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Visibility for software depends heavily on using launch platforms that are US-centric, like Product Hunt.

The reality is different though: We currently see a lot of pushes towards more sovereignity in the software and AI space. See Cloud and AI Act (CADA).

European companies actively seek out European software, but the waters are muddy.

We finished builidng Speartip.eu and want to see EU-founders come together. We launched about two and a half weeks ago and now start a big visibility campaing. So make sure you are onboard!

True backlinks and all the good stuff. Manual approvals, no trash software.

Let me know if you want more info!

Cheers,

JJ from iantix

Hey everyone,

I am Jannik, 26 from Berlin.

I just wanted to share my experience building products for my own company over the past few months, after the company I previously was working for came crashing down.

So I am a software developer and already had many ideas at that point, I didn’t validate my ideas properly and started building. First mistake.
Realizing that I fell in love with my ideas immediately made me steer course and throw out 2 projects that I already had coded half way.

Moving on I had another idea that I did validate and that I did bring to a full working version. There was a catch though: A core part of that idea was artistic (pixel art) and I morally didn’t not want to continue on using my AI assets and do not have the capital to hire and pay an artist properly.

And in another way I made that mistake again (sic), the next product needed A LOT of seeded data for early traction or again a heavy investment to get the AI layer running.

Coming to the last “failed-for-now” project: Validated the idea, fully built, self-serve checkout and everything, you know the drill.
The problem: My ICP is so hard to convert due to rigid structures and not due to interest. I just knew I couldn’t beat that grind.
I also was under the impression that I need to build something “state-of-the-art”.

Then I finally found something that just made sense to me, I have the network, had the problem as well, see a vision that aligns with me personally and that was easier to sell, BUT the market is fairly saturated including direct competition.
A day after starting my direct LinkedIn outreach I made the first sale, and the week after another. My page is now up for 1 1/2 weeks. I made 2 sales and have 6 free registrations, that is mind blowing to me.

My advice would be:

1. Don’t fall in love with your idea and validate properly
2. Build something within the bounds of your capabilities
3. Don’t pick something that sells hard/you don’t have a connection to
4. If there are many competitors: GOOD, just try to be better, the chance that you can take a slice is higher than trying to bake your own huge cake
5. You can still pick up archived project later

Let me know if you have similar experiences or maybe disagree with me, I could see people seeing my advice as constraining.

Excuse any errors, English is not my first language.

Cheers

Hey everyone,

I am Jannik, 26 from Berlin.

I just wanted to share my experience building products for my own company over the past few months, after the company I previously was working for came crashing down.

So I am a software developer and already had many ideas at that point, I didn’t validate my ideas properly and started building. First mistake.
Realizing that I fell in love with my ideas immediately made me steer course and throw out 2 projects that I already had coded half way.

Moving on I had another idea that I did validate and that I did bring to a full working version. There was a catch though: A core part of that idea was artistic (pixel art) and I morally didn’t not want to continue on using my AI assets and do not have the capital to hire and pay an artist properly.

And in another way I made that mistake again (sic), the next product needed A LOT of seeded data for early traction or again a heavy investment to get the AI layer running.

Coming to the last “failed-for-now” project: Validated the idea, fully built, self-serve checkout and everything, you know the drill.
The problem: My ICP is so hard to convert due to rigid structures and not due to interest. I just knew I couldn’t beat that grind.
I also was under the impression that I need to build something “state-of-the-art”.

Then I finally found something that just made sense to me, I have the network, had the problem as well, see a vision that aligns with me personally and that was easier to sell, BUT the market is fairly saturated including direct competition.
A day after starting my direct LinkedIn outreach I made the first sale, and the week after another. My page is now up for 1 1/2 weeks. I made 2 sales and have 6 free registrations, that is mind blowing to me.

My advice would be:

1. Don’t fall in love with your idea and validate properly
2. Build something within the bounds of your capabilities
3. Don’t pick something that sells hard/you don’t have a connection to
4. If there are many competitors: GOOD, just try to be better, the chance that you can take a slice is higher than trying to bake your own huge cake
5. You can still pick up archived project later

Let me know if you have similar experiences or maybe disagree with me, I could see people seeing my advice as constraining.

Excuse any errors, English is not my first language.

Cheers