Actually, I do have a plan. I was intending to phase it in, but it makes no difference if I say it now:
Step 1: Write interesting articles where I deconstruct the art of gaining name recognition, and in the process gain a lot of name recognition. At some point, I will have a following of about 1000
Step 2: I am going to challenge one of the established software players that I am going to make software that is better and more loved than theirs
Step 3: I will program and release something very promising. My followers will spread the news. It will grow
That's my overall plan. There is software I am developing where I am going to stake my reputation on. But what's a reputation to stake if you have none, ey?
That makes more sense. But you have to keep in mind that the method chosen puts the horse behind the cart.
That method only makes sense if the people whose name recognition you are now coveting will be in some way very closely related (or will even be) the consumers of your eventual product.
Only then it makes sense, or you'll have to go through the whole rigmarole again by the time you are ready to approach your customers, which will have cost you time and effort.
So I would bet that that is the case because otherwise it would not make much sense to cultivate this particular audience.
Again, I'm very impressed with your ability to do this, if you can transport it easily to fields outside of the one you are currently active in (software development) then there probably is a metric ton of money to be made exploiting that talent.
Another problem I foresee with your approach is the timing. If you are right now busy creating a target audience for a product that doesn't exist then you are effectively opening a window of opportunity without the ability to fill it.
If you had used your talent to attract 60,000 prospects to your product you'd be laughing all the way to the bank now, whereas right now all you have is an impulse whose momentum will be long gone by the time you're ready to go to market.
It seems to me that your timing is off, but time will tell.
Now that's interesting, a social engineer + software developer = new kind of entrepreneur? The plan: outsmart people in the social space (creating a momentum) and then start selling them software (creating long term effect).
The problem here is how actually you create good software
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Actually, I do have a plan. I was intending to phase it in, but it makes no difference if I say it now:
Step 1: Write interesting articles where I deconstruct the art of gaining name recognition, and in the process gain a lot of name recognition. At some point, I will have a following of about 1000
Step 2: I am going to challenge one of the established software players that I am going to make software that is better and more loved than theirs
Step 3: I will program and release something very promising. My followers will spread the news. It will grow
That's my overall plan. There is software I am developing where I am going to stake my reputation on. But what's a reputation to stake if you have none, ey?
That makes more sense. But you have to keep in mind that the method chosen puts the horse behind the cart.
That method only makes sense if the people whose name recognition you are now coveting will be in some way very closely related (or will even be) the consumers of your eventual product.
Only then it makes sense, or you'll have to go through the whole rigmarole again by the time you are ready to approach your customers, which will have cost you time and effort.
So I would bet that that is the case because otherwise it would not make much sense to cultivate this particular audience.
Again, I'm very impressed with your ability to do this, if you can transport it easily to fields outside of the one you are currently active in (software development) then there probably is a metric ton of money to be made exploiting that talent.
Another problem I foresee with your approach is the timing. If you are right now busy creating a target audience for a product that doesn't exist then you are effectively opening a window of opportunity without the ability to fill it.
If you had used your talent to attract 60,000 prospects to your product you'd be laughing all the way to the bank now, whereas right now all you have is an impulse whose momentum will be long gone by the time you're ready to go to market.
It seems to me that your timing is off, but time will tell.
Now that's interesting, a social engineer + software developer = new kind of entrepreneur? The plan: outsmart people in the social space (creating a momentum) and then start selling them software (creating long term effect).
The problem here is how actually you create good software
Well, I work in research doing software mainly, so technically, I am competent.
Now you should be well settled in for applying to YC
I did in the past and was rejected. I don't need to anymore, this month I will make 15k in revenue + still have my salary. I'm comfortable.