jason_zig
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founder: https://www.zigpoll.com |
linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-zigelbaum |
email: jason[at]zigpoll.com
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Comment · 1 month ago
i feel like when they style them all cute like that (see muse) it means they're problematic and invasive.
Comment · 1 month ago
Couldn't agree more - feedback at the early stages is make or break for any new idea. I built Zigpoll to help with this: https://www.zigpoll.com/
Comment · 1 month ago
I was just working on a zigpoll integration and thought it was me...
Comment · 1 month ago
I've been working on Zigpoll[0] for ~4 years. AI has changed my trajectory dramatically where it's way more realistic to compete with the big players as a one man show. Trying to close out on 2M ARR this year and then maybe look to sell and ride off into the sunset.
Comment · 2 months ago
go bears!
Comment · 2 months ago
Solo founder (and sole employee) getting to 2M ARR with Zigpoll[0]
AI is making it possible to go after bigger clients so the strategy is to focus on marketing and going upmarket. A lot of new features to add and things to learn as you move up to bigger customers with larger contracts!
Comment · 3 months ago
Scaling Zigpoll[0] to 2M ARR as a solo founder (currently at 1.5 ARR). Each year you double ARR for a business it comes with a whole new set of challenges which are layered on top of the changes in the tech landscape.
Fortunately I think I've been bailed out by agentic coding the last couple months from a product perspective but I think the major gains so far have been due to marketing and exploring alternative growth channels. Even so, keeping momentum is never a given and requires constant output from all angles! Onward...
Comment · 4 months ago
seeing how far 1 person project can go with Zigpoll: https://www.zigpoll.com
Crossed over 100K MRR and I'm shooting for 2M ARR by the end of the year. Growing something in this stage is totally different from making it go from zero to one so it's an interesting learning curve. AI has also changed the calculus as well where it seems less crazy to try and do this sort of thing. Time will tell!
Comment · 5 months ago
you can email me if you want: jason[at]zigpoll.com
Ideas came from building something that I wished existed. Honestly I didn't overthink any of them and I'm glad I didn't. If you do too much market research it tends to make your vision seem less exciting IMO.
Either way my whole point is to just iterate on your initial idea for long enough that it goes from being "your fun idea" to "your fun idea that people are willing to pay for". Then just repeat that loop until you retire :)
Comment · 5 months ago
well they were all websites so they had that in common but not much else. I would recommend starting off with an app store of some kind since getting initial customers is a real pain unless you already have some lined up due to past work experience / networking. That said, with enough time and screaming into the void you will get someone to walk through the door. Best to ask them as many questions as you can while they are hanging around!
Comment · 5 months ago
You should almost always stick with an idea for longer than you think. I've had 3 successful projects (one making over 100K MRR[0]) IMO the main differentiator between winning and losing is how fast you are iterating based on customer feedback.
I think about it like throwing a dart at the dartboard. You might hit the bullseye in one shot but usually you'll just hit somewhere random then it's up to you to iterate and find the version of your idea that the market will actually pay for. This is the feedback part of the equation and giving up and throwing random darts may never pay off.
Comment · 5 months ago
getting my 1-person business to 2M ARR[0]
the requirements for growth keep changing plus all the AI noise means that the playbook changes regularly. staying on top of the state of the market while improving/maintaining the product and understanding our icp + exploring new verticals is a tricky (but fun) task to manage!
Comment · 6 months ago
is evaluation that important? ultimately if you can't do the work you're only cheating yourself in the long run...