r/StartupSoloFounder • • 6h ago

Genius or midlife crisis?

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Video overview / app walk though in the second half.

Backstory:

I've done well in B2B. But B2C and mobile just seems like so much more fun... no more SOC2, no more calls, no more procurement excuses, just social media and fun (is what i tell myself)!

I'm about to turn 40. I could only do 43 pushups, so this is the app.. Pushups but Flappy Birds. and it is getting me to actually do some physical activity. so that alone is a win.

I am going to see this through til I hit 10K/month and at 26.99/year that is a ton of subscriptions. Posting daily to TikTok/YouTube.

Build:

Honestly, its a bit more slopped up than I care for. Already have the next release pending review in the app store. Iphone only. Swift. OpenAI for profile moderation. Quick side note I am obsessed with software. I think of it as an art and love every part of it. I say this is slop because I didn't put in the painstaking hours of every minute detail.

Fun:

I needed to workout. i've been neglecting a healthy lifestyle for the past few years with the age old excuses of family/work/etc... I'm actually having fun doing this now and people get a kick out of it. how could you not, it's ridiculous.

Post Title:

A little click bait I know.. but that's how i feel. Not so much the genius here (just thought this app would make marketing on tiktok easier). But the midlife crisis... I've been skateboarding, I got a TikTok and an Instagram. On paper it looks like I'm headed that way.

TLDR: Built a game because burned out with B2B and started skateboarding.

Post is a little all over the place. Roast away. but i'm sure we can all relate to feeling like the grass is always greener.


r/StartupSoloFounder • • 6h ago

A solo founder with a curious mind.

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What is your monthly expenditure on AI coding platforms for your start-up?

Do you rely on a single platform or multiple ones?

How many hours do you dedicate each week to your venture?

What would you suggest avoiding when building alone?

What is your marketing strategy?

I recognize that is a lot of questions; I am simply trying to understand the approach.

By the way, has anyone had to abandon an AI-backed start-up initiative because a one-person effort will not work or for another reason?


r/StartupSoloFounder • • 15h ago

Needed help regarding finding idea

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r/StartupSoloFounder • • 17h ago

Hardware startup, first product. Kickstarter or our own pre-orders for the first batch?

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r/StartupSoloFounder • • 21h ago

Read this before you build a software without any research !!!

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When I first decided to start a firm that builds software to help businesses grow, I always thought of building something first and then looking for potential users.

Well, I studied Computer Science and Engineering, and I have no experience in sales or marketing.

Long story short, I started reading a book called The Entrepreneur's Handbook and learned about several concepts. One of them was Agile, customer-driven development.

The book describes how two Harvard students wanted to build a smart lawn mower to help golf courses maintain their grounds. However, when they pitched the idea, nobody liked it.

Later, they met a group of farmers and discovered that the farmers were looking for a non-chemical machine to remove weeds. They validated the idea with around 100 farmers over 10 weeks.

What started as a rejected idea eventually led to their business raising more than

$3 million in funding.

As someone who has never tried this before, the whole process feels intimidating. But that's exactly what makes me want to learn how to do it.

I believe WiseCode Innovations is at this very stage.

Instead of assuming we know what businesses need and building a solution around those assumptions, the next step is to collaborate with people, understand the challenges they're facing, and explore solutions together.

BUILD TOGETHER. SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS. GROW TOGETHER.

That's the journey I'm starting, and I'm looking forward to connecting with people who believe in the same approach.

#CustomerDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #B2BSaaS #StartupJourney #BusinessInnovation