
Make the problem visible, sell outcomes, narrow your promise, get paid before overbuilding.
Make the problem visible, sell outcomes, narrow your promise, get paid before overbuilding.
https://xianli.substack.com/p/how-he-built-a-reddit-company-to

Make the problem visible, sell outcomes, narrow your promise, get paid before overbuilding.
https://xianli.substack.com/p/how-he-built-a-reddit-company-to
Real question: I'm building an app for solo founders juggling multiple projects.
Currently:
- What tool do you use? (Notion, Asana, spreadsheet, etc)
- What's the biggest frustration with it?
- Would you pay for something hyper-simple with built-in AI that generates your project plans + gives advice?
Not selling anything yet — just validating if this is actually a problem people care about.
Honest answers appreciated.
I want to start making tools/websites for specific niches, but every idea i get is either oversaturated, or simply impossible. I want to hear your problems so that i can help you while also seeing what annoys people in their lives to hopefully make me build a tool that helps people
Hey! I just want to know what exactly problems you are facing in your day to day life which you think there should be a product or service should solve.
For example: Zomato solves the problem of you going out to a restaurant for the food,
Lets brainstorm may be we will get something intresting to discuss on
Happy weekend
im trying to start vending machine business here are my ideas;
Obviously since i dont have much of an income start small w those little coin ones candy ones and have at LEAST 7 or them
Then i was thinking of having 1 or 2 candy vending machine and have them in a majour deparmental store - idk how that would work or liely in a kids play store
OR
Having an actual vending machine also in a departmental store but because of lesing and so much of contract issues i was thinking of making it more niche with more things trnding like a beauty/ lefestyle veending machine
Thank you to any one reading this I really need help asap from any one with experience . Should i Start with the small one first or save up for a the second step ? And any other relevant advice is appreciated!
edit: i completely dont understand this comment section i came to this subreddit hoping people w experience would have an advice for me and NO i dont expect everything on a "silver platter" ive done my research i was just hoping for advice as well.
edit#2 : I guess my tone sounded demanding but i really justwanted to get views/tractionn from this subreddit so that i could get started on my purchasing . But trully if any one has advice i would appreciate it .
I’m the founder of Loyalty Untapped, a startup focused on helping restaurant and hospitality brands create loyalty experiences that drive more meaningful repeat behavior—not just more discounts.
Like most founders, I expected challenges: limited time, competing priorities, proving the value of a new approach, and wearing far too many hats.
What I did not fully anticipate was how often the hardest part would be deciding what not to do.
There are always more ideas than hours: new features, content, outreach, partnerships, customer conversations, refining the offer, improving the website, and trying to stay focused on the problem you set out to solve.
For other early-stage founders:
I’d genuinely appreciate hearing what has helped you push through the messy middle.
So I want to ask you:
If someone created a digital product specifically for you, what would you want it to help you achieve?
Would it help you:
Make extra income?
Learn a new skill?
Improve your mindset?
Get organised?
Make life easier?
Start a business?