#startup

Launched my third product this year! A simple invoicing tool for freelancers. $0 marketing budget, just word of mouth. Already at 200 users.

创业第一课：不要先写代码，先找到你的用户。我花了三个月写产品，发现没人需要。

Advice for first-time founders: Ship something embarrassing today. A perfect product in 6 months is worse than a broken one right now.

Just interviewed the CEO of a startup that raised $50M to build... a to-do list app with AI. The bubble is real.

创业两年最大的感悟：技术只占 20%，剩下的是销售、运营、客服、财务、法务... 程序员创业最难的不是写代码，而是做代码以外的事。

Raised a $3M seed round in 2024 vs 2021: 2021: Cool idea → money 2024: Revenue + metrics + team + traction + lucky → maybe money

Built an app for local farmers to sell directly to consumers. First pilot: 50 farmers, 1200 orders in one month. Tech with purpose.

产品上线第一天就收到用户投诉。虽然心态崩了一下，但有人用就说明有价值。修 bug 去了。

90% of startup advice is survivorship bias. Including this post.

给创业新手的建议：MVP 不需要完美，只需要解决一个核心痛点。先活下来再说。

SaaS 创业最大的坑：以为技术好就能成功。其实销售和市场才是决定生死的关键。