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by dr-neptune 1346 days ago
Another useful idea in this same quest is to keep an ideas file that is easy to update. Then hold yourself accountable to add at least 1 idea a day, no matter how silly.

Over time you will find yourself dredging up all kinds of ideas without meaning to (while doing other things) and before you know it you will have a long list that can then be prioritized and explored
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acuozzo 1346 days ago
I like this, but my issue is that the ideas I have are exceptionally hard to vet since I'm such a weirdo¹.

My dream would be to start a so-called "micro-startup" selling B2B software for $10+K/month in revenue.

I have the technical skills and, even though I'm rather far removed from the business unit of my company, I have some decent ideas (I think…).

How do I figure out if HR/recruiting would want/need my idea(s)?

[1] I spend my free time archiving Laserdiscs and writing software for improved NTSC post-processing.

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makestuff 1346 days ago
Yeah I have no desire to build the next stripe, but if I could have a nice one person SAAS company that replaced my salary that would be the dream. However, it seems like the issue is if you do not keep scaling someone else will come along and do it at a larger scale to beat you on price forcing you out of business.
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jeffclark 1346 days ago
> How do I figure out if HR/recruiting would want/need my idea(s)?

My best advice is to try to make the sale, even before you have something ready. You'll learn what parts of your pitch are connecting with them, and which are confusing to them.

But more importantly, you're going to understand if you get the problem as well as you think you do. And you're going to understand if they like your solution to that problem as much as you hope they do.

So, email a few of these potential customers. See if they'll take a call with you. If none do, you're not there yet. But if even one does, you're about to get a ton of information in 30 minutes. Good luck!

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dr-neptune 1346 days ago
One way could be to time cap something and put it out there. Many may fail, but perhaps one will take off. Here is a blog where a dev makes many small startups and sees how they do: https://tinyprojects.dev/
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