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4 points by gobienan 1627 days ago
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I am trying to validate an idea I had for a while

> The Issue: A few friends wanted to start their own thing since the pandemic started. A business to sell clothes or digital products like ebooks etc.

But they were also intimidated or actually hesitated to pay a monthly fee just to get started. After all, you never know how long it will take to get your first customer.

> The solution: Pay as you grow. Slowly and steady with no risk involved. Only pay when you make money.

But ideas are nothing without execution. So I prepared an MVP to show how it would look like.

> Current MVP: The demo store actually works and has a few different examples for merch, or a service, or a digital product. Some are in stock, others are not available or coming soon.

You can check the landing page here: https://tinyStore.page And the demo store here: https://gobies.tinystore.page

Would love to hear your thoughts!

I just got an email about this -- well done! You are such a good maker. You just make and make and make. A real builder. Totally inspiring, I love seeing your updates!

What's your process? Do you blog about your tech stack or challenges?

Really enjoy seeing your work! :)

edit: ps - also what do you use for those email mailouts? they look awesome

Thank you :D I just love to build things. And deep dive into my projects.

I always wanted to start a blog but never found the time, but I try to tweet everyday about my progress and the things I build!

The images in my emails are made with Figma the rest is your basic email template builder. I think you can archive something similar with Canva :)