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Just start. Build MVP. Got it. Thanks :)

work is definitely out there. I don't like to be unprepared :\

found a checklist. Will assume Google is my friend unless otherwise noted: https://www.atomic-squirrel.net/startup-checklist/

I can't remember if I talked about peeps with money, but they don't really relate to my problems - I have enough to get by and care for needs of those closest to me and that's all that matters at the end of the day.

Next steps are 10 customers, you got it chief. I can have that by the end of February. Putting the Software-Developer-Estimation-Error in play, I'll have that count by Christmas next year.

Manually. Got it. Learn to sell -- > How/docs would be appreciated

Don't Automate: Agreed, the human element is nice and makes me feel like I'm heard and understood.

I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what ICP is in detail, but I know that I want to create things that help me and help those directly around me - VFX, developers, people who want to code but cannot yet, managers that want to streamline process, but cannot because current process and detail knots prevent them, Architects who want to make changes, but are ignored, and best practices not followed due to neglect of being heard and understood.

Ah, next sentence says I don't need to worry about it until its big ... and previous sentence above says Walk before you can run...

Okay, well, thanks for your context/ advice. I appreciate you taking the time to comment on something that I've been thinking about for awhile, but never really doing because I haven't had context or domain knowledge and every time I tried to look it up I got firehosed and overwhelmed with TMI. Thanks for lessening my scope to a high level (level 1) rather than directing me back to detail level (level 4) info I need a business degree and hours to describe https://c4model.com/

That's a cool way of looking at it. I do know of problems. they are everywhere, from capitalization and grammar issues to dropping problems and frustrating peeps.

Thank you for setting this in a way that is understandable for next steps.

I already solved someone's problem- Open Source Blender made it impossible to key groups (containers) and so I programmed a workaround for someone as a $15 bet that I could, and made a GUI for it - he used it and thanked me, but it was kinda lame doing it for 15 bucks - I don't know how to ask for gobs of money.

I also setup someone's server (minecraft , gitea, docker compose, etc) for $30/hr - because I didn't think he could pay full rate ($66/hr) I got a few hundred on that.

I saw what FAANG's employee's make and it's ridiculous - 1.2 million after 9 years ? I want to drink from that firehose, but depending on a FAANG for an amount like that seems like a massively corruptible dependency - similar to how Google is being charged for Sherman monopoly practices.

The world as I see it is kinda acting dumb. I cannot fix all the problems I see, only the ones that directly matter to me and are within my scope to fix. I can point them out and document for other people to notice. And yeah, if my outlook is skewed due to context, correction/more context is welcomed. Thanks for caring about my issue, and providing context on a twitter that has, what appears on first glance to have good business advice - I wish it was in markdown on github so it would be easier to reference.

I was thinking about the whole process. I could make a freelance software guild, but no one would want to join that (I wouldn't due to sketchiness/no-pay) ,maybe I could have a low retainer for developers to be on standby (like lawyers) and save a certain number of hours per month for when work floods in. Retaining developers would be a bit of fun -like a club of sorts or a guild. I'm not sure what the rates or sustaining would go (I'll pay you X money to do nothing until I need you). it would certainly build communication to an extent if it was a 2 week check in.

https://www.builtincolorado.com/guides/accelerators-incubato... >> this looks promising

(I guess I could google for a few hours to find out, help on this would also be appreciated)

That's the start , yes. What are my other options ?

would you mind providing context /docs to some of your fixes and scripts so I can observe/install some of them?

This is a good place to start. Thanks