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What are the biggest problems with email?
We are looking at replacing emails with something better. We think this can be done while keeping your email address as the identifier for you, necessary so we don't all have to send out new contact information before the system is useful. Alternatives like slack just add more distraction and they are tricky to use for conversations which aren't within one company. Some of the main problems we have with email are. - Loosing people on a thread because someone forgets to hit reply all. - Not easily being able to leave a thread because people keep replying from old emails. - Having to search a whole conversation to find the relevant piece of information, worse if you aren't really sure if the conversation has concluded or not. - Hard to format nicely. It would be great to hear what problems you have before we share too much the solutions we think would help make it better
Need some help - looking for people to interview 💡
Hi makers! My cofounder and I are currently in the idea validation stage where we are still interviewing people in our target market. The problem is finding these people - we are looking to chat with people who have a lot of calls/meetings. This could be sales calls, customer discovery calls, UX design interviews, recruiting interviews, important internal meetings, etc. Would really appreciate any leads on where to find people to talk to.
Starting the 30-day maker challenge 🚀
I've decided to join the $100, 30-day challenge to becoming an indie hacker. The challenge is a great way to set constraints when validating a product and growing to profitability as quickly as possible. When building my first project, I spent $4,000 manufacturing a new physical product (failed). My second project, I spent 12 months working relentlessly to build a product that wasn't validated (failed). This time, I plan to be meticulous about the way I allocate resources. By choosing to stick to a simple concept, I've created a clothing label for passionate makers like myself, called Maker Threads. There's certainly nothing innovative about a clothing label, but I'm excited to already see promising results in comparison to my past projects. Current breakdown: Spend: $35 (Shopify monthly fee) Revenue: $44 If you're a maker who's ready to get serious about monetizing your product, I'd recommend joining the challenge to see what you can achieve If you've previously taken the 30-day maker challenge, I'd love for you to comment below and share your learnings throughout the process. If you'd like to support my journey, you can check out the Maker Threads store here: https://makerthreads.co