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Re:Lessons we learned while bootstrapping by billysbeanes on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:36PM (#15800032)
I ran into this problem with my previous startup. We had cool tech, but it didn't solve something that was a major active problem for them.

OP - you may want to examine if you're offering a solution in search of a problem. Problems are harder to find and drill into than solutions. (And enterprise sales are hard, so make sure you're aware of the software valley of death and are in the mid 5 figure annual contract if you've got a long sales cycle).

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Re:Lessons we learned while bootstrapping by mlevental on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:43PM (#15800092)
> are in the mid 5 figure annual contract if you've got a long sales cycle

our initial price was there but we've scaled it down exactly because of the long sales cycle (which honestly i could tolerate if i knew that i was actually in a cycle rather than circling the drain).

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