| Hey there, Reminds me very much of my previous startup, that recently shutdown. I'm now working on a new company, and I have vowed to not write code until I feel I've hit a burning problem. I've now talked with nearly 30 parents(which are my target audience) - and see the magic of that process. After speaking with so many potential customers, I have a much stronger idea of the segmentation of the market, which apps and websites my customers use(this will be the media I'll buy when I launch), but most importantly, I'm starting to recognize patterns of problems that repeat. I'm not there yet, but I feel I'm getting closer, and only once I do - I'll try to have an MVP - preferrably also without writing code - but doing offline things that will emulate my online solution. Last thing, a few days ago Dave Mcclure had a lecture in Israel where he said one of the most important lessons I've learned lately:
When you focus on a specific customer, pivoting is much easier because each month that passes you usually know more and more about your customer and find out more about their problems. Pivoting around technology(what I did in my last startup), is possible, but requires much more capital and time, exactly the things startups don't have. My two cents. |