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Many developers wanting to become microfounders say that they just don’t have any idea what to build. Our suggestion has been to just start.

Developers often don’t end up with the first idea as a successful product, but still, the first product was a necessary part of the process that finally led to The Right Idea.

If you don’t have any idea at all, it can be sometimes helpful to browse what other microfounders are building, or see what is for sale on MicroAcquire. And if you have some spare money, you can even buy something and grow it:

"I bought it on MicroAcquire early 2021 and scaled it from $500 MRR to $11.5k MRR" – 📱 AutoForward SMS ($11.5k/mo) by Norbert Hüthmayr 🚀

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180 microfounders reached 1.3 million USD per month 🤑

Sunday, July 31, 2022

MicroFounder Yes, it's possible for a solo developer to build a profitable microstartup to pay the bills and live life on their own terms. In the beginning, it can feel impossible: 😩 Full-time job

Feel good and your microstartup succeeds ✨

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

MicroFounder "Try to avoid convincing yourself that you know exactly what you should be doing. Nothing that I'm doing now I could have imagined to be doing just a year or two ago." – 🎰

Don't start by writing code 💻

Monday, July 18, 2022

MicroFounder We, developers, are good at writing code and we enjoy doing it. So it's natural for us wanting to start microstartups (or side projects) by writing code first. But we all know how many

Find customers on marketplaces 🛒

Thursday, July 14, 2022

MicroFounder The first big question for microfounders is about how to come up with the idea. The second big question is about finding the first customers. We have previously covered Twitter, side

Time to pivot 🔁

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

MicroFounder We just recently covered the importance of starting, which is one of the most told advice from successful microfounders. Often it can be hard to come up with an idea that you feel excited

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