Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job?

Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by gwbas1c on Thursday March 03, 2022 @01:19PM (#30544610)

> I've tried numerous attempts over the last 20 years to start a software business as a solo founder and none have worked

You tried. It's time to double-down on what you're good at and get a job.

I also tried. I realized that I do best when I'm not trying to define what the business and product are and how to sell them; but instead I do best when I'm just concentrating on the software.

So much of being a solo founder involves non-programming tasks that it's extremely difficult to be a solo founder writing complicated software.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by lesbianbezos on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:19PM (#30545432)

I'm also SWE. I failed for the first 2 years. I took some time to fill in the gaps --business and product skills. Now I have $6k MRR. How serious are you about building a company and are you willing to fill in your gaps?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by gwbas1c on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:49PM (#30548111)

Not at all. I enjoy programming too much.

I'd rather be a technical co-founder working with a small team then via solo founder.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by lesbianbezos on Friday March 04, 2022 @05:05PM (#30561237)

Ohh!! I know a lot of nontechnical sales gods in my community that I could connect you to in https://founderscafe.io

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Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by jrib on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:25PM (#30545506)

what worked for you to fill the gaps?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job? by lesbianbezos on Friday March 04, 2022 @05:05PM (#30561239)

Customer development and talking to sales gods in my community.

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