Here's an unpopular opinion: (i tweeted this a long time ago)
All the solopreneurs on #buildinpublic Twitter seem to be so successful and hard-working, but the reality is most of them are not making anything sustainable or good.
It feels like this community leans toward a shady and awkward Q&A show about how to grow your new venture. This show is the main engine of growth for some shady "bUsInESs" models on #buildinpublic. It's now a hype train for everything: truth, lie, scam, happiness, sadness, etc. And everyone is trying to use it:
Engage with broken founders, ask them about their opinion, tell them how good their ideas are, show off some fake numbers, feed them with productivity hacks, add more emojis , promote your "SaaS", and you'll "succeed".
I feel sad comparing what's happening rn with the way it was in the beginning, N years ago. It went from "sharing my journey" to "growth hacking my shady scheme" on twtr.
All the solopreneurs on #buildinpublic Twitter seem to be so successful and hard-working, but the reality is most of them are not making anything sustainable or good.
It feels like this community leans toward a shady and awkward Q&A show about how to grow your new venture. This show is the main engine of growth for some shady "bUsInESs" models on #buildinpublic. It's now a hype train for everything: truth, lie, scam, happiness, sadness, etc. And everyone is trying to use it:
Engage with broken founders, ask them about their opinion, tell them how good their ideas are, show off some fake numbers, feed them with productivity hacks, add more emojis , promote your "SaaS", and you'll "succeed".
I feel sad comparing what's happening rn with the way it was in the beginning, N years ago. It went from "sharing my journey" to "growth hacking my shady scheme" on twtr.