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Show HN: Startizer – Startup Incubation System (MVP v2 Made in Access)

67 pointsby Ace__about 5 years ago
Hello.<p>I have been working on this longer than it takes for some to get from idea to exit, so maybe I am the last person who should have been working on this, haha.<p>Anyway, I started working on a system to guide founders from idea to launch and early traction. The first MVP was made in Excel (took around 4 years), covering the whole shebang (and some other bits). I shared part of it Jan 2019, crickets, but it was not unexpected.<p>I then started working on MVP v2, this time in Access, finished October &#x2F; November 2019. It does not feature all the steps, but rather, only the first few covering:<p>1. Idea Breakdown 2. Problem Research 3. Market Audit 1 4. Audience Disposition 5. Audience Outreach 6. Audience Interviews 7. Interview Results 8. Signals (ICP and Persona Generation)<p>Currently, I am working with a few founders, working on bottom of the funnel content for Startizer, and continuing targeted outreach one to one.<p>Once in a while, I will also be posting in more public places to see the response, get feedback, see what I can improve in Startizer and indeed any blind-spots I might have. Much to learn... always much to learn really.<p>So, anyway, please do check it out, comments, feedback, would be much appreciated. To finally reiterate, it&#x27;s made in MS Access which makes it PC only: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;startizer.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;startizer.com&#x2F;</a><p>Cheers, Ace.

18 comments

rebataurabout 5 years ago
This is awesome !<p>We have been working on something similar in this space on Product Management ( From Brainstorming, Idea Validation to Execution, and we got our early MVP built ( check out the video here <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;rebataur&#x2F;status&#x2F;1234462816834183169" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;rebataur&#x2F;status&#x2F;1234462816834183169</a> )<p>Would you be open for some consulting, let me know
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dmerendaabout 5 years ago
Have been following this project for a while. Impressed with the thoroughness of the creator, the thoughtfulness he put into the final product, and how much &quot;under the hood&quot; analysis went into the Excel version that led up to this release. Kudos, Ace, on getting this out to market, in any form.
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kirubakaranabout 5 years ago
Great work! It really shows how much care and effort you&#x27;ve put in to this. Thank you for sharing it here.
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quickthrower2about 5 years ago
Thanks. I&#x27;d love to use it, but it is not working on my system. When I click &quot;Enable Content&quot; in Access, the main form then just disappears.<p>I&#x27;d suggest packing this up as an installer, if you can.
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phil_rcketchartabout 5 years ago
Looks promising and very useful to guide people in the startup&#x27;s journey. Seems like you will help them to avoid classic mistakes. Good luck man
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harrisreynoldsabout 5 years ago
Ace - Nice work man. I am working on a &quot;no-code&quot; platform (Webase [1]) that is basically an online version of Access.<p>If you are open to it would be interesting to make an online version of this in Webase to make it more accessible. I am happy to do the work if you want to collaborate some.<p>Either way congrats on shipping this!<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.webase.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.webase.com</a>
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eberyvodyabout 5 years ago
this is a rad concept, thanks for sharing. sad that i can&#x27;t play with it on my mac. from the screenshots, it definitely needs some design love, but it’s an interesting concept that really resonates with me.<p>i know it&#x27;s too early, but do you have thoughts on monetizing it? i wonder if you could do something like pioneer [0] and broker funding rounds for the really promising ones — looks like you have some background there.<p>i’m working on designing something that is a bit like this, but for guiding the product building part [1]. it kind of papers over this idea validation step via a “wisdom of the crowd” voting system. do you see startizer only being focused on the initial idea validation part, or do you want teams to continue using it to iterate and build over time?<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pioneer.app&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pioneer.app&#x2F;</a><p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.co-op-os.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.co-op-os.com&#x2F;</a>
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dade_about 5 years ago
Signup process went well, and I had no problem opening the files. Formatting of the screens are a bit off and I needed to zoom out, but no immediate issues. The amusing sample data makes it worth the effort alone. Ever consider making a startup sim game?
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MrGregZenabout 5 years ago
I dug in recently and saw a lot of potential, as you know very close to part of what startupheroics.com is working on as well, with our upcoming startup academy, UpStar. I look forward to seeing the progress! Kudos and good luck
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heliasvieiraabout 5 years ago
Beautiful stuff. I&#x27;m helping a lot of startup founders with the development of their MVPs and I wish they&#x27;d use Startizer to avoid typical mistakes and solidify their idea before moving forward.<p>Thanks for sharing this, Ace.
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dkjagadeeshabout 5 years ago
For starters, who&#x27;d want to be in the startup-ecosystem, you&#x27;d find it useful. Personally knowing Ace, he is a value add-on to any of the niches you work with as he provides great insights and help.
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97-109-107about 5 years ago
The messaging on your website seems to be very software-focused, the value proposition is about the platform itself, not the value&#x2F;pain-killer you seem to provide through it.
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AmroEmaraabout 5 years ago
This is really great Ace, I will definitely check out the link above, thank you.<p>Kind regards, Amro
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Immortal_781about 5 years ago
Hello Ace,<p>I appreciate all this great work done so far.<p>Thanks a lot for the great help and support on SaaS businesses.<p>Cheers, Orkhan co-founder of nextsale.io
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chrisMyzelabout 5 years ago
I&#x27;m missing the.CTA - afzer reading desktop based I want to click download and try it out
dchukabout 5 years ago
Meta question: have you used this tool to validate the tool itself?
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arejayteeabout 5 years ago
No download or email received after signing up here
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DocuAirabout 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing this, Ace!
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