IndieHackers - Trends.vc

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This summary was largely done for my own note-taking, sharing it just in case it adds more value to other people.

I have no affiliation whatsoever with anyone in this note. This is a summary largely taken for my own reference, and may contain errors :)

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Worked for 3 years, with loads of periods of not working in between and doing random projects. No revenue for first 3 years

In the end, he was running out of money or time

Trends.vc making around $20k/month in Sept 2020, up from $0 in March. It’s a series of weekly reports on markets and ideas

Goes out on email. Posted a ton of these on IndieHackers

Was in a very comfortable spot before this. Was making $250k/year in his job. Wanted to leave because he was getting too comfortable

Went from more code-based projects to more content-based projects

Did a bunch of comparisons with companies and trends around the world

Format is “problem” → “solution” → “players” → “predictions” → “opportunities” → “haters” → “links”

Looks like something done on Notion

Adding an email collection form change EVERYTHING.

Model that worked best was having half the report free, and the other half paid

Not too worried about the competition. As long as you get in early, you have a micro-monopoly. But first mover advantage really is a thing here

Changes made to help revenue growth

A lot of it came from Product Hunt
Generated a lot of goodwill before launching on Product Hunt by giving away stuff for free
The cool thing about audience first ideas is that you can generate your audience and revenue at the same time