@samuelrdt This. A good friend helps smaller companies where “off the shelf” is either too expensive, too overwhelming or just plain doesn’t solve the issues
I’ve built things where “idea” to “real” was way harder than needed - because I started from scratch every time.
So I’ve been putting together a simple kit:
plan template
basic financial model
pitch deck
prompts
Nothing fancy, just something I wish I had earlier.
I used to think a business plan had to be this long, polished document.
After doing a lot of them, it’s really just:
What’s the problem
What are you doing about it
Who cares
How you make money
Why you might win
Everything else is just detail layered on top.
@mahoney_andy So true - I’m guilty of perfect being the enemy of good. But spending time just getting ideas on a page (handwriting preferred!) things start clicking
early on -
I spent way too much time on the visible stuff — logo, name, website.
It felt like progress.
But I hadn’t really answered:
who it was for
what problem I was solving
how it would actually make money
If I were starting again, I’d flip that completely.
@kzitouni1 Congrats!
Using my experience (subtext: lots of mistakes!) to help people who are stuck thinking about a business idea to get motivated.
very easy these days to see all the “success” out there and get in your head about not being able to do it when it can be simplified
Most people don’t start businesses because they’re missing ideas.
What goes in a business plan?
What should a pitch deck look like?
How do I model this financially?
They stall.
BuildKit Pro removes that friction.
Plan. Pitch. Build. Done.
@ORGEarnWithMike Indeed! So much focus on big numbers these days it's easy to get sucked in. Singles still get you on base! So do walks for that matter ... or getting HBP if you're really sadistic!
@SahilBloom True! First marathon, sub 4 hours (goal at the time). 15 years later, more training, 5.5 hours. Sometimes the body (and mind) does what it does!
@ItsKieranDrew Yes. Did 8 hours of yard work last weekend. Was hard to say "I don't need to [code agents, reply to emails, prep for networking]". But actually moving bricks, sod, planting living things? Priceless
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