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Colleen Schnettler

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
334 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Yeah, they're, and again, like, I think at the, in the end, not that there's ever an end, but. I don't know if I'll be targeting developers or like finance teams or C-suites. But yes, the developers will have to touch it at some point and they can be the people because they're often the people being asked to pull these reports.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Yeah, they're, and again, like, I think at the, in the end, not that there's ever an end, but. I don't know if I'll be targeting developers or like finance teams or C-suites. But yes, the developers will have to touch it at some point and they can be the people because they're often the people being asked to pull these reports.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like so many people were like, oh, yeah, I get asked to do this all the time. Like it's such a pain because it's not my job. So they they are an in for me for them to pull it into their company.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like so many people were like, oh, yeah, I get asked to do this all the time. Like it's such a pain because it's not my job. So they they are an in for me for them to pull it into their company.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

It's tough. I mean, this whole thing is tough, right? If we all knew what to do, we'd just do it. I am in a... I think I learned enough with a very small group of initial people who are interested to know what needs to happen next in terms of feature sets. So I am... I'm trying to... I don't know if I'm going to go the whole week, marketing week, coding week thing. I don't know if I'll do that.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

It's tough. I mean, this whole thing is tough, right? If we all knew what to do, we'd just do it. I am in a... I think I learned enough with a very small group of initial people who are interested to know what needs to happen next in terms of feature sets. So I am... I'm trying to... I don't know if I'm going to go the whole week, marketing week, coding week thing. I don't know if I'll do that.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

But I am trying to make sure I stay in a cadence where I'm talking to people and I'm building. And what I have learned, okay, so I feel like there's this whole concept with building a business, especially as a solo founder. Um, of emotional runway. I don't know if we've talked about this, but it's like this concept of, okay.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

But I am trying to make sure I stay in a cadence where I'm talking to people and I'm building. And what I have learned, okay, so I feel like there's this whole concept with building a business, especially as a solo founder. Um, of emotional runway. I don't know if we've talked about this, but it's like this concept of, okay.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

So it's this concept of emotional runway where this is like a ultra marathon, right? Like this isn't going to be done to, despite what people on the internet tell you, you're not going to ship something in a weekend. That's going to make you a million dollars. Like, highly unlikely. And so what I have found for me is I really, really enjoy being in the code.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

So it's this concept of emotional runway where this is like a ultra marathon, right? Like this isn't going to be done to, despite what people on the internet tell you, you're not going to ship something in a weekend. That's going to make you a million dollars. Like, highly unlikely. And so what I have found for me is I really, really enjoy being in the code.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like I like talking to people, but it's very draining. So I'm trying to balance like the talking to people and especially when you talk to people and you think your idea is so brilliant and they're like, I can't use it because of this or I can't use it. I mean, that's demoralizing. Like that's hard to come back from and come back from and come back from.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like I like talking to people, but it's very draining. So I'm trying to balance like the talking to people and especially when you talk to people and you think your idea is so brilliant and they're like, I can't use it because of this or I can't use it. I mean, that's demoralizing. Like that's hard to come back from and come back from and come back from.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

And so what I'm trying to do is I'm trying to spend a week, maybe 10 days shipping a new feature that I know I need, and then following up with these people who are trying it to see how it's working for them. So kind of getting that cadence as I go forward.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

And so what I'm trying to do is I'm trying to spend a week, maybe 10 days shipping a new feature that I know I need, and then following up with these people who are trying it to see how it's working for them. So kind of getting that cadence as I go forward.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Yeah, absolutely. And I think, you know, and whenever I start to like, Panic a little like, oh my gosh, this isn't working. Okay. I only shipped it two weeks ago. So it's a little early for that. But I try to think about that. I'm right. I'm like, okay, this goes on as long as I want this to go on. Right.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Yeah, absolutely. And I think, you know, and whenever I start to like, Panic a little like, oh my gosh, this isn't working. Okay. I only shipped it two weeks ago. So it's a little early for that. But I try to think about that. I'm right. I'm like, okay, this goes on as long as I want this to go on. Right.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

And in a positive way in that, like, yes, this needs to work on a, you know, relatively quick timeline because got to pay the bills. But also I can spend a year. I can spend five years. Like this can be my... I want this to be my future. Like I don't want to go get a job and I want that so badly. I think it's just good to remember like for most people that don't quit, it eventually works out.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

And in a positive way in that, like, yes, this needs to work on a, you know, relatively quick timeline because got to pay the bills. But also I can spend a year. I can spend five years. Like this can be my... I want this to be my future. Like I don't want to go get a job and I want that so badly. I think it's just good to remember like for most people that don't quit, it eventually works out.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like most people, if you look at these success stories and you really dig into them, like most people that don't quit, it eventually works out.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 759 | TinySeed Tales s4e6: Does AI + Pivot = Success?

Like most people, if you look at these success stories and you really dig into them, like most people that don't quit, it eventually works out.