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It feels like Microsoft has a (bad) deal with every 3rd rate IT leader where the IT leader eschews Microsoft's BS in exchange for being "unfireable" because "who else knows how all the Microsoft stuff works?"
Of course you love the AMA. They artificially keep supply of doctors low so you can justify the exorbitant costs for a 15 minute consultation. It's no surprise that the state of tech in US Healthcare is also so poor. When you're so busy sitting on your high horse about your education, you dgaf about the actual experience for the patient.
You say the AMA keeps folks from seeing someone who just 'slipped through the cracks' but completely ignore the fact that many folks will complete their medical education training in the Carribbean and then do residency in the US. The worst part, post-residency, it's almost impossible to know where a physician went to medical school because they obfuscate and deflect to where they did their residency.
Also the arrogance surrounding foreign medical professionals in this comment is astounding. Most doctors around the world want to focus on helping their patient actually heal. American doctors just treat symptoms.
PH does a great job of putting filters in place to ensure only the 'best' (whether by polish, value prop, or combo of both) products end up making it to the top. It really forces makers to put their absolute best foot forward when launching.
I agree that we are ripe for an educational system that is truly disruptive. Our current educators are so disconnected from the real world and have no idea how to apply what they teach.
I documented our entire journey here: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/our-journey-from-idea-to-p...
This is so refreshing to read. Feels like 80%+ of ppl i came across in SV over the last 10 years do not have this mindset.
Hold this philosophy close and guard it fiercely. It is your secret weapon in a world of rising mediocrity
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Everyone will agree that eating 6-8 slices of bread per day is NOT good for your health but will sing a completely different tune about drinking 2-3 beers at a bar because "socializing" and other excuses.
Ultimately, drinking is the cheapest/easiest way to "socialize" while investing the minimal amount of time thinking about who they want to associate with. The alternative of finding a club, picking up a new activity, and learning what you like/dislike is way more expensive from a time perspective then kicking back 2-4 drinks in a dimly lit room across the street.
Most, if not, all of these students come from a home where no one holds a college degree or even a stable source of income. I didn't comprehend the impact I could have just by showing up every week, being present, and taking an active interest in who these teens were as people.
If you have the time, I would highly recommend volunteering with organizations like this. It changed my life.
Fwiw, Apollo.io seems to do a good job surfacing contact info as well.
For Kbee, I actually wrote up our journey here: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/our-journey-from-idea-to-p...
Would love to know what you think and if you have any follow up questions :)
Please let me know if you have any feedback on it!
The first product is a B2B onboarding platform. This product generates approx. $100k/year.
Our second product is a microsaas that turns google drive folders into a hosted, searchable wiki with one click. This product is making $2k/month.
Both products require minimum support and continue to sustain themselves.
One thing to note is that we did work full time on both of these products for like 1.5 years during the pandemic. At the time, it was definitely not the best income stream we had created but became so after we both got "real" jobs again.
The great news w/ this approach: If your solution is a true painkiller, then you will have an easier time convincing each next prospect to sign up.
Ideally, you get to a point where you're making $10K MRR ASAP and growing WoW by atleast 20%.
Do NOT consult. It's a distraction and eats into the time you should be spending building your product or selling your solution.
My cofounder and I went through this process illustrated above before we quit our jobs. The one big mistake we made though was to quit our jobs after only signing one customer. If we could go back, we would have had atleast 5 signed contracts before quitting.
One thing I found that really helped was working on my own projects. The level of satisfaction you feel after directly helping someone (or multiple folks) solve a problem that's been bothering them (either in business or personal) can't be replicated from any job.
Some people will say settle, or bring up hedonic treadmills or w/e but i would encourage you to start scratching that itch to do your own thing. Find folks who have a problem you think/know you can help them solve and then do it. Take the plunge and experience how it feels to help someone with something you built of your own effort and time.