Alejandro Garces

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@hanghuang_ @InsForge_dev Congrats Hang! Let me know if you ever need help building or scaling your GTM processes!

We launched our startup this day last week: ✅ 1.5M+ views across socials ✅ 4,700+ GitHub stars (from <2K) ✅ #1 on Product Hunt ✅ #1 on GitHub Trending (+ some very cool investor interest 👀) I cannot thank you guys enough for all the support @InsForge_dev to the moon! 🚀

@Thefilteredwork I'd say physical, since you have to rely on so many external variables

Which one is harder - A physical business. - An online business. And do they play by the same rules?

@nicoloboschi Involve current customers for Beta testing or revise Feedback Data.

You're familiar with that disappointing feeling when a feature you coded goes untouched for weeks, right? Before developing a feature, what process do you usually use to determine its value?

@miraclegbashi_ I hope everybody is focused on the latter

Are you anxious about what your competitors are doing or you are more focused on your offer to your ideal customers?

@validmd If you decide to build a SaaS let me know, I'm happy to share some knowledge, to make sure you can decide fast! Good luck

I need help. I feel so stuck. I am not sure if I should build a SaaS (which I have done, but it was not successful. I also have more practice in this field) or move on to something else. My goal is to make 10k per month (starting off) while enjoying what I am doing..

@MonaLK1990 Totally agree Mona! ICP is everything. More importantly is realizing, that it's not something static. It grows and evolves with your business.

Today's marketing tip: Niche down! If you're trying to reach everyone, you're reaching no one. The more specific you are, the more addressed your target audience feels.

@lukaszstarosta The best founders we have seen take as little as possible in the beginning or close to 0.

How much of your MRR is actually your income? 30%? 70%?

@HustleClubCo And for those who are struggling with the latter, we are here to help!

If you can code you are builder. If you can market what you coded you are entrepreneur.

@BannedLuigi Agree, and further down the line, many have issues when it comes to scaling sustainably. As a foudner you either do Execution & Strategy on your own in balance, or you look for somebody that can do either one for & with you.

the average solo founder at $8K MRR spends 4x more hours on execution than strategy per week. at $75/hr opportunity cost, that ratio costs $78,000/year. you're not behind on your Q1 plan because you're slow. you're behind because the mop has a salary and it's yours.

Founders, drop your pitch decks and I'll tell you what I would change, from an Investor's and Consultant's perspective.

@SharonEKocziany Word of advice, choose quality over quantity. For B2B invest in LinkedIn SalesNav. and create lead lists. For B2C, webinars and heavy FB/IG/ whatever other mainstream medium your target group is interacting with.

What’s the fastest, smartest tool you’d recommend to gather leads and contacts from LinkedIn and across Google—in just minutes? Looking for speed and sanity. 🚀 👀

How would you pitch your Startup to an investor? What are you solving and how?

@ViragTiwar31259 I thought drag & drop programming = $1B. Exit ...

@Sneaker_CEO Escaping the matrix, Also I grinded too much Linear Algebra, and borderline offended by these Drag and Drop programmers :)

People be making n8n automations and posing themselves as AI founders. Bro, just because you wired two blocks together doesn’t mean you’re building the future. That’s like calling yourself a chef because you microwaved a frozen lasagna.

@AnastasiiaROAR It's hot in Austria. Also AI is advancing faster than we expected.

@camjodev Hope more people read this! ☝️

@Sneaker_CEO you need to set targets and keep scope creep to a minimum define what you NEED not WANT and be careful when pivoting that you are not wasting too much time.

Founders, how do you make sure you stay locked in on your target?

@KevinSzabo14 Growth starts somewhere, small wins compound into big successes.

Every account once upon a time was small. Doesn't mean there isn’t value to gain!

@Dwriteway Persistence beats talent when talent doesn’t persist.

Congratulation. You never give up. You keep showing up daily.