u/ItsaDOERthing

I'm new to reddit, and I have zero faith in most social media platforms. But in today's world, the digital and online presence is an absolute must, we all know that.
I just want to be able to speak with like minded driven people, talk about the journey. Support their product, service, tell them what I'm doing.
But everywhere you go or try, there is a spam blocker.

A lazy criteria that your account has to be so old, or you can't self promote. It's just encouraging people to be less genuine, find a sneaky way to get into a discussion, it's creating fatigue and a lack interest and everyone is suspicious.

Entrepreneurship is hard enough, and the best bit, how many times you get a comment on a post and it gets deleted because of the same spam controls.

If you try post here and it removes it. Send me a dm, you're probably feeling the same as me. But then again you'll only get a few of them too haha.

The above statement is linkedin own mission statement, but i haven't spoke with many people who would agree that Linkedin is successful in that mission.

You used to be able to follow your favourite business influence (but you definitely wouldn't be connecting with them)

HR or recruitment could be extremely productive (by snooping and keeping on eye on what you might be up to as an employee) oh and sales, sales are also very productive, but results may vary.

And what is the measure of success on linkedin? Vanity metrics? Ai sloppy post, how much pedigree you could show case in your profile.

Im an entrepreneur that has no intention of becoming an influencer, i dont have the time, or to be honest, the appetite to constantly try to please an algorithm, whilst im busy trying to run a business.

But i do need to connect, network, learn from others, be influenced. not just for my own sake, but the value i can offer to other too.

I do believe that networking and connection can bring productivity, success, education and opportunity.

But do i want to sit, and read though 30,50 sales pitches or recruitment messages a week to ensure i'm not missing someone genuinely trying to reach out to connect. Do i want to be the one sending out 10 messages a week to people i'm genuinely interested in trying to connect with, knowing that they're probably reading through the messages with the same fed up attitude i have, if they're reading them at all.

Given the rules i'm reading for this Subreddit, i'm assuming there is some crazy posts in here, that draw the same attention that users use Linkedin for, and i'm not here to promote. i'm here to connect with users of linkedin that feel the same as me, have some conversation around the pain points and the success of the uses and expectations of linkedin, and if we do get down the track and there is some decent conversation, feel free to ask me about the alternative, because for busy, focused people that would benefit from linkedin fulfilling its mission statement, there's now an option.

So honesty is always the best policy, and i'm not interested in wasting anyone's time so...

let's talk about what your building, what you recently shipped, lets see it below. regardless of whether your in my niche i will happily provide feedback for anyone that needs it, but could we make it mutual. Happy to provide feedback publically here or in a DM, just let me know what your more comfortable with.

As the title says, im looking for talent, products and services to join our community. we've built the next generation of professional networking, built on action not noise. we currently need Founder mentors, Business Coaches, content creators, motivation speakers, entrepreneur enthusiast and much more.

We have monetization options for all creators (zero commision), be it courses you wish to deliver, communities you which to grow, products to sell, digital or physical, and services you can provide.

Right now we're probably in the same position as a lot of people, we recently got our first 22 users, and managed to convert 3 to paid, we have 10 out the 22 daily active so, really happy with the results so far.

Itsadoerthing.com

It’s not an original post of mine, found it on X from Boardy

But man it hits hard. And also feeds into the false illusion of what’s required to be viable.

It isn’t just about being a great founder, it’s validation, and validation requires attention.

In a world where a lazy like or useless vanity metrics can mean more than actual value add, it’s a hard noisy struggle to be seen.

I’ve spoke to a few founders that question whether they’re doing the right thing and their solution is unbelievably valuable.

I don’t want anything from this post other than just to say, well done for starting, be proud of yourself for your resilience to stay committed and consistent You’re an inspiration to all. Keep going you got this.

And it’s probably social proof that without upvotes or views, people won’t even get far enough down the post to read the part that matters most.

But it’s out there now and I hope someone does read it, and it matters. Because you’re amazing for making it happen!

It’s not an original post of mine, found it on X from Boardy

But man it hits hard. And also feeds into the false illusion of what’s required to be viable.

It isn’t just about being a great founder, it’s validation, and validation requires attention.

In a world where a lazy like or useless vanity metrics can mean more than actual value add, it’s a hard noisy struggle to be seen.

I’ve spoke to a few founders that question whether they’re doing the right thing and their solution is unbelievably valuable.

I don’t want anything from this post other than just to say, well done for starting, be proud of yourself for your resilience to stay committed and consistent You’re an inspiration to all. Keep going you got this.

And it’s probably social proof that without upvotes or views, people won’t even get far enough down the post to read the part that matters most.

But it’s out there now and I hope someone does read it, and it matters. Because you’re amazing for making it happen!

As the title says, I won’t try to fool you. I’ve literally just come into the sub, but whilst I start looking through the posts and comments., which at first glance looks like a lot of people screaming out for mentors and no one is answering. I’ll throw out what actually brought me to the sub in the first place. I’m looking for all tools, users and services that want to or in the profession of helping start ups , founders and entrepreneurs.

Let’s discuss what’s going on, pain points, bottlenecks, pros/cons.

What’s your niche, I’m assuming promotion isn’t allowed which is fine, but we can all talk about our offering, skills and experience right.

Why am I asking. I’m researching and talent scouting for my own platform, which again I will not be promoting.

Just researching, yeah the old fashioned way.

So as the title says, I’m interested in the platforms people are using. Pros and cons, commission rates, gatekeeping blockers for assets, available audience that type of stuff.

What’s things you hate, but put up with because they’re best in class.

And if you’re not using one, how is independent reach and delivery treating you. What’s the pain points there? Assumption would be outreach?

If the title you see is here every other week, I apologies. I did just spend the last 15-20 minutes going through the subreddits posts and comments, then got side side tracked by interest in one of the contributors youtube channel.

ThisMight look like an ai generated question but it isn’t, I’m not promoting, and not trying to get upvotes, so absolute feel free not to use the vanity metric.

I genuinely have a question that I I’d like an honest answer to and don’t want people to have to try use ai to answer.

So yeah, as in the title, what is your niche and honestly why?

Are you just good at grabbing the attention? Is it because it’s a popular/trending topic? Or is it because the niche you do create for is actually your passion? Probably a million other reasons too.

I’m assuming some people won’t want to answer if the answer could be frowned upon. But I would look at it another way, the fact that you’re out doing it, committed to it, and doing your best to deliver is the main thing.

Sometimes it feels like i see 3 x 3 o'clocks to be honest

Sometimes it feels like i see 3 x 3 o'clocks to be honest.

So we build solutions right, but in building solutions we always have our own problems.

I’m assuming most would say distribution. But realistically that’s because it’s the stage we’re at that brought us here.

The problem wasn’t always distribution, might have been finances or talent to begin with.

Trying to start a conversation here, what’s been the problems and bottles you encountered by trying to provide your solution.

So we build solutions right, but in building solutions we always have our own problems.

I’m assuming most would say distribution. But realistically that’s because it’s the stage we’re at that brought us here.

The problem wasn’t always distribution, might have been finances or talent to begin with.

Trying to start a conversation here, what’s been the problems and bottles you encountered by trying to provide your solution.

Who else is here because the advice you been given Ai or not was to contribute and hand out where your customers are.

And then on top of that, you’re now trying to relate to everyone’s topics, post or situation so you can try start some dialog.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not expecting people to be that honest about it.

So I’ll ask it in a different way, who feels like they’re on the receiving end? You came here to be genuine but feel like your DMs are full of people trying to relate, waiting for the right time to drop their product.

It’s what originally brought me to reddit, now I feel bad for doing it. I also worry that I am providing honest advice, I’ve got to specifically try to spend time convincing them I’m not going to try promote haha. The dilemma.

Credit to every single member here that contributes, this is a real community.

I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support on my last post. The comments, upvotes, and DMs meant more than you know. Thank you.

Building in public is hard. But the engagement here made it feel rewarding, productive, and most importantly accountable.

I’ve learned a ton from your stories and tried my best to reply to everyone who reached out.
It’s clear a lot of people in this sub have real experience and genuinely want to see others succeed.

So if you’ve been hesitating, just post. Good, bad, or ugly. The feedback is worth it.

Thank you again. Good luck to all of us.

Credit to every single contributing member here, this really is a real community.

I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support on my last post. The comments, upvotes, and DMs meant more than you know. Thank you.

Building in public is hard. But the engagement here made it feel rewarding, productive, and most importantly, accountable. I’ve learned a ton from your stories and tried my best to reply to everyone who reached out.

It’s clear a lot of people in this sub have real experience and genuinely want to see others succeed.

So if you’ve been hesitating, just post. Good, bad, or ugly. The feedback and support is worth it.

Thank you again. Good luck to all of us.

Credit to every single member here that contributes, this is a real community.

I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support on my last post. The comments, upvotes, and DMs meant more than you know. Thank you.

Building in public is hard. But the engagement here made it feel rewarding, productive, and most importantly accountable.

I’ve learned a ton from your stories and tried my best to reply to everyone who reached out.
It’s clear a lot of people in this sub have real experience and genuinely want to see others succeed.

So if you’ve been hesitating, just post. Good, bad, or ugly. The feedback is worth it.

Thank you again. Good luck to all of us.

I just wanted to share that I’m overwhelmed by the support I’ve received by the community in this subreddit. One of my posts has provided an overwhelming amount of positive feedback back and support and I’d like to say thank you.

I’d also like to encourage others to post, building in public isn’t easy, but engagement is rewarding, it’s productive and most importantly it keeps you accountable.

Be honest. good, bad or ugly.

I’ve learnt a lot from the DMs I’ve received and I tried to respond to everyone who commented.

It’s showing me that a lot of people have a lot to share, and genuinely want to help other people succeed, even if it’s trade of in skills or experience.

Which leads me to looking to connects and speak with founder coaches, mentors, business skill professionals, educators in all aspects of entrepreneurship and business, finance, law, marketing, ai. Please reach out, whether that’s via comment or DM.

Again thank you. Good luck everyone

We’ve already launched our web app and are starting to get our first users.
The next decision is whether to invest time in building a Progressive Web App or put those resources straight into native iOS and Android apps.
I’m trying to avoid spending time on something we’ll replace in a few months, but I also don’t want to overlook a PWA if it genuinely improves the user experience and helps with growth.
For those who’ve been through this, was building a PWA worth the investment? Did your users actually install and use it, or did you find yourself wishing you’d gone straight to native? If you had to make the decision again today, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
I’m really looking for advice from people who’ve actually shipped a PWA, native apps, or both and have the benefit of hindsight.