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I write about building startups & personal growth. Get more time, boost your income - make the most out of life.
I'm growing my startup ðŠī https://zencal.io
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Thanks, we will fix that ð
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techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/o...
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Deep ;)
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Agree! Quality over quantity
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I'm trying to do it now. I've built zcal.me/generate.
It's like bitly. I wanna share this for free when I finish the translation and a few basic features
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So do you think OpenAI could have been built without huge funding?
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Couldn't agree more!
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I love that ð This chart shows the real founder journey! It's an ongoing battle for a better outcome. Congrats Joel!
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ð thank you!
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I'm building Zencal.
It's like Calendly but we focus on paid meetings and teams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZkJ...
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I see many people who teach how to build startups but they haven't built anything ð
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Don't sell to people who decide by pricing. It's the worst type of clients and huge time waster. Trust me, you will waste time and money.
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reading books and understanding books are two separate things
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I do both every day. I spend time building (shipping value is the most important), but I work on developing myself and also sharing my thoughts to help others.
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It realy helps, I was in the same point. I was very reactive. It's not good for you, it's not good for your business.
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Give people a little bit more time. AI writing tools will definitely be here soon, unfortunately
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Sounds like you don't have a clear strategy. When you build a strategy you don't spend time thinking what to do. You just do.
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zencal.io
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Hey, good question. I'm building Zencal - a platform for sales and scheduling meetings (100% bootstrap)
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If any of these gave you inspiration to change a certain part of your life, consider sharing it with others by reposting the first post of the thread:
bsky.app/profile/octo...
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SEO takes a lot of time. It's simple but not easy. Start this as fast as you can even if your product is not ready yet. Write valuable content for your ICP. Focus on helping them, not sales to them. They will buy if you provide the value.
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Ads are cheap when you compare them to cold emails/calls. Be aware of wrong target groups so don't waste money to reach wrong people. Remember about conversion pixels because it's crucial for the algorithm.
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Cold calls are pricey. If you have low cost product just try another way. You can try cold calls by yourself but hiring salesman will be first step to grave for your startup. When you have high ticket product then this can be great way for you.
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Cold emails make sense when you have clearly defined ICP (Ideal Customer Profile). When you can't target your clients then you just flush money down the drain.