The shift from working for someone else to being entirely responsible for myself was brutal. I share the mental hurdles I faced and my strategies for cultivating a 'shipper's mindset' as a solo founder.
I detail how my initial lack of deep expertise in certain areas forced me to embrace an 'anti-expert' mindset, prioritizing rapid, surface-level learning and experimentation over deep dives, which paradoxically accelerated my MVP development.
My personal struggle with how much to share when building in public, the fear of judgment, and my 'Authentic Sharing Spectrum' framework for deciding what and when to post.
I'll share my simple, yet effective, system for processing all types of customer feedback – from glowing praise to harsh criticism – and transforming it into a clear product roadmap.
This post shares my vulnerable experience of feeling overwhelmed by early customer feedback and how I developed a simple, actionable system to convert those emails into prioritized features, making my product truly customer-centric without getting lost in the noise.