S A S H I D A R

Testing out 5 product ideas in 5 months | Entrepreneur | Marketer | Board Advisor | Startups - 7x / Exit - 2x |

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Showed the MVP to potential client today.

I knew this was gonna happen. The client wants me to sell the app to him for high 4 figures.

Not bad if you think about the time it took to build, 30 days in total (15 days to ideation and 15 days to build).

But I am negotiating to retain a bit of equity let’s see.

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Main reason I'm contemplating whether to post about my recent app sale or just start the next project.
I stopped sharing everything publicly but only the process. While I believe people will copy your app once it's out there, at least in this case I'll have some breathing room before they do.

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@levelsio Is it a virtual card? Thought revolut had a partnership with Ant group.

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@levelsio Same thing happened when I was in France. It was 7:30 and an announcement came to leave the shop immediately since they close at 8.

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It’s time to add another arsenal: ChatGPT ads
#ai #DigitalMarketing

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Global Tech Stack

Was reading a post in my feed. It is crazy how unbalanced our technology is.

#technology #ai #marketing

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Guess who hitchhiked?
8 people - 5 cars.
@radbackwards

[dar @radbackwards]

This would save the world

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Something along the same lines was also said by former ruler of Dubai - Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

“My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, and my grandson will drive a Land Rover, but my great-grandson will ride a camel.”

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@tdinh_me @robj3d3 I agree on this. Also in certain cases, you will also have the opportunity to sell your finished product. Which is a little or more helpful depending on your circumstances , while you work on the next one.

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@marclou I am super interested in the % of companies that actually achieve this in the said time frame.

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@marclou and in certain extreme cases luck.

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@levelsio Freshworks, InMobi, OYO

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@elonmusk Done. Thanks. Was looking for this option.

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@blue_ocean9912 Mainly for VC backed. Not everybody has the money to burn under stealth mode.

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@blue_ocean9912 If a project takes longer to build it used to serve as a moat and you will have 4-6 months leeway before you copycat launches. But now-a-days with AI and Vibe coding, it’s really not that helpful.

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Ads not working? Try this.

1. Messaging:
- Explain your product or service in 1-2 sentences max. The shorter, the better.
This applies to all aspects of your business. In an ad. In a physical label for your product. In a landing page.

2. Talk about Benefits:
Look at Nike ads. Their ads and content are about athletic performance, not features. Your customers buy products for how they make them feel.
- Nike = Athletic
- Luxury Products = Status
You get the point.

3. Price of Product:
Is your product priced too high? This is an issue I came across many times.
Price must be realistic. Check your competition and alternate/substitute products.
Still unsure how to price at the upper limit while maintaining high conversion and selling more?
- Use statistics.
Do A/B testing: Multiple landing pages with different prices to the same traffic.

If you still have issues, maybe it is time to check the economics and demand.

#MarketingStrategy #Marketing

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@robj3d3 @andi_losing True. There is always space for competitors.

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Notes on paid ads:
1. CTR is less than 2% then Creative problem.
2. CPM > $20 = Creative problem. (Also Check AOV)
3. TikTok is a cheap way for awareness.
4. Spending less than $100k/month, only Meta.
5. Spending $500k/month, run TV test.
6. Audience saturation when spend > $1000/day per 1M people in campaign audience.
#MarketingStrategy

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@GaelBreton I am also in the process of doing this. Glad that many are also moving in the same direction.