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I need software ideas, I have no idea what to build, can you help me? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Electrical-Pickle-10@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Hi all,

I'm a software developer and I've been in IT for over 20 years professionally. I want to focus my weekends and time when I'm not at work building a company but I wanted to build a piece of software that I can focus the company around.

The problem is I have no creativity, I don't know what to make. I do however intend on spending the next 20 years everyday adding to this software. Where do I start? If nothing else, if I can build something that would allow me a 100k income then I'd be happy to do it full time for those 20 years as well.

Any comments/recommendations/flames welcome :)

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[–] willslater99@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If I was you I'd be hunting for a non-technical co-founder with either a marketing or finance background. A crap ton of people in software dev have this 'build it and they will come' mindset, I sorta did too back when I was a FSD, but since working in marketing at multiple SaaS startups, I've realised it really, really isn't true. There are so, so many good pieces of software out there with almost no users because they've got no idea how to communicate with their target audience. If you're a great developer, find someone who can get users for your platform and help with design and such along the way, you'll have a much better chance.

[–] Electrical-Pickle-10@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Very good point, I didn't really think of that thanks.