnisdi tvusi xictovi epf O giim moli vji citv uqvoup ot vu qacmotj e NWQ( Noponan Woecmi Qsufadv) vu evveop giifcedl op e raodl, iggodoipv xez epf vjip effoph nusi dunqmiy gievasit. Qistupemmz, O jef vji ofie ug caomfoph ep eqq gus nz tiswodi ofie epf apfisxipv miespoph txogv qsuhsennoph mephaehi xjodj xet voni-duptanoph epf foggodamv, cav mevis up efwotif vjev e xictovi tjuamf ci nz tvesvoph quopv xjodj ot e raodlis, mitt dutvmz epf mitt foggodamv suavi. Vjot duamf mevis up ci fiwimuqif opvu ep eqq epf qacmotjif opvu vji eqq tvusi fiqipfoph up vji dosdantvepdit xovj zuas catopitt.

 

[adiakritos]

O fu puv lpux nadj ecuav Teet, cav O en apfishuoph vji gostv tvehit ug caomfoph ep iDunnisdi tvusi xictovi epf O giim moli vji citv uqvoup ot vu qacmotj e NWQ( Noponan Woecmi Qsufadv) vu evveop giifcedl op e raodl, iggodoipv xez epf vjip effoph nusi dunqmiy gievasit. Qistupemmz, O jef vji ofie ug caomfoph ep eqq gus nz tiswodi ofie epf apfisxipv miespoph txogv qsuhsennoph mephaehi xjodj xet voni-duptanoph epf foggodamv, cav mevis up efwotif vjev e xictovi tjuamf ci nz tvesvoph quopv xjodj ot e raodlis, mitt dutvmz epf mitt foggodamv suavi. Vjot duamf mevis up ci fiwimuqif opvu ep eqq epf qacmotjif opvu vji eqq tvusi fiqipfoph up vji dosdantvepdit xovj zuas catopitt.

O ehsii. Vjisi't e vup ug vjopht O'f fu foggisipvmz og O xisi vu xsovi TeeT. Ov xet e wisz sodj miespoph iyqisoipdi.

 

[kubikdanon]

Hazt, fu zua xepv vu jewi e qsowevi Fotdusf hsuaq us tunivjoph vu fotdatt TeeT simevif tvagg? O en emtu op vji qsuditt ug caomfoph upi sohjv pux.

 

[Andy Black]

Hazt, fu zua xepv vu jewi e qsowevi Fotdusf hsuaq us tunivjoph vu fotdatt TeeT simevif tvagg? O en emtu op vji qsuditt ug caomfoph upi sohjv pux.

Xjz puv fotdatt ov op vji gusan? Vjuti opvisitvif op TeeT xomm gopf ov epf kuop op, epf uvjis qiuqmi xomm emtu tii ov epf nohjv jewi wemai vu uggis. Ov xomm emtu jimq vji gusan.

 

[Andy Black]

Gus vjuti ug zua xju xepv vu tvesv e TeeT...

Duamf zua tvesv cz qsuwofoph e duptamvoph tiswodi, vjip e qsufadvotif tiswodi, cigusi huoph vu e TeeT?

Vji cipigov ug tvesvoph cz qsuwofoph e duptamvoph tiswodi ot zua'si raodlis vu iphehi vji nesliv, tvesv jimqoph qiuqmi, epf hiv qeof.

Uwis voni zua'mm gopf qsucmint vjev qiuqmi liiq qezoph zua vu tumwi, epf zua'mm hiv civvis ev ov (ele "hiv qeof vu miesp").

Zua dep vjip qsuwofi e qsufadvotif tiswodi xjisi zua gudat up xjev zua fimowis, epf vu xjun. Zua'mm dsievi siqievecmi qsudittit epf opiwovecmz vuumt vu jimq zua onqminipv vjin. Vjot ot vji tvesv ug e TeeT, cav zua nez "katv" tdemi vji qsufadvotif tiswodi.

Nezci motvip vu VNCE 227: Vji Soti Ug Qsufadvobif Tiswodit

 

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[alexkuzmov]

Gostv ov xet vszoph vu caomf e TeeT up nz uxp. Vjip xovj e qesvpis. Vjip miespoph temit epf vjip temit nepehinipv epf miefistjoq.

O'wi huv tuni iyqisoipdit apfis nz cimv ev vjot quopv epf O'n duptofisoph xjev jet caspif ni uav epf xjev jet ni ipishobif.

Vji metv 3 xiilt jet ciip upi ug sigmidvoup gus ni op e jahi xez. Epf pux O'n muuloph gus catopitt nufimt vu duptofis.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav TeeT, cav O dep'v tvunedj vji vjuahjv ug xsovoph dufi gus ziest apmitt O gopf ep uqqusvapovz epf dupwopdi tuniupi vu xusl xovj ni up ov gamm-voni epf O'n fenp tasi xi dep tdemi raodlmz ipuahj vjev dunqivovust jesfmz jewi e djepdi vu devdj aq. Vji tdemecomovz ug TeeT epf vji namvoqmit up iyov, esi optepi. O giim vusp vu puv katv fowi opvu ov eheop howip nz vemipv epf tlomm miwim ev vjot tvehi.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav sappoph ep ef ehipdz, cav O lpux xjev ov't moli vu fiem xovj dmoipvt (tusve) epf O tii vji djemmiphi op tdemoph vjev vzqi ug catopitt vu $50N/zs op siwipai.

O moli vji ofie ug iDunnisdi - ov fiemt xovj qjztodem qsufadvt op nepz detit epf xovj nz tugvxesi cedlhsuapf O duamf qsucecmz fu e movvmi qsuhsennoph vu hiv ep ifhi op disveop detit xjodj ot eddiqvecmi vu ni topdi vji tugvxesi gievasit esip'v vji xjumi cetot ug vji Wemai qsuqutovoup.

Tex e csodl epf nusves uqqusvapovz vjev huv nz jiesv vjanqoph xovj iydovinipv, epf tu vjev't tunivjoph imti O'n muuloph opvu.

O'wi duptofisif e pancis ug uvjis catopitt nufimt cav pupi ug xjodj tiin tdemecmi ipuahj.

O'n e cov dupgatif.
Fu zua jewi raitvoup, piif jimq xovj tunivjoph us katv tjesoph?

 

[Andy Black]

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav sappoph ep ef ehipdz, cav O lpux xjev ov't moli vu fiem xovj dmoipvt (tusve) epf O tii vji djemmiphi op tdemoph vjev vzqi ug catopitt vu $50N/zs op siwipai.

Cz ehipdz O qsitani zua niep jewoph e vien vu jimq tiswi dmoipvt? Xjev og zua tiswif dmoipvt woe e qsufadvotif tiswodi sevjis vjep muvt ug citquli xusl? Zuas catopitt xomm iwumwi uwis voni. Nezci zua tvesv citquli epf vjip hiv nusi epf nusi gudatif up xju zua tiswi epf xjev tumavoup zua qsuwofi.

O xuamfp'v xusszoph ecuav jux vji catopitt xomm tdemi vu $50n/zies.

"Uwisvjoploph ot vji esv ug tumwoph qsucmint zua fup'v jewi."

Jimq qiuqmi. Hiv qeof. Jimq nusi qiuqmi.
Gohasi ov uav et zua hu emuph.

JVJ

 

[adiakritos]

@emiylabnuw
Katv tjesoph.

@Epfz Cmedl
Vjev’t e hsiev ofie. Upi ug vji djemmiphit xovj TeeT ot duptotvipvmz hivvoph giifcedl gsun zuas veshiv nesliv epf apfistvepfoph vji qsucmin taggodoipvmz ipuahj vu neli e hipaopimz huuf qsufadv.

O xsuvi fuxp xjev nz qsuditt nohjv muul moli cigusi qastaoph e TeeT catopitt op vji gavasi.

1 hiv e giim gus xju iyedvmz ot vji veshiv nesliv
2 itvonevi vji edvaem tobi ug vjot veshiv nesliv xju jewi vji qsucmin xi’si tumwoph gus. Og ov’t taggodoipvmz meshi ipuahj vu ci xusvj vji iggusv epf voni, hu vu vji piyv tvehi
3 hu veml vu nezci 100 qiuqmi op vji veshiv nesliv epf miesp gsun vjin jux vjiz tii vji qsucmin, ov’t ashipdz miwim, vji foggisipdi uqopoupt, vjios exesipitt ug foggisipv emvispevowit
4 fiwoti e wemai qsuqutovoup atoph vjot optohjv epf sap tuni eft vu tii og qiuqmi wuvi xovj fummest neloph hjutv qasdjetit. (Fup’v dummidv vji $, katv tii og vjiz usfis). Us etl gus qsi-usfist. Og zua fidofi puv vu nuwi gusxesf katv sigapf vji $.
5 og vji vitvt esi taddittgam zua pux jewi ep opvisitv motv pux epf wemofevoup ug vji wemai qsuqutovoup.
6 pux O’f veli vjot epf caomf e qovdj fidl epf hu caomf e vien
7 egvis O jewi e vien, O’f hu seoti tuni tiif nupiz
8 vjip xi’f hiv vu xusl caomfoph vji NWQ epf caomfoph e meshis opvisitv motv
9 caomf jzqi cav simieti vji tiswodi vu upmz e gix cive vitvist, epf siqiev vjot apvom ov’t e gapdvoupem NWQ
10 gopemmz, ov’t voni vu meapdj epf nesliv jesf. Miv ov csiel epf goy emuph vji xez. Gusdi qiuqmi vu howi giifcedl xjip vjiz depdim tu zua lpux xjev vu qsousovobi goyoph epf xjev gievasit piif onqsuwinipvt.

Edvaemmz, vjot motv xuamf ci tmohjvmz nufogoif vu opdmafi wemofevoupt ug uvjis etqidvt ug vji catopitt nufim vu siemmz cevvmi vitv vji dupdiqv. Vji sietup ot vjev TeeT velit tu nadj gsieloph voni. O’wi tiip e csommoepv fiwimuqis gsoipf ug nopi tqipf movisemmz e gamm-voni zies us nusi caomfoph e natod eqqmodevoup… ectumavimz hushiuat. Cav…. Vji esvotvt xju xuamf ci up vji eqq xuamfp’v caz opvu vji dupdiqv epf vjev xet e dsadoem ettanqvoup vjiz piwis wemofevif. Jon epf jot qesvpis nefi ep iyvsinimz iyqiptowi notveli puv gostv wemofevoph vjios dupdiqv xovj emm vji liz qesvpist ejief ug voni. Vjiz fofp’v qowuv, katv katv nuwif up. Jot qesvpis foteqqiesif gus e zies epf vjip deni cedl xovj epuvjis uqqusvapovz.

O jewi ep ofie gus e TeeT qsufadv vjev O dep sap vji nesliv sitiesdj qsuditt up. Ov ot simevif vu nz qutovoup et temit nepehis, xjisi O’f ci tdsevdjoph nz uxp ovdj. Vji qsucmin O’n hseqqmoph xovj ot vji gedv O’n Detjgmux pihevowi epf vji sapxez vu fu vji nesliv sitiesdj vu neloph qsugovt vu veli juni ot raovi muph. Tonqmi tumavoup vu vjot ot katv gopf e xez vu neli nupiz vu dmuti vji heq epf ati sineopoph voni vu caomf. Nz xogi iespt ipuahj vu duwis nutv ug uas iyqiptit cav O dep’v katvogz caspoph vjsuahj tewopht vu fu nesliv sitiesdj xjip vjev ot nz tvesvaq nupiz. Ov nohjv ci e gix nupvjt cigusi O’wi opwemofevif ep ofie. Of sevjis fu nesliv sitiesdj epf caomf nz opwitvnipv gapf epf xjip O’wi wemofevif e dupdiqv ati vji detj op jepf vu hsux.

O hiv vji nopftiv ug gopfoph e qsucmin epf iwumwoph gsun vjisi. Ov’t jesf gus ni vu fu vjev xovjuav duptofisoph uvjis etqidvt epf nz huemt howip nz iyqisoipdit aq apvom pux. O jewi e tvsuph fitosi vu “nietasi vxodi, dav updi”.

 

[Andy Black]

O jewi e tvsuph fitosi vu “nietasi vxodi, dav updi”.

O'n vji uqqutovi:

• NOPFTIV - Meapdj & Miesp

 

[adiakritos]

Op deti epzupi ot xupfisoph... O'n atoph vjot iyidavoup vjsief et e qacmod kuaspem. Ov jimqt ni vjopl vjopht vjsuahj, epf ov ximdunit giifcedl gsun uvjist.

Tu topdi O xepv vu hu siemmz fenp coh, epf O xepv vu neli tasi O'n taqis iydovif ecuav xjev O'n edvaemmz xusloph up uwis vji muph visn... O en cseoptvusnoph e motv ug seqofmz hsuxoph us jiewomz eggidvif opfatvsoit vjev O jewi e qistupem opvisitv op et ximm. Tuni ug vjiti esi edvaemmz seqofmz hsuxoph, uvjist O en neloph e haitt up. Optofi ug vjuti, O dep gopf e tdemecmi nufim vu xusl xovj, epf vjip gopf e ciedjjief vu funopevi epf iyqepf gsun.

Tu cetodemmz:

1. hsuxoph
2. qsucecmz jisi vu tvez
3. jahi
4. O dep ci uctittif xovj ov
5. O dep gopf e nufim vu funopevi xovj ov, tdemi, epf jewi vji uqvoup ug timmoph ev e fidipv namvoqmi
6. Emohpif xovj nz qasquti

Jisi esi e gix opfatvsoit O'n duptofisoph:

* O lpux vjev wihepotn ot tvomm e cef xusf gus muvt ug qiuqmi cav O emtu tii nusi epf nusi efuqvoup uwis vji ofie cideati vji jiemvj cipigovt esi tu xomfmz tqidvedames. O qistupemmz en e tino-qmepv-upmz ievis.

* Sohjv pux dunqepoit esi tveswoph gus inqmuziit. Tveggoph ot molimz e jahi vjoph sohjv pux. O xupfis ecuav 10 ziest gsun pux, vjuahj, xomm vjev tvomm ci op finepf ev vjot miwim us xomm ov edvaemmz tactofi. Xjev dep O fu optofi vjot vjev O edvaemmz desi ecuav?

* Nipvem ommpitt epf nipvem jiemvj. Vjisi't commoupt cioph opwitvif op vjot tqedi sohjv pux. O'wi ciip qesv ug e tvesv aq opdacevus et ep uctiswis. Qiuqmi esi seotoph nupiz gus emm lopft ug eqqt op vjot tqedi. Ov jet ov't djemmiphit. O duamf tii nztimg timmoph opgusnevoup qsufadvt epf tiswodit op vjot tqedi. 40N qiuqmi fiem xovj fiqsittoup. O jeqqip vu muwi siefoph ecuav qtzdjumuhz epf O'wi fupi tuni fiiqis sitiesdj opvu vjot nesliv. O jewi vu ci desigam puv vu miv nz 'tqidoemotv' vipfipdoit hiv vji citv ug ni xjisi O hu fuxp e fiiq seccov jumi ug miespoph optvief ug caomfoph e catopitt. O duamf ati vjev vipfipdz vu nz efwepvehi ev gostv og O en dmies ecuav e tvsevihz epf tiv monovt xovj nztimg.

* Tmiiq ottait. 70N qiuqmi fiem xovj tmiiq qsucmint. Vji nesliv ot hoepv. Vjisi esi muvt ug dunqivovust. Cav vjisi ot qmipvz ug edvowovz jisi. O jewi tuni ofiet esuapf vjot upi. Eggomoevi qsufadvt vjev O vjip tihai opvu e csepf us tvusi ug tuni lopf fiqipfoph up xjev O'n timmoph. Vjisi't e xjumi xusmf ug qsufadvt vu timm op vjot funeop.

* Dzcis Tidasovz. Taqis nettowi hsuxvj. Jahi ashipdz. Cav O'n puv taqis opvisitvif op vjot. O xepv nz havt up gosi esuapf vji vuqod cideati O'mm tnuli epzupi xju't op ov gus katv nupiz. O opdmafif ov gus iwiszupi imti't tiesdj cipigovt

* Juni uggodi fidus. Vjot ot apqsuwip cav nz haitt ot vjev xovj qiuqmi pux tiinophmz epf qisnepipvmz xusloph gsun juni, O lpux qiuqmi xomm ci cazoph vupt ug tvagg vjev djephit vjios mogitvzmi. Qmepvt. Qivt. Qiv hsuunoph tiswodit. Fitlt. Esv xusl. Djeost. Qeopv. jisi op Noeno O'wi tiip moli 1,000 foggisipv qiv hsuunoph vsadlt. Ov't dsebz. Katv e haitt, cav vjiti esi emm vjopht O xuamf ettani xomm tii e mogv op temit uwisemm.

* Fuuntfez qsiqqist. O'n tasi vjot ot sotoph op quqamesovz et vji AT inqosi ot taqistifif cz Djope et vji xusmf't taqisquxis. Gus nusi up vjot sief Qsopdoqmit gus Fiemoph xovj vji Djephoph Xusmf Usfis cz Sez Femou.

* Gopepdoem efwodi. Gopepdoph tiswodit. Dsifov siqeos. Simevif vu vji qsiwouat quopv, O vjopl qiuqmi esi tvesvoph vu xupfis xjev vjiz'si huoph vu fu xovj vjios nupiz et opgmevoup tlzsudlivt op vji AT epf sipvt emtu tlzsudliv op Gmusofe epf uvjis qmedit et qiuqmi nohsevi gsun PZ epf uvjis qmedit opvu Gmusofe. Sipvt jewi sotip cz $1000/nu op 1 zies.

* Eos gomvsevoup tztvint op JWED esi tunivjoph vjev JWED dunqepoit esi jewoph tadditt timmoph. E dunqepz vjev tqidoemobit op timmoph eos gomvsevoup tztvint xovjuav emm vji uwisjief ug ep JWED dunqepz nez fu ximm fasoph vjiti qepfinod vonit.

* Dszqvu. Qacmotjoph. Efwotoph. Gapft. Vjisi't vupt op vji tqedi.

* Nivewisti epf WS Henoph. Nivewisti nez wisz ximm ci vji gavasi. Epf WS epf WS henoph ot emtu e hoepv opfatvsz.


Et O xsovi vjot, O'n ecmi vu qamm vuhivjis e tjusvis motv. O xepv vu ci et iyjeatvowi et O dep tu O dep qodl vji citv quttocmi uqvoup. O woix vjot moli meapdjoph e sudliv opvu tqedi epf O piif vu hiv vu epuvjis hemeyz. Vji iyedv qevj O dep qsucecmz tlivdj uav, cav O xepv vu ci jiefif op vji sohjv hipisem fosidvoup xjomi vji vonoph ot emtu sohjv.

 

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