Building in public is the best decision I made 🤩 Free feedback, great community.
Iuliia Shnai
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In the begging of the year I start writing about what I am building. I am writing daily on Twitter and LinkedIn.
And it was an interesting journey.
The best is that i got a lot of feedback , by sharing the process.
I still believe that community in Linkedin is not so interested or build around build in public.
But Twitter is great
Let’s connect if you r building in public or wanna start
https://twitter.com/shnai0
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iuliia-shnai
Anyone building in public? 👋
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Dave-Anthony Smith@pointae
That's good news! Building in public is not a bad idea, especially if you're not afraid of getting a bruised ego every now and then.
I agree, professionals on Linkedin prefer seeing a finished product. They are looking for a finished solution to their problem.
Whereas X (Twitter) is built on storytelling, so people on X love to hear about the come up.
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@iuliia_shnai @dzaitzow good point Daniel. The risk of losing customers is very real when you make yourself vulnerable.
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Launching soon!
@pointae @iuliia_shnai a bruised ego and sometimes the risk of a lost customer if your product is not polished enough for them to wait around.
I agree that X people like a come-up / underdog story but there are places (where many developers live) that products can get picked apart so I think both ecosystems have their risk profile.
How do you decide what feedback to take on board and what feedback to ignore? I find there's always a mix of great and terrible feedback and it can take a lot of time and effort to work out which is which 😅
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@daniel_hunt4 if you get so much feedback for your startup that you spend time on selecting you are lucky person:))
But in general by analyzing the experience and user persona of person who leave feedback.
That's interesting, Luliia.
How did you handle the feedback?
Just about to start my build in public journey. I'll give you a follow on Twitter/X to watch your build in public journey as well.
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@scottlabsai Cool Tyler!
My best suggestion would be to make it from a personal account. Even if you write about your company, people like to hear from people, rather than companies:))
Happy to follow the journey.
@iuliia_shnai Thanks for the advice!
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@mho22
I started with 100 followers, who were there from long time ago. They were not at all the ones who were interested in tech.
I remember launching on Product Hunt and the community was super supportive and help me a lot.
I see people starting from 0 but making it really well.
It is all about engagement.
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So cool! I'm trying to get better at building in public. Do you have any tips to get started?
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@iuliia_shnai That's great advice, thanks a lot Luliia :)
Just connected on Twitter, you got such a great journey, you've definitely made a great decision by building in public!
Giving and getting genuine feedback and value is what makes this platform the best!
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@iuliia_shnai Great connecting with you Iuliia.
Launching soon!
The feedback I've received from my community has been invaluable. It's helped me improve my product and make it better for my users.
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@qudsia_ali i agree I also feel the same:)
How do you bootstrap your community to get feedback?
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It's fine. as long as you have a strong moat. or else there will be vampire attacks