10K No-Code Challenge Weekly Update #6

Resources to learn how to find and validate ideas + This month's plan

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Swaraj Papadkar
December 03, 2023

Hello everyone!👋 Swaraj here.

Welcome to weekly update #6 of the 10K No-Code Challenge, a challenge that I’ve set up for myself to build profitable toy projects using no-code tools like Bubble.io, launch them fast (in days and not in months) and go from $0 to $10K per month.

Things I talk about in this update:

  1. What did I do this week?

  2. Resources that helped me learn how to find and validate ideas.

  3. This month’s plan.

What did I do this week?

  • After making $0 from launching my first toy project I realised I need to learn to find ideas that actually solves a problem for other people. So, in order to learn how to find and validate ideas cheaply and effectively I watched Hazel Lim’s Idea Sniper Crash Course and read some articles about finding and validating ideas this week.

  • I learned

    • What demand-driven ideation is?

    • Where can I go and find problems?

    • What does it mean to “validate an idea”

    • How can I get an MVP out there as a solopreneur?

    • Where do I find people to test my MVP?

Few resources that helped me learn how to find and validate ideas:

  • Hazel Lim’s Idea Sniper Crash Course (It is a paid course but I genuinely found it helpful and I’m also not affiliated to it) for solo founders, indie makers and creators who are interested in building a successful SAAS or digital product and are sick of building something no-one wants.

  • Your 2024 SaaS Roadmap (free) newsletter issue by No Code Alex.

  • How you can launch a software business in the next ~60 days with little to no money (free) tweet by Luke Sophinos.👇

This month’s plan

  1. December 4th 2023 - December 10th 2023

    • Find an Idea

  2. December 11th 2023 - December 17th 2023

    • Validate Idea

  3. December 18th 2023 - December 24th 2023

    • Build MVP

  4. December 25th 2023 - December 31st 2023

    • Launch

Stay tuned for more updates and thanks for reading!

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