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How do you pick what business to go with? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by arsonistson@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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I know nothing is ever a sure thing. I keep coming up with ideas and then finding reasons not to start. Whether it is timing, oversaturated market, money, etc. I can never land on an idea and go with it.

I guess I am just wondering what is on your checklist for when it is right to pull the trigger and go for it when it comes to a business?

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[–] nertknocker@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'm big on just doing something and being around the right people. I started as a freelance project manager in marketing. Worked in a co-working space around a Tech Community. Now building a startup community business. I still run projects, as the core service grows, that keeps cashflow in the business but eventually we will flip. I notice that a lot of the successful software companies I work with employ a similar model. At heart, they are building products, but their teams still offer contract dev work to keep cashflow while they build. This also has the added benefit of meaning they can bootstrap rather than raise to fund growth.