Why did my side-hustle fail? How to validate business ideas

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Fireship

Fireship

11 ай бұрын

Last week I launched a side-hustle business with voice cloning AI, but things are not going well. Learn why most business ideas fail and develop techniques to improve your idea validation process.
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- Running a software development side-hustle
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@Fireship
@Fireship 11 ай бұрын
Twitter's video platform is getting good, follow me there for moar twitter.com/fireship_dev
@tempacc9589
@tempacc9589 11 ай бұрын
I don't use Twitter because... It requires an email and phone number to sign up.
@JohnnyMayHymn
@JohnnyMayHymn 11 ай бұрын
you could let users clone their own voices and sell them and then set up a referral program
@cubeofcheese5574
@cubeofcheese5574 11 ай бұрын
Surprised you're still on Twitter
@seanandrews5329
@seanandrews5329 11 ай бұрын
As someone who has been watching your content for a couple of months now, I really wish you had a more direct approach to content. The bits and jokes are not easy to follow most of the time and the visuals most of the time are not presenting the video coherently. I don’t mean to hate, you have proven yourself to be someone that I could learn a lot from.
@Barnooo
@Barnooo 11 ай бұрын
Yo the video is too long, I already lost my motivation.
@willinton06
@willinton06 11 ай бұрын
The issue is obviously the use of svelte, everyone knows users prefer angular 1.0 with JQuery plugins
@HolyAvgr
@HolyAvgr 11 ай бұрын
Dude, I'm having such a hard time trying to debug SSR code with Sveltekit... Don't even dare me on calling bs on the svelte-love, haha.
@isaach.1135
@isaach.1135 11 ай бұрын
Ouch, hit me right in the early 2010s. God speed JQuery tutorials...
@wizard-pirate
@wizard-pirate 11 ай бұрын
Why not just go full JQuery?
@LarsRyeJeppesen
@LarsRyeJeppesen 11 ай бұрын
Mootools ftw
@toxaq
@toxaq 11 ай бұрын
No backbone love?
@arrvee7249
@arrvee7249 11 ай бұрын
The most inspirational part of this video was seeing that a developer like you didn't build a responsive site. I feel so much better about my own junk now
@wizard-pirate
@wizard-pirate 11 ай бұрын
Yes, that bit of humility really went a long way in making be less insecure about my jank code. My half-assed, but working github projects are going public.
@NerdyThrowbackTech
@NerdyThrowbackTech 11 ай бұрын
@moyo8960
@moyo8960 11 ай бұрын
What does your dick have to do with this?!
@brain5853
@brain5853 11 ай бұрын
What do you mean by a "responsive" site? I took a look around it and don't understand your comment. I am still learning, so am curious.
@arrvee7249
@arrvee7249 11 ай бұрын
@@brain5853 responsive is when the same site looks good on a phone and a computer (same html/css). He has shown on a phone his site looks bad
@felix_rock_1329
@felix_rock_1329 11 ай бұрын
Absolute Gold, no bullshit of "motivational videos" and not too pessimistic, lovit👍
@LuisSierra42
@LuisSierra42 11 ай бұрын
DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS,
@PanoptesDreams
@PanoptesDreams 11 ай бұрын
It reminded me of everything I already know and again reminded me to refocus on what actually matters in the project. Which is pretty motivational. Loosing focus and working on crap that doesn't really work ultimately makes your project feel jank and bleck.
@csthll
@csthll 11 ай бұрын
true!
@jayjolupoi88891
@jayjolupoi88891 11 ай бұрын
a precise summary
@0xcoburn
@0xcoburn 11 ай бұрын
Man that last line “You’ll have the pride in knowing you took a risk and tried something , that many people dream about, but most are to afraid to ever try”
@dxabier
@dxabier 11 ай бұрын
Is it worth it if you lose all your money?
@mxtrojan28
@mxtrojan28 11 ай бұрын
I am going to comment this exact same thing 😂... but you stole my idea... or may be i'm to late 🥲.
@sukhmandersingh4306
@sukhmandersingh4306 10 ай бұрын
@@dxabier if you do it smart you won't lose all your money maybe just some of it
@greglocker2124
@greglocker2124 10 ай бұрын
More weakling wantrepreneurs in this comment section than a Dan Lock video. Maybe if you get enough atta-boys you'll actually start something! Lol
@saindustrian
@saindustrian 8 ай бұрын
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
@llambduh
@llambduh 11 ай бұрын
I quit my job today, I'm a Senior Software Engineer and I've been working 60+ hours a week and getting screamed at for minor differences in opinion. This video is exactly what I needed to see, we only live once and it's not worth it to never try for something that makes us truly content. I'm gonna start making videos on tech tutorials and my side projects, maybe with a DevOps and ML focus. Your content is the gold standard for programming related videos on the platform, thanks for making all this quality, inspiring content.
@ryant6552
@ryant6552 11 ай бұрын
Been indie making for 4 years, barely making money... trust me its not easy as it looks, you need to be prepared financially, physically and emotionally
@llambduh
@llambduh 11 ай бұрын
@@ryant6552 Yea I get that, I have a decent amount saved, and I'm gonna be freelancing doing AWS consulting. I also have some other interviews coming up. I just know life is too short to be treated less than professionally at work.
@TheDoomer666
@TheDoomer666 11 ай бұрын
​@@llambduh dang, enjoy your life, man, I wish I could get my ass stressed over a job as long as it earns me the 6 figures, but I got neither the respect nor the cash
@cachestache2485
@cachestache2485 11 ай бұрын
@@TheDoomer666 Are you working 60+hrs a week? I'm a dev working close to that many hours and I use to do construction, i'd rather do construction. If you've never been a SWE you wouldn't understand the pressure it can bring. If I don't get something done in 8 hours it just means I keep working until it's done, or you lose your job, and when you're solving large logic and system problems you don't always get to wrap up at 5pm. People think being a SWE is some cushy gig, and I"m sure there are certain people who have less stressful enviroments, but a lot of us are under deadlines that were made with sh**** guesses and then we get extra work that isn't accounted for, basically the grass isn't always greener on the other side and I can understand this kind of post.
@reinventthewheel1527
@reinventthewheel1527 11 ай бұрын
@@TheDoomer666 "I wish I could get my ass stressed over a job as long as it earns me the 6 figures" spoken like someone who has never spent a weekend fixing a dependency error you didn't even commit.
@dandogamer
@dandogamer 11 ай бұрын
The key to making a successful email list is to make the user feel like they are getting a special offer by being one of the first to join. Either reduced costs or extra features/support
@marvinsteven3874
@marvinsteven3874 11 ай бұрын
That's why my offer is 0.50 Dollars, so low you barely notice.
@ratvibe
@ratvibe 11 ай бұрын
Does anyone actually sign up for email lists??
@Jarvx
@Jarvx 11 ай бұрын
@@ratvibe for projects like mojo
@javierflores09
@javierflores09 11 ай бұрын
@@ratvibe I signed up for chatgpt's plugins back when it wasn't released yet, also for mojo since I want to try it out whenever it comes out. Exclusivity is an addiction
@omarjimenezromero3463
@omarjimenezromero3463 11 ай бұрын
i just lock on those email, if are important to me, at least almost as important when to pay the fee of the water supply service of my house, or when i will have my package on the way on my house about a buy i did 30 min ago, or ifsomeone noticed me in a job, other things are not so relevant to have an email, but for example, facebook emails are mostly thrash for except the validation user ones, and most amazon package relative emails are prioriti number 1 escept the ones amazon tries to sell me something i do not want, but we know stores sell ads of products, if there is a product i want but the seller is not paying ads for it, it will not reach my email, but that guy who desperate want to sell something have been send to my email, making that email thrash content, amazon is the only winner there, but is better if amazon send me something i need but i did not found, the seller get a buy, amazontheir comision and i my product, that can be a pretty good thing, but we know that is not going to happen.
@wlockuz4467
@wlockuz4467 11 ай бұрын
You're the only KZbinr I have seen that admits that their KZbin channel played a big part in the initial reception for their side project. Seen too many youtubers who are like nah you don't need a popular KZbin channel to get your project noticed.
@TheBlackManMythLegend
@TheBlackManMythLegend 11 ай бұрын
in the AARRR framework, no amount of free audience can make a project grow beyond what it really deserves. Retention and Referral are key and can't be bought.
@JEROME_BLACKSTONE
@JEROME_BLACKSTONE 11 ай бұрын
@@TheBlackManMythLegend Good point.. No matter how many niceties people are willing to give, come the 3rd month, if the product is shit they are going to cancel that payment
@mrkiky
@mrkiky 11 ай бұрын
@@TheBlackManMythLegend But no audience and no exposure can kill just about anything. And that's where most people's ideas start off at. Plus your product can be garbage initially but if you have enough users thrown at it regularly, you can A/B optimize it into the perfect psychologically manipulative money extractor that everyone's app dreams of being.
@wingflanagan
@wingflanagan 11 ай бұрын
Your combination of blunt honesty and dark humor is what keeps me coming back. I wish I were still young and enthusiastic enough to even want to try a side hustle. :-( But hey, the vicarious thrill of watching your ups and downs is still pretty good... I'm pulling for you.
@alexwenger9655
@alexwenger9655 2 ай бұрын
At least you didn't spend 6 years trying to build a 3d rpg by yourself
@tesfatesfaye6262
@tesfatesfaye6262 11 ай бұрын
That Bukowski poem hits hard, I was having an axiety attack (hasn't happend in years) last night because of the tech job market and was going to give up---went to college for it, spent a year thereafter just making projects and learning web dev and practicing leetcode, with nothing to show for it, thus far the idea of giving up had not ever occurred but for some reason last night it did, it was strange. But then I open this video and you hit me with that Bukowski poem sparking something I had thought was long gone, Thanks man
@turolretar
@turolretar 11 ай бұрын
Idk if this helps. Literally nothing matters in the grand scheme of things, so you can do whatever you please. No rules matter at all, it makes little sense to live in such a chaotic world with rules; social expectations and morals are agreed on but are largely irrelevant. So then, isn’t it better to die doing what you believe in, instead trying to live like others. This hot (for some, not for me) take is what I’ve been trying to really accept and live by, it doesn’t address many issues, but serves as a reminder nonetheless
@abdulramonlasisi3385
@abdulramonlasisi3385 11 ай бұрын
I feel u bro, the job market is depressing 😔
@mschwanitz
@mschwanitz 11 ай бұрын
Not for nothing - you have experience and knowledge that no one can take away from you.
@NihongoWakannai
@NihongoWakannai 11 ай бұрын
​@@turolretar no rules matter at all? Man, can you please tell that to my landlord, the grocery store, my electricity bills, computer component manufacturers, etc.? And while you're at it, tell that to spacetime so I can stop aging so I don't feel like I wasted my prime years! Unfortunately though, we are living in reality where you can't just magically fix all your problems by imagining them away.
@wandernaut
@wandernaut 11 ай бұрын
The struggle finally paid off for me in the past week, its been a very rough year for those of us trying to become something in a sea of seasoned programmers that got laid off, but it's worth it and we are all better programmers because of the conditions too. Good luck
@anywallsocket
@anywallsocket 11 ай бұрын
This man really tryna bootstrap himself through this community so hard it’s unreal, like POV entrepreneurship, but the viewers get to decide if he lands 😂
@VoltitanDev
@VoltitanDev 11 ай бұрын
8:17 As a game developer I can relate even though my games aren't as financially successful as I hoped I would rather be the developer that made the game he dreamed about rather than the one who wants to but is too afraid to try.
@johnychinese
@johnychinese 11 ай бұрын
I guess youtube chopped off the last minute of the video
@zenreeio13IIIlI
@zenreeio13IIIlI 11 ай бұрын
Wrong timestamp. Fix it NOW
@zenreeio13IIIlI
@zenreeio13IIIlI 11 ай бұрын
Good. You fixed it like I said
@VoltitanDev
@VoltitanDev 11 ай бұрын
@@johnychinese it was a typo.
@physe8052
@physe8052 11 ай бұрын
What game(s) did you make?
@lmaopew
@lmaopew 11 ай бұрын
Everybody, we must keep his side hustle going on!! His half assed voice cloning tool must become the new Facebook
@blutoo1363
@blutoo1363 11 ай бұрын
I'll make that happen if you paypal me $100
@tirullow6313
@tirullow6313 11 ай бұрын
Lmao
@MRJMXHD
@MRJMXHD 11 ай бұрын
There's absolutely no need to take the piss.
@wizard-pirate
@wizard-pirate 11 ай бұрын
@@MRJMXHD Can we combine it a with generative text platform to make fireship, but edgier? Basically, if you mixed 4chan shitposting with pseudoeducational developement ideas.
@detho23
@detho23 11 ай бұрын
The timing of these videos is impeccable. Been working on a project for months, and now that it's pretty much working with the minimum features, I'm finding every excuse not to get it in the hands of users. This just pushed me to market a bit and see if people like it. Thanks for the great content.
@physe8052
@physe8052 11 ай бұрын
What's your project?
@traveller23e
@traveller23e 11 ай бұрын
Can you post a link or something? If it's interesting it might get you a couple signups or people on your mailing list anyway
@murch5054
@murch5054 11 ай бұрын
Omg me too
@HNC-com
@HNC-com 11 ай бұрын
I like, this comment replies. It has an advertiser, entrepreneur, someone interested in the project & obviously programmers. How can I get hold of any of you guys
@paulholsters7932
@paulholsters7932 2 ай бұрын
Haha the typical fear someone will steal your project. I have a project too. Only 2 months now and an MVP will be ready. Why don’t you post a link? How’s your project doing now?
@TPAKTOPsp
@TPAKTOPsp 11 ай бұрын
In trying to build a side hustle myself, the biggest eye opening moment was when I realised that the problem matters. It might be a good business opportunity / validated by competition and you can do it. However if you don't love the problem it will suck. As founder spending countless hours building, validating, marketing it will eventually lead to a place where one just want to quit and go back to normal job. At that moment the biggest motivator is - "darn I want to solve this problem for MYSELF". And then you keep going even if there are no customers, no revenue, etc... Money is a very poor motivator in the long term.
@moussacoulibaly1656
@moussacoulibaly1656 11 ай бұрын
3:49 "The problem is there is 100 billions people in the world if you include the outer land of the ice wall..." That literally hits me straight 😂😅. "Go all the way!" Good luck to everyone out there❤
@melyndacostenoble1922
@melyndacostenoble1922 8 ай бұрын
I'M so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever, hoping to retire next year... Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life.
@Sammy-oo7bq
@Sammy-oo7bq 8 ай бұрын
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@user-nj6tp2yv9e
@user-nj6tp2yv9e 8 ай бұрын
I've never heard or seen any of her clients complain of lost I think she is just too perfect.
@Martina73823
@Martina73823 8 ай бұрын
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@priscilianuhu3056
@priscilianuhu3056 8 ай бұрын
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@marcusakiti7608
@marcusakiti7608 11 ай бұрын
Been in the realm of entrepreneurship for only a few months myself. There are plenty of themes I've picked up on including scalability, leveraging other people's time and money, and the careful consideration and/or use of debt...but if I'm strictly honest the critical tipping point was learning from other people who've already been successful at what I want to do. End of the day, I can't build a business like Google without help and seeking out mentorship from people who have already demonstrated profit in a given business structure. Was very lucky to come across a group of entrepreneurs who were willing to help me build and scale my own side hustles. Made all the difference in helping me start a business I would have never been able to before.
@tarapogancev
@tarapogancev 12 күн бұрын
It takes a lot of courage to try creating a great software service, and even more to openly and honestly talk about why you think it failed from your perspective. Great video, thank you for sharing your experience! :)
@edgarGonzalez-qb7wq
@edgarGonzalez-qb7wq 3 ай бұрын
Our point of view has so much of a big impact in our lives, im so glad you addressed that in the last minutes of the video. Much love and luck for you guys ❤❤
@Akprmr4
@Akprmr4 11 ай бұрын
The toughest part for me is actually diving deep and having the discipline to finish the project end to end. I have multiple GitHub repos, notion pages and raw ideas in my notes app but the work always stops once I see someone has already created my idea
@CyberShark97
@CyberShark97 11 ай бұрын
It’s very hard to be completely unique (and it might actually be impossible if we’re being real), but you really just need one thing to be different. I work in branding and if it can help, try to see what your competitors do and change one of these aspects: Who (target market), When (basically the moment they use your service, connects to their need), Where (maybe you could target a specific nation that doesn’t have that service yet), How (a different experience matters even if the result is the same), What (that’s just offering something new or adding onto something) and lastly Why (this is tough, but you could bet on a moral/ethical aspect) You really just need to stand out 1/8 of an inch, good luck!
@USBEN.
@USBEN. 11 ай бұрын
Find weakness in competiton, EXPLOIT
@dsmeckt2283
@dsmeckt2283 11 ай бұрын
I think must of us have that problem. Discipline is the hardest part lol.
@brawlgammer4424
@brawlgammer4424 11 ай бұрын
I used to think like this, until I've pivoted into making side projects just for learning. Honestly it was a refreshing view, I learn way more efficiently, don't have the stress to be unique/marketable and I get to explore my creativity with no barriers. Shortly after I became a SWE I've lost that extra fire I used to have for Programming, but I realized I didn't lose it at all, I just don't like "Corporate Programming" and making projects in the hopes of making them profitable just added more to this feeling I had. I didn't give up on making a side-project profitable but I think it's not a good time for me right now to go in that direction, it's a goal of mine but I'm not pushing it at this stage.
@zedev444
@zedev444 11 ай бұрын
man that siunds like serious mental wellbeing issues, it's like farmers thinking "oh no there's more farmers with potato crops, I am just gonna sow nothing now"
@kumrandy7835
@kumrandy7835 11 ай бұрын
Wow.. thank you so much for this. You just relit the fire in me. I was about to abandone my project, without even launching it, because of some crappy reasons. But after watching this video, i've made up my mind to follow through, no matter what. 🥰🥰
@paulovinicius7386
@paulovinicius7386 11 ай бұрын
There are no words to describe how perfect this channel is
@rgperegrinus
@rgperegrinus 11 ай бұрын
This is the most effective Business 101 I've seen on YT. Your comms skills is amazing and I wonder how would be to work in an office with you. 10 mins meetings. Congrats mate
@karmatraining
@karmatraining 8 ай бұрын
I love the honesty. Been working on a side-hustle for 3 years. 6 separate projects, all coming together in a symphony. Been a coder for over 20 years so there's a bit of flexing in this too. But the real arbiter will be whether the users love it. I always say, build something YOU would want to use.
@christianaemilio1
@christianaemilio1 9 ай бұрын
Reading about people grabbing multi-figures monthly as incomes in investments even in this crazy days in the market, any way or any pointers on how to make substantial progress in earning I would really appreciate.
@linsey.
@linsey. 9 ай бұрын
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@alfred5123
@alfred5123 9 ай бұрын
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@Agatha207
@Agatha207 9 ай бұрын
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@angelicstennett
@angelicstennett 9 ай бұрын
John Desmond Heppolette, really seem to know this stuff. I found his online-page, read through his resume, educational background, qualifications and it was really impressive. I left him a note and booked a call session with him..
@luis-gabriel1
@luis-gabriel1 9 ай бұрын
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@NextLevel-hr8wp
@NextLevel-hr8wp 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this insightful video! It has provided me with a better understanding of why my side hustle hasn't been successful. Your explanation has truly enlightened me, and I greatly appreciate your guidance. You are my hero!
@carlosvendramini
@carlosvendramini 11 ай бұрын
Damn, what a brutal, optimistic honesty and transparency. This is my new favorite video of your channel.
@CanaldoJohnes
@CanaldoJohnes 11 ай бұрын
Validating business idea + quote Bukowski in a tech video, that’s beyond any imaginable colab and surprisingly worked very well!
@jessh4016
@jessh4016 11 ай бұрын
I thought the cringe quote was a bit....
@z3ro216
@z3ro216 11 ай бұрын
@@jessh4016 Was a bit wot
@draido-dev
@draido-dev 11 ай бұрын
i start to think this isn't a programming channel anymore
@LuisSierra42
@LuisSierra42 11 ай бұрын
This is a hustle channel
@DoryAbelman
@DoryAbelman 11 ай бұрын
I learned a ton from this and the previous video launching the product. This content is actually brilliant. Funny and clearly explains important business concepts
@Ranovin
@Ranovin 11 ай бұрын
As a non-programmer who just released an open source passion project I’ve been working on for months. Having this video as the first thing I watched after release really feels confusing but assuring.
@zapoyou2
@zapoyou2 11 ай бұрын
Such quality content. Sarcasm much appreciated.
@mayobous4491
@mayobous4491 11 ай бұрын
This might be my favorite video from you. Thanks man, I really appreciate it
@teo-dev
@teo-dev 11 ай бұрын
I love this serie of digital side hustles videos of yours. For me this video is the most one i can relate with so far. They are so valuable If you could please do more video on tips and how to start digital side hustle it would be amazing!
@atrus3823
@atrus3823 11 ай бұрын
Great video. Awesome, straight-to-the-point advice. There is just one point I disagree with: "people will only sign up for a mailing list if they really want the product" (paraphrasing). Soooo many people I know sign up for every little thing without much thought and their inbox is crammed to the brim with junk mail that they never get to. Usually, there is something offered free (e.g., free ebook), but often it is just for updates on things that they are vaguely interested in. I think a lot of mailing lists, wishlists, etc. share this problem. This is why you have cases like on Steam where 100,000 people wishlist a game and only 10 buy it. Don't underestimate how impulsive and undiscerning a lot of people are.
@NomadicJulien
@NomadicJulien 11 ай бұрын
I think it's also important to create a product targeted to niche audience with a high perceived value. I think trying to make an app for everyone with a low price ticket with a free tier isn't always a good idea. I rather try to find a someone who will pay $99 a month than trying to convert 300 free users
@quanzhou2805
@quanzhou2805 11 ай бұрын
I’m a startup founder, and one of the most useful questions you can ask during an user interview for a new idea is “would you pay $____ to start using it right now?” You’ll either get a future customer, or a good reason why monetizing your product is hard (e.g. free tutorials from competing KZbinrs is just as good and there’s no reason to pay)
@LabhamJain
@LabhamJain 11 ай бұрын
I was just talking with my friend and telling him my idea and you dropped this video you exactly hit what I wanted and how I wanted!!! Thanks :)
@oliviaralston1
@oliviaralston1 6 ай бұрын
You work for 40yrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10K in a meme coin from just few months ago and now they are multimillionaires.
@eileengardner5462
@eileengardner5462 6 ай бұрын
I’m celebrating a $30k stock portfolio today. I started this journey with 6k. I have invested on time and also with the right terms now I have time for my family and the life ahead of me
@ramadhanipongela1360
@ramadhanipongela1360 6 ай бұрын
Wow, really. I was able to make my $25k on investment
@kiyotofujita2178
@kiyotofujita2178 6 ай бұрын
​@@eileengardner5462I’m looking for something I can venture into on a short term basis, I have $15k sitting in my savings
@hamidu_-
@hamidu_- 6 ай бұрын
Assets that can make you rich *FX *Btcoin *Stocks *Gold *Real estate
@zoeyswaniawski7306
@zoeyswaniawski7306 6 ай бұрын
You’re right but a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance
@Spookyhoobster
@Spookyhoobster 11 ай бұрын
Cautious optimism in the face of a harsh reality is what we should all strive for. Thanks for the video :)
@SageChaozu
@SageChaozu 11 ай бұрын
When you said "Get a whole bunch of people to sign up for it before you even build it" reminded me of what my friends used to joke about with game development. We were like, let's make the strategy guide first and sell it. That way people can have an indepth guide on what they are buying. We decided we were being too ambitious when we went to so far to say make the strategy guide for the DLC of the game before any of creating the game, DLC or original strategy guide.
@mel-182
@mel-182 11 ай бұрын
Experience really is the best teacher. Thanks for sharing a great content as always. We're so lucky to have you!
@riccardoesclapon549
@riccardoesclapon549 11 ай бұрын
I tried it and the AI voice honestly wasn't very good 😅 elevenlabs works super well, I was surprised it didn't sound all that good haha (easily my favorite youtube channel btw, just providing feedback)
@KyriosHeptagrammaton
@KyriosHeptagrammaton 11 ай бұрын
I think the big problem with the idea was "Why would anybody want to clone any one person's voice?" It's an incredible niche market, even if you're Mark Hamill or Morgan Freeman. What you need to expand to, is letting other people licence out their voice on your site. (And that makes your project a bazzillion times more complicated, but that'll be the idea that succeeds in some form eventually.)
@joshwood3
@joshwood3 11 ай бұрын
I think he made that app for the purpose of making this video. He definitely knew people wouldn't spend money on it. He probably also expects to make a bit on that site off of this video, but probably not a lot
@TheAkiller101
@TheAkiller101 9 ай бұрын
I have heard people speak for 90 mins about this topic and cover less content. great job fireship !
@manulectric
@manulectric 11 ай бұрын
I've been through several startups from the ground on up and I have to say this is some of the best advice on starting something you'll ever see.
@ea_naseer
@ea_naseer 11 ай бұрын
Maybe advertise it to vtubers? They have a rabid fanbase and their fans would pay to use their voices especially since the promise here is they don't need to do all the technical stuff and you do it for them.
@sharpsticksnz4112
@sharpsticksnz4112 11 ай бұрын
@fireship I can't code but I watch your videos because they're quick honest and witty, well done, great content 😁
@0Luxis0
@0Luxis0 11 ай бұрын
This is in the Top3 videos from the channel, man! Great stuff!
@dungeonmir
@dungeonmir 11 ай бұрын
3:39 HE KEEPS CHILDREN IN THE BASEMENT! GUYS, FREE THE CHILDREN!
@LESLEYYY0
@LESLEYYY0 11 ай бұрын
This video is really valuable, thank you!
@f4ls381
@f4ls381 11 ай бұрын
i really love these kinds of videos it helps me understand what i should be doing when i start a project. only thing left for me to do now is come up with some great idea
@FeRaknor
@FeRaknor 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration, you uploaded this at the right time!
@juskim
@juskim 11 ай бұрын
7:42 "Don't even worry about making money" Starts the entire video saying how little money his project made and jokes about going out of business 😂
@jasonhughes638
@jasonhughes638 11 ай бұрын
“The founders made their own luck just like Tarantino” 🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶
@rado147
@rado147 11 ай бұрын
the best video ever from u so far. Powerful message 🙏🏻
@PKAnon
@PKAnon 11 ай бұрын
Nice to see some acknowledgement of those of us beyond the ice wall
@BeattapeFactory
@BeattapeFactory 11 ай бұрын
Figma was made by a guy with a small hat and at least one of the guys who founded Firebase probably owns a small hat too. Connections are more important than skills and ideas.
@Dude29
@Dude29 11 ай бұрын
What do you mean by small hat?
@ozoozo3301
@ozoozo3301 11 ай бұрын
@@Dude29 I assume jewish
@BeattapeFactory
@BeattapeFactory 11 ай бұрын
​@@Dude29 Oh I forgot, Mr. Altman 6:32 owns a small hat too.
@Dude29
@Dude29 11 ай бұрын
@@ozoozo3301 ah I see
@seyadeodin
@seyadeodin 11 ай бұрын
Hello, do you know any website that sell small hats for a good price? I'm looking for something with a cowboy vibe.
@Max.5058
@Max.5058 11 ай бұрын
Thanks bud for keepin us financially Educated! Regardless of how bad it gets on the economy, I still make over $22,000 every single week.
@Max.5058
@Max.5058 11 ай бұрын
As a beginner investor, it's essential for you to have a mentor to keep you accountable 🤷. Myself I'm guided by Mrs Camille Anne Hector, a widely known crypto consultant 💪
@LisaRomero.
@LisaRomero. 11 ай бұрын
​@@Max.5058 Wow!! Kind of in shock, you mentioned Mrs Camille. She has proved beyond all doubt that it's worth generating wealth from crypto investment. I've been earning greatly
@TylerNelson_
@TylerNelson_ 11 ай бұрын
I'm also a new subscriber of Mrs Camille Anne Hector coaching program and I'm so excited took a positive turn by earning over $10k biweekly
@Max.5058
@Max.5058 11 ай бұрын
​@TrvorDanielSeeking her contact info
@tranceyy
@tranceyy 9 ай бұрын
Idiot bots lol
@ivanovcharov7534
@ivanovcharov7534 11 ай бұрын
I think I'll start a youtube channel and document my journey just because of this video. Thanks a lot, Jeff!
@mrhapps
@mrhapps 11 ай бұрын
Even though I think I heard this already a thousand times before this is the first time it actually clicks with me and makes me feel like I can do it or at least do it and learn, thanks for the content it’s good
@selvamuthukumarmarimuthu258
@selvamuthukumarmarimuthu258 11 ай бұрын
Build an AI application to validate business ideas?
@ngochunglongnguyen4523
@ngochunglongnguyen4523 11 ай бұрын
That's a terrible idea. Even the code generated by AI need validated. Unless there is a system for AI built like a human team for building and testing (with real set of human validation data). I doubt it will be successful. AI is not an omniscient tool. It's confident but doesn't know where it's wrong unless you test its result and give the feedback.
@dandogamer
@dandogamer 11 ай бұрын
It's already been done
@Tubeytime
@Tubeytime 11 ай бұрын
Perfect motivation, ideal mindset, keep the gems coming!
@metatronicx
@metatronicx 11 ай бұрын
Actually...many thanks for this. Thank you for your daily effort to get us out of misery. God bless you.
@danielmihajlovski
@danielmihajlovski 2 ай бұрын
"you took a risk and tried something that many people dream about but most are too afraid to ever try" So true. Keep up💪
@naksuy
@naksuy 11 ай бұрын
I love this channel cuz of the fast paced nature 🔥🔥
@gnoy4903
@gnoy4903 11 ай бұрын
Really love this series! Keep going on !
@kelvintakyi-bobi3155
@kelvintakyi-bobi3155 11 ай бұрын
This is so encouraging. Thank you Jeff!
@Lucasmsborba
@Lucasmsborba 11 ай бұрын
Dude your videos are awesome. From a UX design (my job) point of view you covered the lean strategy very straightforward. If I were in your shoes I would check out how to talk to your paid / qualified leads from your community to get more insights. Maybe fiver can help you with something quick in that direction. The improvement point you mentioned are on the spot. You could also use some free tools to get some data on that like hotjar or maze to quickly prototype and test new features. Hope you (and the awesome community) have a wonderful week!
@ReidWorkman
@ReidWorkman 11 ай бұрын
Love the retrospective on your own startup!
@benismailwassim1384
@benismailwassim1384 6 күн бұрын
Hey @fireship I really like your content and basically always replicated all what you. Currently I am taking a year off to launch some side "hustles". I was feeling rock bottom but for some reason watching ur videos make laugh and finish by cheering up The problem is that there is 100 Billion people in the world hh
@mycloudvip
@mycloudvip 11 ай бұрын
Your words are wisdom for present and future generations. The world moves forward by ideas rather than by money alone!
@abhinav.sharma
@abhinav.sharma 11 ай бұрын
This is the best video ever produced on this channel! ❤
@DustinGhia
@DustinGhia 11 ай бұрын
Pure and precious wisdom. Thank you, sincerely.
@victorpinasarnault7910
@victorpinasarnault7910 11 ай бұрын
This is quietly encouraing. Thanks Jeff!
@automateddude
@automateddude 11 ай бұрын
This is a lesson for me too! I will do as you said Thanks fireship :)
@roshinsoni
@roshinsoni 11 ай бұрын
that point you made about engaging with influencers using competitive products was genius
@ipavan
@ipavan 11 ай бұрын
Timing of this video is unbelievable, thanks
@hqasmei
@hqasmei 11 ай бұрын
Hands down Fireship videos are the freaking best!!!
@antoniogoncalves705
@antoniogoncalves705 3 ай бұрын
The reusable code part is so relatable. Even on my job I use past projects code and bill them the same hours, like selling a component
@radekrehacek9404
@radekrehacek9404 11 ай бұрын
Huge huge huge respect for the video. Thank you for that.
@edyu21
@edyu21 11 ай бұрын
Love your voice and the way you deliver your content. It would actually be cool to have your voice for the videos of my product when it's done. :)
@katie-blackwell
@katie-blackwell 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! I just found your channel and I'm setting up a KZbin channel and stuff that focuses on shorter python videos. I've got another angle to it too. Your success with js makes me hopeful! If someone told me they were going to make another coding channel, especially js or python, I'd say, why? There are literally a ton. And about 2 months ago I started to rethink that. I have a bunch of people excited about my idea and this video has prompted me to start building the email list before I otherwise would have.
@george_davituri
@george_davituri Ай бұрын
your project validation is a real fire 🔥❤‍🔥⭐
@leonelcbraz
@leonelcbraz 9 ай бұрын
Crushing as usual bro! ❤‍🔥
@ashganmustafa9031
@ashganmustafa9031 11 ай бұрын
officially, u r my fav tech youtuber
@chinmayghule8272
@chinmayghule8272 11 ай бұрын
The humor in Fireship videos is always mind-blowing. The "end-user" part was very funny LOL.
@likjhnfkjsbn
@likjhnfkjsbn Ай бұрын
I was waiting to hear you say that the voice cloning tool was used to make this video. That would have been 🔥🔥
@snakeeyesOFFICIAL76
@snakeeyesOFFICIAL76 10 ай бұрын
I am proudly part of those 12 organic subcribers
@M4rt1nX
@M4rt1nX 11 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for this one. Such a valuable content.
@donkaos501
@donkaos501 11 ай бұрын
This video was fricking amazing!!!
@giphe
@giphe 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience with us!
@MahmudYuldashev
@MahmudYuldashev 12 күн бұрын
Isolation is the gift. Most underrated text here
@thibaultbarolat-massole7190
@thibaultbarolat-massole7190 11 ай бұрын
Nice to hear you speaking about entrepreneurship! 🎉 May open the doors to a lot of new videos on this topic 🙄
@th0sxph
@th0sxph 2 ай бұрын
"You'll have a bunch of reusable code that you can use on your next failed project" became my new inspirational mantra 😀
@di3gosaavedrasena
@di3gosaavedrasena 11 ай бұрын
to much value on one video
@jayjolupoi88891
@jayjolupoi88891 11 ай бұрын
spot on, imma get this last decades side hustle code come back to life
@alvaronaranjo2589
@alvaronaranjo2589 11 ай бұрын
Watching this as I decided to embark on my own. Thanks man
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