Some Things I’ve Learned With Creating My Own Software 🧐

Earlier this year I created my own automation software. I’ve learned a lot on this journey. Lessons that can be applied for almost anything. I guarantee a few of these will relate to you in some way.

Just because you think it’s cool does not mean somebody will buy your thing (yet).
I’m more capable of creating something valuable than I realized.
Feedback of any kind, most importantly in the beginning is extremely appreciated.
Be humble enough to realize an idea is shit.
Building something worth while is really just a lengthy series of pivoting.
Adapting is not the same thing as self-sabotaging.
Your first 50 customers is your main priority. You won’t know if your offer is good without them. They are also the hardest to get. So get them any way possible. Even if it’s your grandma. Even if you give them your product or service for free. YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOUR THING ACTUALLY WORKS IN THE MARKETPLACE.
If you don’t use your own product or service, other people won’t either.
In order to create something valuable you just have to ask yourself “would at least 1,000 people out of the 9 billion on the planet find this valuable enough to pay me in exchange for the solution?”