Re:We bootstrap: Hitting $1.5M ARR with a super lean team
by renegade-otter on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @04:45PM
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You are talking about a pretty dire need and a glaring vacuum in the market. While that's the best-case product market fit, it's not like a good execution for a moderate need in a contested space is not a thing at all.
Can I live with text files in folders as my notes? Yes. Would I rather use something like Evernote instead? Absolutely. Would I use it if it gave me problems all the time? Doubt it.
Re:We bootstrap: Hitting $1.5M ARR with a super lean team
by ekanes on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @05:29PM
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> good execution for a moderate need in a contested space is not a thing at all
That's kinda exactly what this means :) -- don't contest that kind of space if you don't have the funding and great design/etc package.
Re:We bootstrap: Hitting $1.5M ARR with a super lean team
by 3pt14159 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:16AM
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I was disagreeing that it is easy these days just as it was back then. Back then it truly was much easier to get traction with a new product. Basically, we're post-land-rush now. There are still opportunities, but back then it was really easy to get through doors and startups were celebrated and a lot of easy opportunities weren't yet seized on the web yet.
You're kind of agreeing with their point. Your example of success was where you were (at least perceived to be) solving a legit need with a real solution.
I agree with the grandparent - people will use a crappy looking app if it solves something they're desperate for (and by implication, isn't solved for already in the market).