I spent 5 years and $100K to bootstrap a startup and failed. Now working on http://itslaunchday.com to help founders with marketing.https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3liu4ngx2rs2pHow is your week going?23 Feb 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3liu4ngx2rs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lgg7jsq46c23I'm glad I don't have VC investors for my startup.23 Jan 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg7jsq46c23https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lgdukmcanc2hWe really all thought Bluesky was gonna replace Twitter for a while, didn’t we? 🥲22 Jan 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdukmcanc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lg6lhfvndc26Indie hacking might be dead soon: 1. A.I is making it super easy to build software 2. 10x more people will ship products even if they don’t know how to code 3. Dev founders will lose their only advantage (knowing how to code) 4. Marketing founders win every market and dev-only founders disappear20 Jan 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6lhfvndc26https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lfffibh3jk27My Product Hunt alternative is almost ready: 1. It's not a competition, it's a celebration of indie makers. 2. I recorded 20min interviews with each one to present their products. 3. There is a huge discount on every product... but only for people who share it on social media. itslaunchday.com10 Jan 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfffibh3jk27https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3leoqp6vmhs2zIn 2025, I wish your side-project will make enough money to quit your job.01 Jan 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3leoqp6vmhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldyeliba3c26Startup founders: what do you struggle with the most when designing your SaaS? (layout, UX, colors, fonts, logo, etc)23 Dec 2024 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyeliba3c26https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldy77dg3js2wI only watched 3 chapters of Danny Postma's SEO course and already learned: - why the startup I spent 5 years building failed - why most of my new ideas are 💩 Humbling but necessary. Affiliate link because I’m broke https://www.dannypostma.com/seo-course?via=dagobert23 Dec 2024 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldy77dg3js2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldqqsnr5yk2wI’m feeling the thrill of launching a new product again. My feelings jump from thinking it will go massively viral and change the world… to being afraid nobody will care and I will look stupid. Entrepreneur life 😶‍🌫️20 Dec 2024 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqqsnr5yk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldqmjmlsuc25I've started recording 15-min interviews with the 10 founders of the first LaunchDay event. It will be a celebration of indie makers, their stories and the product they're working on. (+ huge discounts for 24 hours only!) I'm super excited 🥳 itslaunchday.com20 Dec 2024 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqmjmlsuc25https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldljsdu62k2oThey just don't get it 🤦‍♂️18 Dec 2024 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldljsdu62k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldj3sgzap226The problem with using social media as an entrepreneur is that I became addicted to likes and followers instead of traffic and sales.17 Dec 2024 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj3sgzap226https://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ldbsgi77pk2uAny founder building in public who is NOT building a Bluesky app? Looking for new accounts to follow 👀14 Dec 2024 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbsgi77pk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3ld4ik4yhlk2wHaving lots of followers won't make your product successful. I have 100K followers on 𝕏, but the startup I built for 5 years never made more than $4K/month 🤷‍♂️ I was going viral often, getting 8-10K visitors per month... [full post below →] https://www.dagorenouf.com/blog/followers-dont-equal-success.html12 Dec 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4ik4yhlk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcxincd3422lMe: I have 5 months of runway left to become profitable Also me: let’s spend 2 hours making sure the border radius of every button is proportional before launch10 Dec 2024 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxincd3422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcxe5o4ndk2oWhat’s your best B2B SaaS idea that you don't have time to build? (I will steal it)10 Dec 2024 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxe5o4ndk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcpjwx2krk2uThat’s why I don’t like building tools on top of big companies APIs. Lots of builders got burned when Twitter made API super expensive. And now this… [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2024 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpjwx2krk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcneyjwu422nI have: - $1K monthly revenue from my old product - 1 new idea I validated but haven’t launched - 5 months of runway I need to reach $4K/mo before April or I’ll have to go back to a job. Wish me luck 🙏06 Dec 2024 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcneyjwu422nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcnan5e3i22aAnybody knows a way to setup a basic blog so I can post long-form articles on BlueSky? I miss this feature from 𝕏.06 Dec 2024 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnan5e3i22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcl3y4ukj22wThe biggest mistake I made with my failed startup was to keep pushing because I thought: “we almost have product-market fit!” for 5 years. But after 1 year the signs were already clear that the market didn’t need us. And we should’ve moved to a different idea.05 Dec 2024 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3y4ukj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcifvyvnp22yI built a startup with my wife for 5 years and burned myself badly. Now I'll never do it again. I want my relationship to be a safe space from the challenges of entrepreneurship, not a part of it.04 Dec 2024 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcifvyvnp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcfuitnm4k2mI just spent 20 minutes scrolling through my LinkedIn feed and actually enjoyed it. AMA.03 Dec 2024 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfuitnm4k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcdigqzbpp2bOG startup meme #3.02 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdigqzbpp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lcdbmklfh42n🦋 is social media. 𝕏 is content media. Both are useful.02 Dec 2024 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdbmklfh42nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lc3tkd6peh2kFamily just doesn't get it 🥲29 Nov 2024 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3tkd6peh2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lc3oglrr6z2aFollowers but no engagement on 🦋? It's because the algorithm doesn’t show your posts yet. To fix: 1. Follow 50+ people in your industry 2. Spend 20min/day writing quality replies When people like your replies → the algo learns they like your content → they start seeing your posts → you grow 📈29 Nov 2024 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3oglrr6z2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lc3jdcfrul2kI get more joy with 1K followers on 🦋 than with 100K followers on 𝕏.29 Nov 2024 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3jdcfrul2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lbzgqhwxei2oHappy thanksgiving to every startup founder 🦃28 Nov 2024 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzgqhwxei2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lbzbrcdkcl2oThe design of the homepage has just been approved by my girlfriend 👍 The first batch of itslaunchday.com is coming soon ☕ ⚡28 Nov 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzbrcdkcl2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dagorenouf.com/post/3lbz4kywwvd2zI’m pushing my 100K twitter followers to join BlueSky where the quality of the conversation is more important than how viral your content is.28 Nov 2024 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:d7o236badkammn5ajlry6ecj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz4kywwvd2z