The idea of selling felt terrifying. I recount my very first direct sales interaction, the mistakes I made, and the unexpected lessons I learned about valuing my product.
Every solo founder gets stuck. I've developed a few unconventional 'hacks' to kick myself back into gear. This post shares my personal toolkit for overcoming inertia.
As a 52-product challenge participant, I have a *lot* of ideas. This post reveals my personal system for capturing, filtering, and prioritizing them so I can stay focused on one product at a time.
I share my early, often awkward, attempts at getting my product in front of real people without a sophisticated marketing strategy, focusing on simple, low-effort tactics that yielded surprising results.
I have more abandoned projects than launched ones. This post is an honest look at my 'graveyard' of ideas and the invaluable, often painful, lessons they taught me about focus, validation, and letting go.