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Vrishank Raj

VC enthu • 8m

You don't always need a website/app to startup. One thing, that I have observed is, people focus too much in either building their website or finding a co-founder who can build a good website/app. Well, you don't have to wait until a tech platform is created, start with creating a community first. Inshorts started as a facebook group, they had an initial audience already, they just redirected them to the app Fittr started as a WhatsApp group, soon they made their own platform and went all in. BlueLearn had a discord community audience, which they shifted to their own platform once they had their tech sorted. You don't have to wait until you have your platform ready, start with building a community of people who would be interested to use your product/service and then you can monetize/redirect community members to your platform once your tech is sorted.

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Niket Raj Dwivedi
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Medial • 8m

I partially agree with this. In most cases, a community does not transition to another platform. For example Bluelearn failed the moment they tried to shift their community from discord to their own app. Any networking or social media play has to be built on-app from day 1 or else the transition doesn't really happen. One way communication or usecase apps might still be able to do this (Inshorts) and even transactional models can do this for example taking orders on a whatsapp group.

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Hemant Prajapati
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Techsaga Corporations • 8m

But being a developer or developer friends boost up the overall game of startup. Just like I made Habithook all alone as Android Developer. Checkout my Showcase https://medial.app/idea/habithook-habit-app-8850ccf0fb9af

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Aryan patil
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Monkey Ads • 8m

Do you believe in fake it until you make it

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Aryan patil
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Monkey Ads • 8m

Zepto started as whatsapp group during lockdown

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 8m

Correct ✅

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Mridul Chandhok

Entrepreneur and Ger... • 8m

It depends on business to business some businesses like service based require a platform for booking system

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Owl Maniac

Rethink and Breakdow... • 8m

The focus is the customer and the product being accessable to customer. Everything else is secondary

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Aayush Jindal

Work hard and consis... • 8m

Very true. Building community for your product and service is what it's needed to get a good start. Also I have observed that getting all the fancy and technical stuff on day one may sometimes seem surreal to the audience.

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Arcane

Hey, I'm on Medial • 8m

Bulid an audience before you build a business ✌️

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MOHAMMAD ABUBAKR QASMI

JACK OF ALL TRADES |... • 6m

This approach works well for tech startups and local ventures, but it may not be as effective in the international market. There, having a professional website or platform from the outset is essential to build trust and attract global customers. In international markets, credibility and quality hold much greater importance, so without a strong presence, you won’t be able to establish your brand. Different business models require different approaches while building a community first may work for local or tech-based ventures, a solid foundation is crucial in the international market.

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Hathoda Tyagi

Hmm. • 8m

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Chandrahaas Sharma Namuduri

☝️ • 8m

Even zepto was a whatsapp group before its inception

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Samuel

Founder and Curios E... • 8m

Not agree on this

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 8m

💯

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S Habib

Small town guy with ... • 8m

Very well said !!

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Anonymous 4
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Wipro • 8m

Well said 💯

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 8m

It is enough for a start but to sustain, I’m not so sure

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Himesh Jain

Chasing for infinity • 8m

We share the Same mindset on this 😂

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Ronak Patel

Here you go! • 8m

Agree💯

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