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Posting a collection of tweets I come across that can make good solo, independent, or venture-backed businesses. If you've run out of ideas or are about to give up, here are a few more options to consider, each with at least a single customer you can sign up.
Hit them up after you have put in some effort and can show proof of work, i.e built a prototype, made some mockups or signed up your first 5 customers even if you don't have a product. Reaching out to founders turned investors just to fundraise via cold DMs or picking their brains is overrated, not to mention lazy.
I'm surprised no one has built a niche business around self-hosted GitHub Actions runners. Getting a self-hosted machine is pennies on the dollar compared to the GH pricing and I'd pay a premium to have it turnkey. Am I missing an obvious reason why this doesn't seem to exist?…
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2) Auditors charge *tens of thousands of dollars* per yr to audit a fund.
As an aside, if anyone is thinking about creating a tech-enabled audit firm for microfunds, I’m extremely interested.
There are very few auditors for VC funds on the market.
As an aside, if anyone is thinking about creating a tech-enabled audit firm for microfunds, I’m extremely interested.
There are very few auditors for VC funds on the market.
If distribution is the new moat, where is the Y-Combinator for creating distribution, not software?
I don’t think it exists.
There isn’t much product risk anymore in most startups.
Only distribution risk.
I don’t think it exists.
There isn’t much product risk anymore in most startups.
Only distribution risk.
Build a self-serve platform that allows people to show interest in upcoming products while validating their need via a small payment in the $1-4 range. This can be modified for purchase power parity but its necessary so you don't land up with people who think they will like it vs those who actually have an immediate use case to apply this towards.
In return, plans can provide early perks such as discounts, early backers badges, feedback on roadmaps or IRL and virtual meetups with founder.
This is akin to early crowdfunding platforms in terms of benefits but purely focused on B2CE (business to creator economy) SaaS where the users are often individuals that run businesses but the recurring amounts are smaller and sold on value vs seats. Justin Jackson goes at length into the new expanded consumer market. And given the recent mass layoffs, Polar.sh is making a pretty solid shift in this direction.
Dear builders,
Today, we're announcing Polar v1.0.
An open source alternative to Lemon Squeezy with 20%+ lower fees.
Designed for builders, indie hackers and open source maintainers.
You push the world forward. It's time you got paid coding on your passion.
Today, we're announcing Polar v1.0.
An open source alternative to Lemon Squeezy with 20%+ lower fees.
Designed for builders, indie hackers and open source maintainers.
You push the world forward. It's time you got paid coding on your passion.
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I received a cold DM from some claiming to be a high schooler interested in web3, tech and startups asking for 20 mins of my time told him I didn’t have the time but would answer 3 questions I was impressed with the questions and there are a lot of people on here who could give better answers then me so I’m publicly sharing them in the hopes of getting answers for him I appreciate any contributions
would be appreciate if someone could post this in /founders
Was about to but someone beat me to it https://warpcast.com/androidsixteen.eth/0xe05f0176
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would love to hear your answers :)
is he taking angel checks yet?
I’m exploring this space rn. Excited and love the philosophy of blockchain but i’m still skeptical about the practicality of it. (Specifically how web3 will face web2 giants like twitter and meta)
Btw These questions are better than the ones I get from my college students
@nounishprof thanks for the compliment. Would love to hear your thoughts about the questions.
holy shit i thought i was in your comment section for this cast and read this from @dwr.eth, which also happens to have a part 1, 2 and 3 i was like this is the most unhinged reply to this high schooler's questions ever wtf analogies is he making https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xf22e110c
lol incredible and since you responded I now expect your answers
Lmao please @deodad reply these three answers to the poor kid
good news: the founder of Farcaster responded bad news: they seem to be hot takes on tomatoes instead of answers to your questions
😂😂😂
@ted would appreciate your answers. Thank you for your time
re 3 I don’t think he needs to work in AI to leverage the boom, if he’s interested in crypto he should go into crypto and learn to use AI tools for eg coding and such - best way to get value of both imo
damn the idea anyone can take advantage of the AI boom by using AI to better do whatever they wanted to is a powerful and beautiful one
the ai part basically can be comingled with the crypto part for example @brianknows
@six what i meant by that is should I start an ai company or a crypto company? AI first, then crypto or crypto directly
https://paulgraham.com/before.html
@jhoang thanks I’ll definitely check this out. I’ve read most of pg’s essays. Hopefully, i haven’t read this one.
1. I have a gut feeling that the giants will either adapt to the web3 changes or die. Equity in the form of tokens for early users is a common crypto VC thesis and is worth exploring and criticizing. Crypto is still thriving but traction is questionable. 2. Only skills (I was a tech recruiter for a few years). Education only matters if you can get into an Ivy League - not because of the education, but because of the network. And contribute to OSS ;) 3. Do what you're good at, what you like, and what you'll be paid for. That could be AI, Crypto, or neither.
1. I should've articulated what I was trying to say earlier. Here it is: when is there a tipping point from the transition between web2 to web3? What features or things does web3 offer that web2 doesn't that would create that massive growth for web3? 2. came to the same conclusion and i'm glad we came to the same conclusion. 3. musk started Zip2 and x .com (not twitter, the financial company I think) that merged with PayPal and later went into SpaceX and Telsa. Should I do the same thing except start with AI, get the network and skills, and then go into crypto?
cc @ro
1. I don't think there's much evidence of demand for crypto maxims beyond speculation right now. Tokens and equity are a nice lever but a) web2 has versions of these (youtube ad rev) and b) status and distribution born from network effects are more powerful. Incumbents can and will be disrupted though: Instagram disrupted Facebook with Photos. TikTok disrupted Meta with short video. The list is long. 2. The indicators you listed are very important, I've screened for those primarily. For bay area style tech companies credentials can help get an interview but otherwise not critical. The best credential is a working url to something you built, or open source contributions and an active github. 3. If you want to go into crypto, go direct into crypto. Lots of green field work and you can apply or use AI at the same time.
1. I should've articulated what I was trying to say earlier. Here it is: when is there a tipping point from the transition between web2 to web3? What features or things does web3 offer that web2 doesn't that would create that massive growth for web3? 2. came to the same conclusion and i'm glad we came to the same conclusion. 3. musk started Zip2 and x .com (not twitter, the financial company I think) that merged with PayPal and later went into SpaceX and Telsa. Should I do the same thing except start with AI, get the network and skills, and then go into crypto?
1. Ownership is a powerful driving force. We’re on the opposite end of the spectrum right now - you don’t own the software you use, the media you consume, and even the home you live in. I think it’s natural that the pendulum will swing back towards ownership and crypto gives us tools to do this at all scales. 2. The 2 qualities that have always worked in hiring for me: genuinely interested in what we are building, and a team player. I can teach everything else. 3. Related to the above - go into the thing you actually care about.