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In my opinion, it’s easier to find a co-founder on some platform for finding co-founders, like https://indiemerger.com, where there are developers and marketers and you can find suitable candidates.


Hi all! Over the past 3 years, I have launched more than 22 products and only a few of them have been successful.

My main mistake was having the wrong ideas. I came up with ideas for products that didn’t exist yet and thought that someone would need it. But it was not so.

It was only when I changed my approach to finding ideas and started looking for people's pain points and solutions for them that I was able to launch successful products.

In Painkiller Ideas, I collected 50 ideas that were validated by searching for mentions of the problem, this is what people really need.


I love the idea. Why exactly 50?


Thanks! 50 to start with, then there will be 3-5 new ideas every week.


Usually it is up to 2 hours.


I already had an offer the day after the launch of the project.


Curious what Reddit is waiting for? The future began yesterday


It's weird that no one has reported this issue yet.


I regularly keep in touch with some clients, but they are unlikely to tell you how to get people to buy a subscription :)


I think they meant to say you should directly ask those customers why they didn't buy a subscription.


Many will tell you what they think it's worth, and if the app went away (even with lifetime), what they would be willing to pay elsewhere.

Asking lifetime customers may not provide a full picture though.


I also thought that I would quickly refuse a lifetime deal and already refused. But after 3 weeks I decided to temporarily return them, since there was not a single sale of a subscription, and the extra money will not interfere with me now.


I don't think it's enough. My target audience is marketing agencies. I have several clients with whom I communicate regularly and find out what they need. There is also another audience, these are single startups, I also keep in touch with them, but they are not ready to pay a lot


Yes, but I've tried making products for non-competitive niches and they've all failed. And only when I made a product in a competitive niche did sales appear.


I think the more niche your product is, the more you need to be plugged in to the market, i.e. know people and understand their needs. You have to find a balance between niche and general.


I think this is a good idea. If there are a products there means money to be made and I think you found that out in a good way! Next step is to figure out what you can do different to start capturing market share, and turn that into captured revenue.


Thanks!


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