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So I have been lurking around this forum for a little while now....
Time to get involved.
Who
I'm a 26 yo guy from New Zealand. I followed the normal path of life - got a good degree in City Planning from University and scored a GREAT job out of University living in the mountains of Southern New Zealand.
I LOVED it.
But in August 2015 I quit and got a one-way ticket to Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Fast-forward a few months and I am officially 'all-in', and 2016 is my year.
What
I am going to develop software products using the framework taught by the Foundation (https://thefoundation.com). There are plenty of threads on this forum detailing the process and I don't intend to repeat this here. Essentially the goal is to create a software product that solves a particular pain in a B2B industry.
Where
All over South-East Asia, baby. My 'base' is Chiang Mai, Thailand - complete with super cheap living, amazing food, high-speed internet, and the 'Digital Nomad' hotspot of the world.
Seriously - this place stinks of entrapreneurial spirit.
I am literally surrounded by people doing all manner of different things to make a living - Copywriters, programmers, affiliate marketers, legal writers, bloggers, health consultants, website buyers... the list goes on!
Here's the thing - I am also going to be doing a lot of traveling throughout SE Asia this year, starting in burning season (late Feb - Early April). This show is going to continue on the road.
Why
Because back home I realised that I will never achieve my goals working in my '9-5'. Seeing so many AMAZING, architecturally-designed houses where I was living - I realised the unfortunate reality - that the people who owned these houses were not government workers like myself. They all owned or had owned businesses of some sort.
While I really enjoyed my job and lifestyle (like... I used to ride jetboats during my lunch hour.. ) I foresaw that the lifestyle was the slowlane. I would never own my dream house 1/2 way up the mountain unless something changed. Sitting at my desk and seeing the people around me - I knew that deep down, I deserved better.
How
Using the process outlined by the Foundation I have already been taking action with the Idea Extraction Process and getting my hands dirty. But that is for the next post... In a nutshell, the process essentially is:
1. Choose a 'green light' market/niche
2. Contact them and understand their common pains/frustrations
3. Find a significant pain that can be solved with a software
4. Sketch a MVP, pre-sell the software to validate
5. Build
6. Test, iterate, sell, sell, sell
7. Scale.
The 'Foundation' framework particularly resonates with me - solving specific real-world problems for a market I can actually contact and talk to.
Oh - and I read the 4-Hour workweek shortly after I moved to Thailand. Let's just say I am going to take a LOT more action than 4 hours/week...
This thread is to keep me publicly accountable. I am already in a mastermind group - but the more accountability, the better.
Join me. It’s going to be wild ride.
Time to get involved.
Who
I'm a 26 yo guy from New Zealand. I followed the normal path of life - got a good degree in City Planning from University and scored a GREAT job out of University living in the mountains of Southern New Zealand.
I LOVED it.
But in August 2015 I quit and got a one-way ticket to Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Fast-forward a few months and I am officially 'all-in', and 2016 is my year.
What
I am going to develop software products using the framework taught by the Foundation (https://thefoundation.com). There are plenty of threads on this forum detailing the process and I don't intend to repeat this here. Essentially the goal is to create a software product that solves a particular pain in a B2B industry.
Where
All over South-East Asia, baby. My 'base' is Chiang Mai, Thailand - complete with super cheap living, amazing food, high-speed internet, and the 'Digital Nomad' hotspot of the world.
Seriously - this place stinks of entrapreneurial spirit.
I am literally surrounded by people doing all manner of different things to make a living - Copywriters, programmers, affiliate marketers, legal writers, bloggers, health consultants, website buyers... the list goes on!
Here's the thing - I am also going to be doing a lot of traveling throughout SE Asia this year, starting in burning season (late Feb - Early April). This show is going to continue on the road.
Why
Because back home I realised that I will never achieve my goals working in my '9-5'. Seeing so many AMAZING, architecturally-designed houses where I was living - I realised the unfortunate reality - that the people who owned these houses were not government workers like myself. They all owned or had owned businesses of some sort.
While I really enjoyed my job and lifestyle (like... I used to ride jetboats during my lunch hour.. ) I foresaw that the lifestyle was the slowlane. I would never own my dream house 1/2 way up the mountain unless something changed. Sitting at my desk and seeing the people around me - I knew that deep down, I deserved better.
How
Using the process outlined by the Foundation I have already been taking action with the Idea Extraction Process and getting my hands dirty. But that is for the next post... In a nutshell, the process essentially is:
1. Choose a 'green light' market/niche
2. Contact them and understand their common pains/frustrations
3. Find a significant pain that can be solved with a software
4. Sketch a MVP, pre-sell the software to validate
5. Build
6. Test, iterate, sell, sell, sell
7. Scale.
The 'Foundation' framework particularly resonates with me - solving specific real-world problems for a market I can actually contact and talk to.
Oh - and I read the 4-Hour workweek shortly after I moved to Thailand. Let's just say I am going to take a LOT more action than 4 hours/week...
This thread is to keep me publicly accountable. I am already in a mastermind group - but the more accountability, the better.
Join me. It’s going to be wild ride.
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