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I found success on my first project, luck or skill?

1 pointsby lorikmorabout 2 months ago
I recently launched my firs project rotateproduct.com which helps e-commerce users create video ads from a static image using AI. I had experience with business directly before I know a bit about how physical product marketing works but I never launched an online app, I finished my Computer engineering bachelor and since I had no plan I decided to launch an app, I didn&#x27;t expect much since most indie developers say that you need to iterate.<p>I just dove in this world and launched an app that I myself used in my other business, so I thought if I am ready to pay for this then probably there is more people like me. I didn&#x27;t know how SaaS marketing worked but I just started researching, one thing I knew for sure in my small local business is that nothing beats paid advertising so I did just that with my app.<p>In the end I think the advertising knowledge from my small business and the idea that &quot;what I would pay for other people would also pay for&quot; were 2 main things that made me have success in my first launch.<p>Just to be clear what I call &quot;success&quot;, in two weeks I have 30+ signups and already a paying customer when I didn&#x27;t expect even 1 signup, I don&#x27;t have a big following in any social media, so it&#x27;s not earth shattering but for me it&#x27;s success.

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JohnFenabout 2 months ago
Luck or skill?<p>Almost certainly both. Very few ventures can succeed with only one or the other.