This never works > Startup Idea → Design → Coding → Audience → 😣...
John Rush@johnrush
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Sep 09, 2024
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This never works
> Startup Idea → Design → Coding → Audience → 😣
This works (sometimes):
> Startup Idea → Design → Coding → Audience → 😣
This works (sometimes):
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The following playbook helped me launch most of my 24 startups.
See A full breakdown of each step 🧵:
See A full breakdown of each step 🧵:
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1) Audience.
X, Linkedin, Reddit, DevTo, HackerNoun,
3 hours daily.
Never skip it, just like a gym.
Every idea must start with an audience.
This reduces the chance of working on something nobody needs by 100.
X, Linkedin, Reddit, DevTo, HackerNoun,
3 hours daily.
Never skip it, just like a gym.
Every idea must start with an audience.
This reduces the chance of working on something nobody needs by 100.
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2) Identify the Problem.
- Read social media for discussion.
- Be active in posting/replying/engaging.
- Chat with 20 people daily.
- Be part of communities, start your own.
- Work for them
All this will lead to you spotting common pains, problems & dreams of your audience.
- Read social media for discussion.
- Be active in posting/replying/engaging.
- Chat with 20 people daily.
- Be part of communities, start your own.
- Work for them
All this will lead to you spotting common pains, problems & dreams of your audience.
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3) Pitch in the Idea.
Use Google Keywords planner, and google search autosuggest to brainstorm ideas.
Pitch ideas to your audience at least a few a week.
Discuss ideas in DMs, at least 10 times a week.
Use Google Keywords planner, and google search autosuggest to brainstorm ideas.
Pitch ideas to your audience at least a few a week.
Discuss ideas in DMs, at least 10 times a week.
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4) Validation.
Every week, validate at least 1 idea by
- posting on social media
- replying to other posts
- DMing people
- Emailing(cold and warm)
Pitch it really short and clear. Don't fking start "I hope this email find you"
Every week, validate at least 1 idea by
- posting on social media
- replying to other posts
- DMing people
- Emailing(cold and warm)
Pitch it really short and clear. Don't fking start "I hope this email find you"
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5) Waitlist.
Don't waste your time here, and just use this template: subscription-page.unicornplatform.page.
Don't overload it with text.
The top hero section must explain it all with a title+subtitle.
The rest of the page is purely for SEO purposes. No real humans gonna scroll and read.
Don't waste your time here, and just use this template: subscription-page.unicornplatform.page.
Don't overload it with text.
The top hero section must explain it all with a title+subtitle.
The rest of the page is purely for SEO purposes. No real humans gonna scroll and read.
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6) SEO.
Once u see people on the waitlist, it’s a sign to bet on this project.
Invest a day into SEO, cuz this is a long bet that will play out later.
My SEO combo
listingbott.com for backlinks
seobotai.com for blog
indexrusher.com for indexing
Once u see people on the waitlist, it’s a sign to bet on this project.
Invest a day into SEO, cuz this is a long bet that will play out later.
My SEO combo
listingbott.com for backlinks
seobotai.com for blog
indexrusher.com for indexing
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7) One Feature MVP.
Focus on one key feature, and drop the rest.
Find a boilerplate on nextjsstarter.com if you're a coder.
If not:
a) Go for NoCode(@unicornplatform for simple sites or @bubble for complex)
b) Hire someone on mvpwizards.com at a fixed price.
Focus on one key feature, and drop the rest.
Find a boilerplate on nextjsstarter.com if you're a coder.
If not:
a) Go for NoCode(@unicornplatform for simple sites or @bubble for complex)
b) Hire someone on mvpwizards.com at a fixed price.
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8) Iterate With Users.
- Talk to every user from the waitlist every day via X or Linkedin.
- Become best friends.
- Make them feel they are your product team.
- They will love it, be more loyal, and help a lot with the roadmap.
Be open when you speak. Don't be defensive.
- Talk to every user from the waitlist every day via X or Linkedin.
- Become best friends.
- Make them feel they are your product team.
- They will love it, be more loyal, and help a lot with the roadmap.
Be open when you speak. Don't be defensive.
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9) Marketing.
- Share all you do on social media daily.
- Spend a few hours a week on SEO.
- Publish 1 blog post a week (hackernoon, IH, reddit...)
- Build a free side project for traffic to the main one.
- Browse social media for relevant posts to reply with your tool
- Share all you do on social media daily.
- Spend a few hours a week on SEO.
- Publish 1 blog post a week (hackernoon, IH, reddit...)
- Build a free side project for traffic to the main one.
- Browse social media for relevant posts to reply with your tool
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