Your thoughts are spot on. I am a technical guy who is trying to bootstrap my startup.
I have an MVP which I have been testing with early users. But scaling up marketing is the really hard bit. It is something which will take time, because its not really in your control. You have to keep showing up in the right places in tasteful ways.
And then people _may_ convert.
But I think it all can be done with a side income. Right now, if you have web-development + mobile skills, getting freelance jobs to pay the bills is not a bad option.
I agree. However, freelancing takes a bunch of time and focus and it's up to you to make sure you still give your startup enough focus. Otherwise, it may be better to take a lax job instead.
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Your thoughts are spot on. I am a technical guy who is trying to bootstrap my startup.
I have an MVP which I have been testing with early users. But scaling up marketing is the really hard bit. It is something which will take time, because its not really in your control. You have to keep showing up in the right places in tasteful ways.
And then people _may_ convert.
But I think it all can be done with a side income. Right now, if you have web-development + mobile skills, getting freelance jobs to pay the bills is not a bad option.
I agree. However, freelancing takes a bunch of time and focus and it's up to you to make sure you still give your startup enough focus. Otherwise, it may be better to take a lax job instead.