Dave Candi

I share all my startup ideas here to help me focus on building one at a time.

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[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

8/ One Click XMAS — gift recommender with Amazon referrals. Built it. Told no one. Shocked it didn't take off.

The pattern? I can build. Distribution is where I die.

Still at it.

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

I've shipped 8 products over 15 years.

None made me rich. Each killed by something different.

A brutally honest thread 🧵

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

7/ Prescription silicone lenses for glasses/sports masks. CAD prototype done. Manufacturer ghosted me before the first production run.

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@starter_story How did he find demand?

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@starter_story Good that you had a cafè open that early nearby and a short commute. The walk is fundamental imo. I'm trying to do the same from home but it's totally bad for the brain

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

Killing my local hospice placement service after 3 weeks.

Built: landing page (https://t.co/cToHAbsbnL), payment flow
Validated: Google Trends showed demand Showstopper: google ads flagged all "Hospice" KW

Wrong business. €2 lesson. Next.

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

Killing my local hospice placement service after 3 weeks.

Built: landing page (https://t.co/cToHAbsbnL), payment flow
Validated: Google Trends showed demand
Showstopper: google ads flagged all "Hospice" KW

Wrong business. €2 lesson. Next.

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@ideabrowser @gregisenberg You need to put some testimonials on the site, someone who built some idea from the site and profited from it

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@scottdwitt @gregisenberg are you for real or an AI? anyway give me one actionable step to do tomorrow. btw no new grad but eng manager w. 18yrs xp

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@scottdwitt @gregisenberg CS Major here as well.
How to train for marketing?

Are traditional mediums like books and courses a way to go or on the job?

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

Gemini CLI just sat there for 4 minutes waiting for permission to "ls" while I was in another tab thinking it was still working.

Made a Python script that beeps when your AI goes idle

Free: https://t.co/bWTpa3lsNc

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@Bram_SaaS @shiri_shh I'm not entirely sure that paid acquisition is the right channel doe founders, especially those attempting their first 0 to 1. What's your take?

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@Bram_SaaS @shiri_shh how would that app work?

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@ugo_builds see mine here: https://t.co/8VtpUWBJnq

[Dave Candi @DCandi83]

@BhattBuilds @kabilanBuilds it is a tool to keep you focused when vibe coding in the terminal.

it gives you a wake up sound when Gemini Cli (or claude code) have finished in the terminal.

it's free at the link let me know if you try it