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Hi Sıla, For me it's more about how you prioritise the things you have got to say rather than how long the video is. If you can show the application's main use case within the first 5 minutes, then you'll be OK. For example, if you are demoing an application, you may want to start by showing a core feature rather than how to configure the application (this means the application should have...

For understanding physics and the universe, any Hubert Reeves book. There are English translations but the original versions are in French. For world politics: World Order by Henry Kissinger. I haven't read it, and I suspect it's as much about what to do as it is about what not to do, but I think it's a must-read nevertheless. Sometimes it's not a particular book but a class of books: * To...

Great question! This question hints at one possible answer to another question, which is: "why should I launch on PH?". To come back to your question: * Sell to businesses/entrepreneurs rather than consumers. PH is probably not the place for reaching consumers one by one, although word-of-mount can play a role. * Try and show hard numbers about how what you are selling can grow your customers'...

Anyone can unsubscribe, so I'd say no, subscriptions are not a trap. The one exception is long contracts (2+ years, renewable), where the buyer can indeed feel trapped, and for good reason. Personally I think long contracts shouldn't be legal. One great thing about subscriptions is financial predictability for the buyer and for the seller. For the Qworum.net PaaS that I'm launching here on...

I'll speak more based on my knowledge than my experience. I am assuming that by "CEO" you mean "(co-)founder and CEO", so what I'll say here won't apply to people who are employees, even if it's the top job. Also, by "her" I am assuming you mean "him or her". My most important tip: * Make sure you have a support network before starting off. For young founders that generally means attending...

If the product is really innovative, make the audience think: "Wow, I didn't know you could do that!" If the product has direct competitors, make them think: "Look how easy it is to use!" Best of luck

I'm distributing my software through Chrome Web Store which is free. Other services where I am on a free tier: Airtable for CRM etc, Netlify for web hosting. For marketing/sales I've used LinkedIn's Sales Navigator for a couple of months; this is a paid service that costs about $100 per month.

I haven't sold on AppSumo and I don't intend to, but this video says AppSumo can make sense for some: https://youtu.be/QwQyw5R9ds0?si=... I think people go there to find products that are sold below value. I don't think you can build a viable business if you are selling only on AppSumo, but AppSumo can nevertheless make sense for targeting low-income buyers. UPDATE: Besides AppSumo, you can...

In terms of social networks, Twitter/𝕏 is the place to be If you are into B2B software. To me YouTube is not a social network but rather a video publishing site, because very few YouTube visitors are also video publishers, but it can still be a worthwhile place to post. You are right, publishing content can quickly become an exhausting activity. To me the way to get maximum results with your...

I'd say follow your intuition if it's telling you to part with your CMMS business. You could sell it to: * one of your customers, or * a company that has an overlapping customer profile, for example a company that sells a complementary product or service, or even * a direct competitor (as a last resort). You could find buyers even if you don't have many paying customers, but then you'd have...

For B2B SaaS: * On the business side, I'd say having deep connections within your industry can be a big help. Many of the IT unicorns (including the world's first B2B SaaS which I won't name here) were founded by ex-employees of big companies. Those connections can be very useful for top-line growth. * On the technical side, I'd say application integration is a big issue, because even before...

Your post is one of the few on PH that are about PaaS. My suggestion about positioning RocketGraph: * If you are looking to find a good niche/positioning in an overcrowded market, then I'd say RocketGraph is suitable for developing Qworum.net applications and services. Perhaps that could help with growth. Qworum is a PaaS for web frontends, it's a new type of PaaS that I'm launching here on...

Interesting. Does Penify allow reaching outside with federation via ActivityPub? Does it let anyone on Mastodon, Pleroma, or any ActivityPub-enabled service follow a Penify blog, bookmark posts, and share them with their followers?

Gartner has coined the term "Composable Enterprise", where applications are built on top of internal and third-party applications and SaaS. Another way of saying it could be "the unbundled ERP". Qworum.net which I'm launching here on Sept 13 is solving several roadblocks in that direction.