25 things I wish someone told me 10 years ago
Hello IndieHackers
Several years ago, I spent $10,000, and 9 months of my time to create a software product that I never launched because it quickly became bloated with features and riddled with bugs.
A year later, I spent $47.50 to create and launch a product in 3 hours. It sold the first copy within 10 minutes of launch, and today it is being used by more than 100,000 designers, entrepreneurs and product managers all over the world.
Going from a failed product to a successful business has taught me several lessons that were not so obvious and oftentimes counter-intuitive.
I wrote the top lessons I learned in a short manifesto that I posted here: https://khella.com/think-like-a-designer-act-like-an-entrepreneur/
Would love to hear what you think, if you agree/disagree with some points, and if you had a similar or different experience.
Cheers,
Amir
Thank you !
"Overcome fear with a bigger fear"
You're goddamned right.
It applies to everything in life.
"I'm scared of moving to a new city/country!"
But you should be more scared of staying in the same place and never progressing 20 years from now!
"I'm scared of approaching that girl!"
But you should be more scared of being alone and virgin by 30 years old!
"I'm scared of failing in business!"
And you're not scared of being stuck in a dead-end 9-5 job for life!?
i love that combination of illustrations and text on first page. Great work!
Very interesting post. Everything on that makes sense. Good work.
Thank You!
Excellent, everything is spot on.
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Features are the what/how of the product. Think specs. Benefits are the problems your product solves for your customers. It means focus on the value you deliver, not the way you deliver it.
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