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Did I validate my idea? No.
Well, my idea was to stay at home. No working for 12 months and:
• Make things the way I wanted to do
• Have the freedom to work whenever and whatever I wanted
• Have money to spend without thinking about
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Well, my idea was to stay at home. No working for 12 months and:
• Make things the way I wanted to do
• Have the freedom to work whenever and whatever I wanted
• Have money to spend without thinking about
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After some time at home, I received a proposal to create a new project.
I did a counteroffer to create a new product.
In a way that I’d be able to sell to others (Would give me more freedom, to work at my own pace).
After months, I built it.
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I did a counteroffer to create a new product.
In a way that I’d be able to sell to others (Would give me more freedom, to work at my own pace).
After months, I built it.
2/ https://twitter.com/leonagano/status/1277558661242589184?s=20
Today, I see that Everesti (my former company) and Nera (my product) was a clear image of what I wanted to do (my vision). But at the end, it was meaningless to me.
If I had thought about the idea and how hard it was to “validate” it, I wouldn’t have started the company.
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If I had thought about the idea and how hard it was to “validate” it, I wouldn’t have started the company.
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Why? B2B is hard
• Sales processes might take 1 year
• Meetings over meetings with one company, before sell
• Corporations take 30 to 90 days to pay an invoice
How would I validate it?
But, I put my head down towards my goals.
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• Sales processes might take 1 year
• Meetings over meetings with one company, before sell
• Corporations take 30 to 90 days to pay an invoice
How would I validate it?
But, I put my head down towards my goals.
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Were we having a lucky moment? Things got aligned.
But what did I do to reach my goal?
• Worked from the client’s office
• Daily talks with potential users
• Showing up every day
I wanted to help. The product would save clients’ time, money and help with decisions.
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But what did I do to reach my goal?
• Worked from the client’s office
• Daily talks with potential users
• Showing up every day
I wanted to help. The product would save clients’ time, money and help with decisions.
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This non-validation process helped me not give up on the idea before going live. My situation forced and also allowed me to do so.
This is a reminder that looking to “validate an idea” is not the only way to be successful.
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This is a reminder that looking to “validate an idea” is not the only way to be successful.
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@rosiesherry post on IH resonates a lot with when I launched my former company.
I didn’t know, but at the time, I was validating my visions.
This issue was inspired by Rosie’s post "Don't validate ideas, validate visions"
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/4efb167033
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I didn’t know, but at the time, I was validating my visions.
This issue was inspired by Rosie’s post "Don't validate ideas, validate visions"
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/4efb167033
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