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by AdityaRohit 776 days ago
There can be many ways to monetize your product, you need to start from the top - the problem you are solving and who does it help. I am assuming this is a developer tool as you are working with OSS model. Once you do that identify your user and go up the chain till the point you reach decision maker(writing is helpful--draw a map maybe?) . Find their pain points, solve for them and monetize your product. Happy to chat and brainstorm. My 2 cents from building a devtool.
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This is really insightful, I often write little bash scripts to solve annoyances on my system. But I never realize that those bash scripts could be the seed to plant something larger, like an actual full featured tool that solves the original problem and also grabs other related problems as well. And I would love to chat! It would be really helpful to back-and-forth with someone and gain new insights. Please email me at eminent_went_0d@icloud.com!
Solving problems is good, however if you end up helping the right set of users from monetization POV it can unlock new revenue streams. Sent you email, lets connect there.