I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
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I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
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Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#2The indie hacker community builds worthless, visionless widgets and then fails to market them. Could you imagine Steve jobs talking about building 37 products in 5 years?
Instead, talk to a customer. Build something that solves just one person's problem really well. Grow from there.
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#3Is making ~8 products a year for 5 years perceived as a viable way to be successful?
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#4The growing product is something that bolts in the worst of current internet (affiliation links). Hopefully it will fail too
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#5The indie hacker community builds worthless, visionless widgets and then fails to market them. Could you imagine Steve jobs talking about building 37 products in 5 years? Instead, talk to a customer. Build something that solves just one person's problem really well. Grow from there.
I suspect the 2020's indie hacker community is now a byproduct of the "get rich" enshittification of social media and their role models are tiktok and instagram influencers who teach you how to "build" because with ai no tech skills needed anymore.
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#6The growing product is something that bolts in the worst of current internet (affiliation links). Hopefully it will fail too
Affiliate links have been here for three decades; (AutoWeb.com doing it since 1995)
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#7Is making ~8 products a year for 5 years perceived as a viable way to be successful?
A lot of people want to replicate Pieter Levels success
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#8>Did you find success by focusing on one project and giving it time, or by making lots of new bets?
Mostly focusing on one project at a time on most days, but running several projects in parallel, and cross-pollinating the knowledge I gain from one to the others.
>Has "slow growth" ever paid off for you?
My arguably most successful project (in terms of impact and popularity) went “almost nowhere” for the first 2-3 years. But I wasn’t really trying to make it go anywhere, it was just for the enjoyment of me and my friends.
>If you had to start over, would you pick patience or a high volume of launches?
Both. Be patient, let projects grow slowly, and grow multiple projects at a time while you wait.
Re: I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
#9Is making ~8 products a year for 5 years perceived as a viable way to be successful?
I guess it's go wide or go deep
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